Monument to the Siberian Exiles in Wrocław

The Monument to the Siberian Exiles stands in Wrocław on Skwer Sybiraków, next to plac Strzelecki, in the Nadodrze estate.

Form of the monument

The monument is 12 metres high and depicts a Latin cross piercing a wall. It was created to a design by the sculptor Jarosław Perszko, worked out in close cooperation with the architect Czesław Bielecki.

Unveiling and consecration

The monument was consecrated on 20 September 2000 by Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz, Archbishop of Wrocław, assisted by Bishop Tadeusz Rybak, Ordinary of Legnica. The date fell on the sixtieth anniversary of the first deportation of Poles to the Soviet Union.

Foundation stones

In front of the monument, in the mensa of the field altar, two foundation stones blessed by Pope John Paul II in 1997 are set. Next to the monument stand two black granite blocks with an inscription dedicated to the memory of the exiles and victims.

Practical information

• Location: Skwer Sybiraków, next to plac Strzelecki, Nadodrze estate, Wrocław
• The monument stands in public space, freely accessible
• Nearby is Tumski Bridge and the Market Hall in Wrocław