The Concord Square (Polish: Plac Zgody) is an urban square in Szczecin, Poland. It is located in the district of Śródmieście, at the boundary of neighbourhoods of Centrum and Śródmieście-Zachód, at the intersection of Wojska Polskiego Avenue, Księcia Bogusława X Street, Bohaterów Getta Warszawskiego Street, and Bałuki Street.
.jpg) The Concord Square in 2021. | |
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| Type | Urban square |
|---|---|
| Location | Szczecin, Poland |
| Coordinates | 53°25′43.2″N 14°32′37.4″E / 53.428667°N 14.543722°E |
| North | |
| East | Bałuki Street |
| South | |
| West | Bohaterów Getta Warszawskiego Street |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1880s |
History
editIt was constructed in the 1880s, and named in 1880, the Bismarck Square (German: Bismarckplatz; Polish: Plac Bismarcka) after Otto von Bismarck, a 19th-century statesman and diplomat, best knosn for his role in the Unification of Germany, of which he was the chancellor from 1871 to 1890. Around the square were placed the four-storey-tall tenements.[1]
The square was bombed in 1944, during the World War II, and the buildings around it were destroyed.[1]
In 1945, it was renamed to the Concord Square, and on 1 March 1950, to the Polish–Soviet Friendship Square (Polish: Plac Przyjaźni Polsko-Radzieckiej). It was again renamed to the previous name in 1989.[1][2]
In 1973, the tram line going though the square was removed, and im the 1980s around it were constructed new residential and commercial buildings.[1]
The square was remodeled in 2023. Its central part, previously dominated by crossing it Wojska Polskiego Avenue, was replaced by a pedestrian area. Additionally roads forming a roundabout around it, had their surface replaced from asphalt with pavement.[3][4]
Characteristics
editThe square is located in the district of Śródmieście, at the boundary of neighbourhoods of Centrum and Śródmieście-Zachód, at the intersection of Wojska Polskiego Avenue, Księcia Bogusława X Street, Bohaterów Getta Warszawskiego Street, and Bałuki Street. It is surrounded by the residencial and commercial buildings.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Encyklopedia Szczecina, vol. 2: P–Ż. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 2000, p. 698. ISBN 83-7241-089-5. (in Polish)
- ^ "Jak się zmieniał Szczecin? Plac Zgody". 24kurier.pl (in Polish). 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Zaczyna się przebudowa kolejnej części placu Zgody. Zamknięte wloty ulic". szczecin.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 4 April 2023.
- ^ Aneta Łuczkowska (28 August 2023). "Aleja Wojska Polskiego w Szczecinie w końcu przejezdna". rmf24.pl (in Polish).