Best greetings from WrocLove! Wroclaw The meeting place of young people
We're presenting you Wroclaw Its geographical position, its history and what it s like nowadays, to invite you to visit our beautiful city. Our city is full of young people, that s the reason it s called The Meeting Place.
WrocLove Here you can fall in love that s why Wroclaw is called WrocLove It's the 4th most populated city in Poland, located along the Odra River and its 4 tributaries. It's placed on the south-west of Poland and happens to be the capital of the Lower Silesian region. Lower Silesian
Some may call Wroclaw Venice of the North, because there's 110 bridges in the city TUMSKI BRIDGE ALSO KNOWN AS THE LOVE BRIDGE PIASEK BRIDGE- THE OLDEST BRIDGE FROM 1861
Some may call Wroclaw Venice of the North, because there's 110 bridges in the city GRUNWALD BRIDGEA SUSPENSION BRIDGE REDZINSKI BRIDGE WITH THE TALLEST PYLON IN POLAND
History Wroclaw was founded around the year 1000, when the first king of Poland from the Piast dynasty, Boleslaw I the Great, created a bishopric here. The oldest parts of the city are Ostrow Tumski (Cathedral Island) and Wyspa Piasek (Sand Island). In the mediev al times it was surrounded by double walls to be protected. In the 19th century the walls were bulldozed by Napoleon Bonaparte, the Emperor of the French.
In Ostrow Tumski until now you can see a lamplighter at work, switching on XIX century gas lamps at dusk
Wroclaw districts There are 5 administrative districts in Wroclaw. One of them, called Psie Pole (Dog Field), has an interesting name history. In 1109 the battle of Dog Field took place there involving Polish king Boleslaw III Krzywousty with the German king Henry V. After the battle at the site packs of hungry hounds were supposedly seen hence the name Dog Field.
There's lots of landmarks in Wroclaw, which helps the past be remembred. Here are some of them: Gothic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist located in the same place as the old Romanesque cathedral from the 13th/14th century, on Ostrow Tumski.
There's lots of landmarks in Wroclaw, which helps the past be remembred. Here are some of them: St. Giles' church next to the cathedral is the oldest preserved building in Wroclaw, as well as the oldest church that's still in use. It was built in 1213 in the Romanesque style.
There's lots of landmarks in Wroclaw, which helps the past be remembred. Here are some of them: Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and St. Bartholomew is a two-leveled church, its upper church (of the Holy Cross) has the epitath of bishop Nanker inside of it, while the lower church (of St. Bartholomew) is currently used by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. It's one of a few two-leveled churches in Poland.
There's lots of landmarks in Wroclaw, which helps the past be remembred. Here are some of them: Wroclaw Market Square was founded in the 13th century and is one of the largest city markets in Poland, as well as in Europe. The outline of the square is made of old buildings that were once built by the people of Wroclaw. In the past they served as houses, however now there are various purposes for them, some of them turned into restaurants, some into hotels.
Old tenement houses Examples POD GRYFAMI BUILT AROUND 1300 POD SIEDMIOMA ELEKTORAMI RENAISSANCE BUILDING FROM THE 13TH CENTURY, INCREDIBLY RICH IN DETAILS
CHRISTMAS MARKET Since 2008 from November to December Wroclaw hosts the Christmas Market in the Market Square, where you can buy handmade souvenirs, ornaments and taste various traditional Christmas dishes.
The city hall The City Hall Is located in the middle of the Market Square. It was built around the 15th century, hence why its architectural design is late Gothic. It is one of the best preserved historical city halls in Poland. Currently it serves as the City Museum of Wroclaw. In its basement, there's a restaurant called Piwnica Swidnicka which was the oldest restaurant in Europe until it got closed in 2017.
The city hall The City Hall The front walls of the building are somehow divided, the eastern wall is Gothic and has a clock on top of it, in each corner above the clock there's an Egyptian symbol of each of the four seasons.
The city hall The City Hall The entrance to the Hall is on the western side of the building. The western wall of the Town Hall is in Gothic style. On the Town Hall Tower there is an old clock.
pranger The Pranger Is located next to the eastern frontage of the Town Hall. It is a copy of the wooden pranger from XVth century. Here at the medieval times the justice was executed for the petty crimes. The last public execution was performed in the mid XVIIIth century and the last flogging was held at the end of XIXth century.
The Centennial Hall The greatest monument of Wroclaw modernism, was constructed in 1913 according to the plans of Max Berg. The Centennial Exhibition was opened there to present history and cultural heritage of Silesia. The Centennial Hall can be found in a magnificent Szczytnicki Park structured in English style. Next to the hall there's a pergola designed by Hans Poelzig.
k r a P i k c i Szczytn pergola
Wrocław Wroclaw Fountain fountain Located next to the Centennial Hall, the largest fountain in Wroclaw and one of the biggest in Europe. From May to October there are audio-visual shows involving the lights and the fountain, which makes it one of the most enchanting places of Wroclaw.
Iglica Iglica The Needle The Needle-like monument, placed in front of the Centennial Hall, it's currently 96 meters tall, but before renovation it used to be 106 meters tall. It was erected in 1948 to commemorate the Exhibition of Recovered Territories.
Sky Tower Tower Is the tallest building in Poland and it constitutes a picture of modern and dynamically developing Wroclaw. It is 212 meteres high with functional part for business and recreation.
Dwarves Dwarves Dwarves are tiny sculptures symbolizing modern Wroclaw. They exist thanks to anti-communist fighters from the artistic movement called Pomarańczowa Alternatywa Orange Alternative. The fighters opposed to communist authorities peacefully. They placed dwarves on the place where they formely had painted the anti-communist texts, which were erased by the authorities. After the fall of the communism in Poland the dwarves were forgotten until august 2005.
Dwarves Dwarves WROCLOVEK At that time the local sculptor Tomasz Moczek put first five dwarves. New figures were created by other Polish artists and public institutions, companies as well as private citizens became their benefactors. Dwarves are extremely popular in Wroclaw.
Dwarves Dwarves SYZYFKI Tourists participate in special trips along dwarf trail or in theatre plays. The exclusive dwarf maps are printed for those who want to join sightseeing of Wroclaw with following dwarf trail. At present the number of dwarves is still increasing, reaching now about 300.
ZYCZLIWEK WENTYL KLUCZNIK FRANEK
Modern Wroclaw The university is attended by international students as well as students from various Polish cities, which brings more and more young and ambitious people to our city. The modern airport only makes it easier to come here, so don't hesitate, come and see Wroclaw!
Modern Wroclaw Modern Wroclaw is a beautiful green city with rich and varied history. It is a multi-cultural and modern city, dynamically developing. From the beginnings Wroclaw was inhabited and ruled by Chechs, Austrians and Prussians. In the city centre there are Jewish, Catholic, Evangelical and Orthodox churches.
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Presented by: Adam Obara, Kinga Krawczyk, Dagmara Kuźma, Piotr Kozarzewski. Wroclaw 2018