Wrocław-Stare Miasto (Municipality)
Wrocław-Stare Miasto or simply Stare Miasto ("Old Town") is a district in the center of the Polish city of Wroclaw . It consists of the historical nucleus of the city and two former suburbs, which were incorporated into the city after the demolition of the ramparts in 1808 .
General
Since 1990 , the smaller city districts ( pl.Osiedle ) have gained in importance in Polish local politics , but a city district like Stare Miasto still has some city district authorities such as its own tax authority ( pl.Urząd Skarbowy ), a health department or a police headquarters .
The three districts of the city district were almost completely destroyed in World War II. The actual old town around the Great Ring and the Salt Market was largely rebuilt in its historical form.
The Przedmieście Świdnickie (“Schweidnitzer Vorstadt”) district to the south, which was the actual business center of the city until the 1990s , was partly built with historicizing buildings from the 1950s ; the building lines were retained. Particularly interesting is the historically consistent development of the Plac Kościuszki . It corresponds to the original plans of a French pioneer officer at the beginning of the 19th century who planned the square as an imitation of the Place Vendôme in Paris .
The Szczepin ("Tschepin") district to the west of the old town was built with prefabricated housing estates , which were considered unappealing. Only a few buildings remain from the former development, to which the Pauluskirche belonged.
Urban district structure
The neighborhoods of the municipality of Stare Miasto are:
- Stare Miasto,
- Przedmieście Świdnickie ( Schweidnitzer suburb ) and
- Szczepin ( Tschepin )
