Odrodzenia Square

Odrodzenia Square (plac Odrodzenia) is one of the star-shaped squares in the centre of Szczecin, on the axis of Marshal Józef Piłsudski Street, between Szare Szeregi Square and Grunwaldzki Square. Until 1945 it was called Friedrich-Karl-Platz, and in 1945-1956 it was named Joseph Stalin Square. Administratively it belongs to the Centrum neighbourhood in the Śródmieście district.

Layout of the square

The design of the square dates from 1882. The square takes the form of a roundabout, into which the streets Monte Cassino, Mazurska and Piłsudskiego run radially. The central island is a green space planted with trees and shrubs, cut by a double tram track towards Szare Szeregi Square. The square forms part of provincial road no. 115, and under normal traffic arrangements trams of lines 1, 5, 11 and 12 run through it.

Buildings

On all sides the square is adjoined by several-storey, eclectic townhouses from the late 19th century. The buildings formerly had decorative crowns: balustrades, gables and domes on the roofs, but only some of these details survive today. Some buildings were rebuilt after the Second World War, with an extra floor added in the attic, as in the Wilhelm Zimmermann townhouse on the corner with Monte Cassino Street. At the end of the 1940s the square was the starting station of a field railway that took rubble from the destroyed city centre to the clearings by the Syrenie Stawy (Mermaid Ponds).

Practical information

• Location: the centre of Szczecin, a roundabout at the junction of Monte Cassino, Mazurska and Piłsudskiego streets.
• Access by tram (lines 1, 5, 11, 12 under normal traffic arrangements). Check timetables with the operator.
• A little over half a kilometre away stands the Szczecin Philharmonic.