Concord Square (Szczecin)

Concord Square

The Concord Square in 2021.
Type	Urban square
Location	Szczecin, Poland
Coordinates	53°25′43.2″N 14°32′37.4″E
North	Wojska Polskiego Avenue Księcia Bogusława X Street
East	Bałuki Street
South	Wojska Polskiego Avenue Księcia Bogusława X Street
West	Bohaterów Getta Warszawskiego Street
Construction
Completion	1880s

The Concord Square (Polish: Plac Zgody) is an urban square in Szczecin, Poland. It is located in the district of Śródmieście, at the boundary of neighbourhoods of Centrum and Śródmieście-Zachód, at the intersection of Wojska Polskiego Avenue, Księcia Bogusława X Street, Bohaterów Getta Warszawskiego Street, and Bałuki Street.

History

It was constructed in the 1880s, and named in 1880, the Bismarck Square, after Otto von Bismarck, a 19th-century statesman and diplomat, best knosn for his role in the Unification of Germany, of which he was the chancellor from 1871 to 1890. Around the square were placed the four-storey-tall tenements.

The square was bombed in 1944, during the World War II, and the buildings around it were destroyed.

In 1945, it was renamed to the Concord Square, and on 1 March 1950, to the Polish–SoViet Friendship Square. It was again renamed to the previous name in 1989.

In 1973, the tram line going though the square was removed, and im the 1980s around it were constructed new residential and commercial building.

Characteristics

The square is located in the district of Śródmieście, at the boundary of neighbourhoods of Centrum and Śródmieście-Zachód, at the intersection of Wojska Polskiego Avenue, Księcia Bogusława X Street, Bohaterów Getta Warszawskiego Street, and Bałuki Street. It is surrounded by the residencial and commercial buildings.