Czysty Square

Czysty Square (plac Czysty) lies in Wrocław's Przedmieście Świdnickie, within the boundaries of the Stare Miasto district, south of the former town moat. Today it is the crossing of Czysta and Podwale streets, less than a kilometre from the Market Square.

German name and a former church

Before 1945 the square bore the German names Salvator Platz, and later Franz-Seldte-Platz. The name referred to the Protestant Church of the Saviour's Name that once stood here, together with its parish cemetery. The church itself, Wrocław's first Protestant church, burned down in 1854 and is described on the portal today as a separate, former building.

When the square was laid out

The square was laid out around 1845.

Practical information

A few hundred metres from here stands the Wrocław Opera.

• Location: Przedmieście Świdnickie, the crossing of Czysta and Podwale streets
• Getting there: Wrocław city centre, a walk from the Market Square
• What to expect: an ordinary street crossing in the historic part of the city, with none of the former square's buildings surviving