The Coal Market Square ( Polish: ''Targ Węglowy''; German: ''Kohlenmarkt'';

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, Poland and a part of Royal Road.

History

Current location of the square was admitted to the city in 1342. Since the 15th century, the square was used as a place of coal trade. On 13 January 2019, the mayor of the city of Gdańsk, Paweł Adamowicz was

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at the square. In the 1 year anniversary of the event, the plate in memory of the mayor was placed at the square.

Buildings

* Academy of Fine Arts * Great Armory * Katownia * LOT Building * Millenium Tree * Saint George Brotherhood Manor * Słomian Tower * Wybrzeże Theatre

References

External links

* Squares in Gdańsk {{Poland-geo-stub