Greater Poland Insurgents' Square

Greater Poland Insurgents' Square (Plac Powstańców Wielkopolskich) is located in Wrocław in the Nadodrze estate, partly also in Kleczków, within the Śródmieście and Psie Pole districts. It has a shape close to a trapezoid and is regarded as an important transport hub of the city, close to Wrocław Nadodrze station.

The former Trebnitzer Platz

The square was previously known as Trebnitzer Platz and Trzebnicki, and the surrounding area was incorporated into Wrocław in 1808. In 1868, the Right Bank of the Oder railway line was built through here, along with Wrocław Nadodrze station. Between 1848 and 1852, hospital buildings of the Claassen foundation were built next to the square, extended between 1894 and 1895; after the Second World War the hospital was taken over by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Tenement houses and a hospital around the trapezoid

The southern and south-western frontage of the square is built up with 19th-century tenement houses, while the eastern frontage is occupied by the aforementioned Ministry of Internal Affairs hospital. A public toilet also stands on the square itself. The streets assigned to the square are Trzebnicka to the east and Ołbińska and Bolesława Chrobrego to the south.

A transport hub by Nadodrze

Tram lines fanning out in all directions of the city run through the square and neighbouring streets, along with bus stops, and the Nadodrze transport interchange operates right next to it. Railway line number 143 towards Oleśnica and Upper Silesia runs from the northern side.

Near the station and Staszic Park

In the north-western corner of the square stands Wrocław Nadodrze station, and to the west it borders Plac Stanisława Staszica with its park. Further on, in the centre of Wrocław, lie the Market Square and the Town Hall, and towards the Oder, the Tumski Bridge and the Botanical Garden of the University of Wrocław.

Practical information

• Address: plac Powstańców Wielkopolskich, Nadodrze estate, Wrocław.
• Getting there: by tram or bus to the stops at the square, next to the Nadodrze transport interchange.
• What to expect: a busy transport hub with 19th-century tenement houses and the Ministry of Internal Affairs hospital, rather than a quiet square for strolling.