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3 Maja Street In Bydgoszcz
3 Maja Street is a historical street of downtown Bydgoszcz, Poland, which displays several murals. Location Parallel to the east to Gdańska Street, this south–north path starts from Jagiellońska street, crosses P. Skargi street and ends at the crossroad of Markwarta, Krasińskiego and Staszica streets. It borders the western side of the Ludowy Park. History In the 19th century, the region out of the city of then-Bromberg was devoted to farming. In the 1850s, the new railway track leading to Toruń cut the village of ''Bleichfelde'' (today's Bialewy district) into two parts. The southern side was then the target of financial magnates of Bromberg, parcelling out family farms from the newly acquired swaths of land. Therefore, in 1851, Karl Hempel, after the death of his father (one of the wealthy investors), took over the ''Grostwo estate''. The latter was quickly renamed ''Hempels Feld'' (''Hempel's field'') and the land was incorporated in 1858, into the Bromberg's terr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3 May Constitution Day
3 May Constitution Day (also ''3rd May National Holiday''; pl, Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja) is a Polish national and public holiday that takes place on 3 May. The holiday celebrates the declaration of the Constitution of 3 May 1791. Festivities date back to the Duchy of Warsaw early in the 19th century, but it became an official holiday only in 1919 in the Second Polish Republic. Delisted during the times of the Polish People's Republic, it was reestablished after the fall of communism in modern Poland. Background The Constitution of 3 May 1791 is considered one of the most important achievements in the history of Poland, despite being in effect for only a year, until the Russo-Polish War of 1792. Historian Norman Davies calls it "the first constitution of its type in Europe"; other scholars also refer to it as the world's second oldest constitution. The 3 May Constitution was designed to redress long-standing political defects of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
