Freedom Square in Tarnowskie Góry

Freedom Square (Plac Wolności) is a rectangular, paved square in the historic centre of Tarnowskie Góry, measuring about 51 by 62 metres and covering about 3,000 square metres. Today it is a pedestrian zone with benches, trees and flower beds.

Former names

Until 1897 the place was called Krakowskie Przedmieście (Kraków Suburb), because it lay outside the Kraków Gate. In 1897-1925 it was Wilhelmsplatz, since 25 May 1925 the square has been called Wolności, and during the occupation it was called Horst-Wessel-Platz.

From the history of the square

In 1874 the building of the Realgymnasium was erected here, today the Stanisław Staszic 2nd Secondary School. In 1896-1897 a monument to Emperor William I was put up, damaged in 1920 by insurgents. After the war a Soviet monument stood here, dismantled by the town authorities on 28 February 1992. The rebuilding of 2004 produced a new brick surface and a replica of a water pump. The Art Nouveau building of the Dominik furniture factory from 1886 (extended in 1917) has survived.

Practical information

• The annual procession of the Miners' Festival (Gwarki) sets off from the square.
• It is about 400 m to the Market Square and the Museum in Tarnowskie Góry.