Obelisk in Honour of the Murdered Patriots

The Obelisk in Honour of the Murdered Patriots stands on a square at the junction of Reymonta and Kleczkowska streets in Wrocław. It commemorates the victims of Nazism murdered in a nearby prison.

A concrete obelisk with a red drop

The monument takes the form of a cracked, truncated obelisk made of concrete, with a painted red drop of blood and the inscription "In tribute to patriots of various nationalities, executed in the years 1939-1945". It was designed by sculptor Wiesław Chmiel as a diploma work under the supervision of Jerzy Boroń, and it was unveiled in 1980.

Six plaques and five flagpoles

Behind the obelisk stand five flagpoles, and in front of it are six metal plaques on concrete bases bearing the names of 314 Poles and citizens of Germany and Czechoslovakia murdered in the aforementioned prison. The inscriptions have been translated into Czech and German.

Practical information

• Address: square at the junction of Reymonta and Kleczkowska streets, Kleczków district, Wrocław
• Getting there: a walk of a dozen or so minutes from Tumski Bridge and the Botanical Garden of the University of Wrocław
• What to expect: a monument on an open square, with no fence and no information point