Świerczewo (; German until 1945: Schwarzow ) is a municipal neighbourhood in Szczecin, Poland, located within the West district. It is a residential area with mid-rise apartment buildings. The neighbourhood has an area of 2.4 km<sup>2</sup>, and in 2025, had population of 14,451 people. In the 14th century, there was founded a farming community, and the area was incorporated into the city in 1911. First mid-rise housing was developed in the early 20th century, and further expanded in the 1980s and the 1990s.
History
thumb|left|250px|The building of the former St. Catherine Church in 2009.
Świerczewo (then known as Schwarzow), was settled in the 14th century, as a farming community. The village was located within the southern portion of the modern neighbourhood.
Within the village was built the St. Catherine Church, originally belonging to Catholic, and later to Protestant denominations. Its oldest records date to 1424. A small structure was built from bricks and stone in the Gothic style. The building was destroyed and rebuilt twice in the 17th century and was heavily damaged during the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th century, being used as a lazaretto since then. In 1918, it was again adopted to serve as a church, which it did until the end of the Second World War.
In 1898, near Świerczewo, next to the current corner of Bohaterów Warszawy and Dwudziestego Szóstego Kwietnia Streets, was opened the Szczecin Turzyn railway station, originally known as Torney, and later Stettin-Torney. On 4 October 1946, two passenger trains collided at the station, killing 7 people, and leaving 15 injured. Currently, it is located within the boundaries of the neighbourhood of Turzyn.
At the turn of the 20th century, Świerczewo was developed as a housing estate. The area was incorporated into the city in 1911. During the interwar period of the 20th century, a neighbourhood of apartment buildings was constructed in the area of Kaliny Street.
Between 1935 and 1936, the Postal Neighbourhood (; ) was developed between the current Ku Słońcu, Miarki, Pięknej, and Sucharskiego Streets, with the construction of apartment buildings. Before 1945, it had a population of around five thousand people. Świerczewo was further developed with mid-rise housing estates in the 1970s and 1980s.
In 1990, following the administrative reform in the city, it was divided into the municipal neighbourhoods governed by locally elected councils, with Świerczewo becoming one of them.
In 1992, at 10 Dwudziestego Szóstego Kwietnia Street, was opened the second building of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, then belonging to the Szczecin University of Technology, and, since 2009, to the West Pomeranian University of Technology.
In 2019, the Armada Szczecin American football team was founded, with its headquarters placed at the football pitch on 69 Witkiewicza Street. It competed in the American Football League, and later in the Polish Football League. It was disestablished in 2021.
Overview
thumb|250px|The building of the Faculty of Engineering of the [[West Pomeranian University of Technology at 10 Dwudziestego Szóstego Kwietnia Street.]]
Świerczewo is a residential area with mid-rise housing estates of apartment buildings. Additionally, at Ku Słońcu Street stand the Koszalin Baracks, which house the 12th Command Battalion of the 12th Mechanised Division of the Polish Land Forces.
Boundaries
The boundaries of Świerczewo are approximately determined by Witkiewicza Street, tracks of the railway line no. 406, Ku Słońcu Street, and Derdowskiego Street. It borders Pogodno, Turzyn, and Gumieńce.