Magistracki Square

Magistracki Square in Wałbrzych was created in 1854 as Kaiser Wilhelm Platz. It lies in the city centre, at the junction of Słowackiego, Gdańska, Sienkiewicza, Dmowskiego and Kopernika streets, not far from the Wałbrzych market square.

Changes of name

After the Second World War the square was renamed Plac Wolności, and later Plac Obrońców Stalingradu. Among residents it is also commonly known as the "Second Market Square".

Buildings on the square

Historic buildings stand on the square: the town hall, the prosecutor's office building, and two- and three-storey residential tenement houses with commercial premises on the ground floors. Before the last redevelopment a municipal fountain with a sculpture of a bathing woman stood here.

The redevelopment of the turn of 2013 and 2014

At the turn of 2013 and 2014 the square underwent its last major redevelopment, during which car traffic on it was restricted.

Nearby

A few hundred metres from the square stands the Jerzy Szaniawski Drama Theatre.

In the same part of the city there is also the Góra Parkowa viewpoint.

Further on, towards the former mining areas, lie the Stara Kopalnia Centre of Science and Art and the Mausoleum in Wałbrzych.

Practical information

• Location: centre of Wałbrzych, at the junction of Słowackiego, Gdańska, Sienkiewicza, Dmowskiego and Kopernika streets.
• Getting there: on foot from the Wałbrzych market square, the square lies right next to it.
• What to expect: a pedestrian-friendly city square with restricted car traffic, surrounded by historic 19th- and 20th-century buildings.