Market Square, Katowice

50°15′33″N 19°01′18″E

Market Square
Native nameRynek (Polish)
NamesakeRynek
TypeMarket square
Maintained byKatowice City Council
LocationŚródmieście, Katowice, Poland

Market Square in Katowice is a central feature of the Śródmieście district in the city of Katowice, Poland. This market square, the main one in the city, dates to the late 19th century. It has been rebuilt several times, with the latest round of changes currently in progress. During the communist era, some of the historic buildings were demolished to make way for modern service facilities. A characteristic feature of the square is a network of streetcar tracks, crossing the square in several directions. There are three squares within the marketplace: Kwiatowy, Teatralny, and Obrońców Katowic.

The Silesian Theatre is located there.

In the 2010s the city has started to redesign the square.[1] The Rynek, as understood by the Katowice authorities, is a central place and a showpiece of the city.[2] Obrońców Katowic Square is a location of the Monument to the September Scouts. On the square and in the neighboring streets a hot-spot provides free wireless internet access.

September Scouts Monument facing the former Silesian Museum

At noon, Katowice's bugle call is played from the top of a tenement house at the intersection of Młyńska and Pocztowa Streets. The author of the music is an amateur composer from Bytom, Adam Biernacki. The custom of playing the bugle-call has a short tradition, it was created in 2002.[3]

Sights and institutions
View of the Market Square, Altus Skyscraper on the background

The following historic buildings are located at the Market Square:[4]

  • Stanisław Wyspiański Silesian Theatre
  • Apartment house (Rynek 7)
  • Apartment house (Rynek 8)
  • Tenement house, former bank (Rynek 9), erected in 1907

Around the Market Square are located such buildings as:

  • Silesian Press House
  • Skarbek Cooperative Department Store, completed in 1975[5]
  • Zenit Cooperative Department Store, erected in 1962[5]

The following are located at the Market Square:

  • Tourist Information Center and Upper Silesian Branch of PTTK (Rynek 13)[6]
  • Zenit Cooperative Department Store
    Zenit Cooperative Department Store
  • Skarbek Cooperative Department Store
    Skarbek Cooperative Department Store
  • 7 Market Square in Katowice
    7 Market Square in Katowice
  • Silesian Theatre
    Silesian Theatre
  • Palms on the Market Square
    Palms on the Market Square

See also

References
  1. "Transformacja centrum miasta: Inwestuj w Katowicach". pl.invest.katowice.eu. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  2. "Strona podstawowa". bip.katowice.eu. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  3. Polska, Grupa Wirtualna. "Katowice mają swój hejnał". www.money.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  4. "Wayback Machine". 2016-04-02. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  5. Sztuka Górnego Śląska od średniowiecza do końca XX wieku. Ewa Chojecka, Muzeum Śląskie w Katowicach. Katowice: Muzeum Śląskie. 2004. ISBN 83-87455-77-6. OCLC 57372354.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "Centrum Informacji Turystycznej". www.katowice.eu. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
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