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Tadeusz Kościuszko Square
The Tadeusz Kościuszko Square, until 1945 known as the Schinkel Square, is an Town square, urban square in Szczecin, Poland. It is located in the neighbourhood of Śródmieście-Zachód, within the district of Śródmieście, Szczecin, Śródmieście, at the intersection of Piastów Avenue, Szczecin, Piastów Avenue, Bolesława Krzywoustego Street, Szczecin, Krzywoustego Street, and Sikorskiego Street. It was constructed in 1878. History The square was constructed between 1877 and 1878, as part of the development of the area. An intersection was established of what are today Piastów Avenue, Szczecin, Piastów Avenue, Bolesława Krzywoustego Street, Szczecin, Krzywoustego Street, and Sikorskiego Street, and around them were constructed lavishly ornamented tenements with electricity. It was named the Schinkel Square (German language, German: ''Schinkelplatz''), after Karl Friedrich Schinkel, a 19th-century architect.Tadeusz Białecki (editor): ''Encyklopedia Szczecina''. Szczeci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szczecin
Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Poland-Germany border, German border, it is a major port, seaport, the largest city of northwestern Poland, and seventh-largest city of Poland. the population was 391,566. Szczecin is located on the Oder River, south of the Szczecin Lagoon and the Bay of Pomerania. The city is situated along the southwestern shore of Dąbie Lake, on both sides of the Oder and on several large islands between the western and eastern branches of the river. It is also surrounded by dense forests, shrubland and heaths, chiefly the Ueckermünde Heath, Wkrzańska Heath shared with Germany (Ueckermünde) and the Szczecin Landscape Park. Szczecin is adjacent to the Police, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, town of Police and is the urban centre of the Szczecin agglomeration, an extended metropolitan area that includes communities in the St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
