The Coal Market Square (

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: ''Targ Węglowy'';

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: ''Kohlenmarkt''; Kashubian: ''Wãglowi Tôrg'')Dr. Florjan Cenôva, Skôrb Kaszébskosłovjnskjè mòvè, str.83, Svjecè, 1866 is a square in the

Main City Main City (, ) is the central, historic part of Gdańsk's borough of Śródmieście. Unlike the Old Town and the New Town, the area was rebuilt after World War II and includes some of the city's best known historical monuments, including the ...

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and a part of

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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 Paweł Bogdan Adamowicz (; 2 November 1965 – 14 January 2019) was a Polish politician and lawyer who served as the List of city mayors of Gdańsk, city mayor of Gdańsk from 1998 until Assassination of Paweł Adamowicz, his assassination in 20 ...

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

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

References

External links

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