Piastowski Square in Bydgoszcz
| Polish: Plac Piastowski w Bydgoszczy | |
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Location in Bydgoszcz
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| Former name(s) | Elisabeth Markt, Dr. Goebbels Platz |
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| Type | Square |
| Owner | City of Bydgoszcz |
| Location | Dowtown Bydgoszcz |
Coordinates: 53°07′54″N 17°59′53″E / 53.13167°N 17.99806°E Piastowski Square is a large and important square in downtown Bydgoszcz, bearing several buildings registered on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List.
Piastowski Square is settled north of Dworcowa Street, west of Gdańska Street. It is delineated by Śniadecki, Chrobrego, Wileńska and Sowińskiego streets.
It has approximately the size of a 140m by 100m rectangle, with its longer axis oriented NW-SE.
This vast square dates back to the creation of Sniadecki Street, after the second half of the 19th century. It has always kept its original functions, as a marketplace, hence its original name Elisabethmarkt, after Elisabeth Straße, original name of Sniadecki Street.
The area is roughly depicted on a 1857 map of Bromberg, but earliest documented reference appears in the 1870s, with a mention in the 1872 city address book.
Through history, the square bore the following names:
The current namesake comes from the Piast dynasty, first historical ruling dynasty of Poland, which started with Prince Miesko I in 960 and ended with Casimir III the Great in 1370.
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