Centenary Square in Sosnowiec

Centenary Square (Plac Stulecia), colloquially the Patelnia ("Frying Pan"), is a square in the centre of Sosnowiec, in the Śródmieście district, at the junction of Modrzejowska, Warszawska and 3 Maja streets. It lies right next to Sosnowiec Główny station.

Location and surroundings

An underground shopping arcade links it with the station and the area of Kilińskiego Street, and there is a stairway down to it within the square. In the neighbourhood stand the historic railway station and the monument to Jan Kiepura, unveiled in 2002 during the celebrations of the centenary of the singer's birth.

Origin of the name

In the 1970s, after the transport junction was rebuilt, an unnamed small square came into being around the intersection of the main pedestrian routes. Residents began to call it the Patelnia, because the paving slabs became very hot on sweltering days. On the occasion of the centenary of Sosnowiec receiving its town charter, the official name was chosen in a poll among residents, and the City Council gave the square the name Plac Stulecia. In the 1990s the place served mainly as a space for transit and small-scale trading.

Nearby

Half a kilometre from the square stands the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and a kilometre further on, Dietel Park.

Practical information

• Location: the centre of Sosnowiec, next to Sosnowiec Główny station.
• The square is open to the public; it is a good starting point for a walk around the city centre.