Plac Pocztowy
| Plac Pocztowy (until 1945: Töpferberg) |
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 Panoramic photo of the square (April 2013) |
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| place | Zgorzelec |
| District | Przedmieście Nyskie |
| Created | 1827 |
| Newly designed | 2013 |
| Confluent streets | Wrocławska Street |
| Buildings | Brunnenhaus, Saxon post mile column |
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| User groups | Foot traffic |
The Plac Pocztowy ( German Postplatz ) is a square in the Polish city of Zgorzelec . Until 1945, the square bore the name Töpferberg, which is still partly unofficially used today due to the similarity of the name to Postplatz, and belonged to the urban area of Görlitz . In the Middle Ages, the square was outside the Görlitz city wall . After the end of the Second World War , the historic buildings were demolished. Since 2009, the square has been rebuilt based on the historical model and is intended to close the structural gap between the historic Neisse suburb and Görlitz old town .
location
The square is a few meters above the Ulica Wrocławska (until 1945 Breslauer Straße ), which runs past it to the west . The square can be reached from the street via steps. A few meters further west, the Lusatian Neisse flows , which is the border river to Germany. The old town bridge leads across the river .
history
The Töpferberg was first mentioned in 1328. The extent of the Töpferberg must once have been much larger, since in 1403 57 hosts are proven here. Among them were a bakery, the Müller zu Kleppelswalde, the Walker and the Spittelschmied. Presumably, the whole area on today's Ulica Wrocławska was once called the Töpferberg. In a southerly direction, the name extended to the rear exit of the Jakob Böhme House (Ulica Daszyńskiego 12) in 1599 .
In 1541 there is also the name Schindeplan or Töpferberg. As early as 1454 the gate was mentioned on the clapboard and in 1459 a garden was mentioned on the clapboard . In 1516 a stone chapel on the Töpferberg was commemorated.
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After the bastion at the Dreiradenmühle , the nail smithy and the syringe house were demolished in 1824 , the current site was leveled in 1827. A lining wall and granite stairs were also built up onto the plateau. The massive syringe house was also built into the mountain. It has been used as a water container since the water pipeline was moved from the western side of the Neisse to the eastern side. In 1826 the post mileage column , which had stood on the road in front of the Töpferberg since 1725, was implemented on the mountain.
In 1933, twelve houses were found at the address Töpferberg . Corner house number 1 was assigned to Breslauer Straße 44 in the address books from 1919 and 1934/1935.
When the old town bridge was blown up on May 7, 1945, the development of the square was seriously affected. The houses fell into disrepair and were demolished for security reasons in the 1950s. Shortly after the end of the war, with the establishment of the Oder-Neisse border, the eastern Görlitz districts changed to Poland and have since formed the town of Zgorzelec. The post mile column was also badly damaged in 1945 and the remains remained in place for 10 years. In 1955 it was uncovered and transported away by the Office for the Preservation of Monuments in Wroclaw. Two remnants of the original post mileage column are in the Post and Telecommunications Museum in Wroclaw .
In 1997, the Euroopera association took up the project to rebuild the post mile column on its historic site. Since August 2003, a copy of the column has been back in the former place on the fountain house.
It was not until the 2000s that excavation work began on the area of the former Töpferberg to determine the former floor plans of the houses. After the work began in May 2009, the construction work for the reconstruction of the square, the new development of which is essentially based on the historical development, but not copied in detail. In this way, the square becomes somewhat larger compared to the historical extent. The colors of the houses should correspond to the preferred colors of the architectural style of the time. Furthermore, the square is to be greened and equipped with modern lighting, benches and paper baskets. The property belongs to the Polish investor Christos Papanaum, but the square should also be open to the public after its completion. For example, cafes, restaurants and shops are to move into the houses. The move into a hotel was also planned for a time.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Richard Jecht : History of the City of Görlitz, Volume 1, Half Volume 2 . 1st edition. Verlag des Magistrates der Stadt Görlitz, 1934, p. 717 .
- ^ Richard Jecht: History of the City of Görlitz, Volume 1, Half Volume 2 . 1st edition. Verlag des Magistrates der Stadt Görlitz, 1934, p. 718 .
- ↑ a b c Hans Schulz: The Töpferberg is not high, but very distinctive . In: Saxon newspaper . January 17, 2007 ( online [accessed May 26, 2013]).
- ↑ a b Ines Igney, Christian Suhrbier: New apartments and shops on the old town bridge . In: Saxon newspaper . November 20, 2007 ( online [accessed May 26, 2013]).
- ↑ a b euroopera.org: Słup dystansowy w Zgorzelcu (Polish). (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 16, 2014 ; Retrieved May 25, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ K. Wilk, K. Schröder: Baroque under the Töpferberg . In: Saxon newspaper . September 19, 2011 ( online [accessed May 26, 2013]).
Web links
Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′ 28.4 " N , 14 ° 59 ′ 43.8" E