Confederation Square, Warsaw

The Confederation Square (Polish: Plac Konfederacji) is an urban square in Warsaw. It is located in the district of Bielany, at the crossing of Płatnicza Street, Lipińska Street, Schroegera Street, and Daniłowskiego Street. The square was built in the late 1920s.[1]

This article is about an urban square in Warsaw, Poland. For an urban square in Ottawa, Canada, see Confederation Square.
Confederation Square
The Confederation Square in 2017.
LocationWarsaw, Poland
Coordinates52°16′47.2″N 20°56′47.7″E
NorthLipińska Street
Płatnicza Street
EastSchroegera Street
SouthDaniłowskiego Street
Płatnicza Street
WestSchroegera Street
Construction
Completion1920s

Name

The park was named after confederations, which were special associations formed by nobility in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Most famous of those were the Bar Confederation formed in 1768, and the Targowica Confederation in 1792.[2]

History

The square was constructed in the late 1920, beginning in 1926. It was built as a part of then developed suburban neighbourhood of Zdobycz Robotnicza in Warsaw, Poland. Around it were build 27 detached houses designed by Janusz Dzierżawski in the manour house style.[1][3]

Between 1953 and 1954, next to the square were built several terraced houses, designed by Maria Piechotek and Kazimierz Piechotek.[1]

In 1981 next to the square was built the Church of St. Sigismund, designed by Zbigniew Pawelski.[3]

Characteristics

The Confederation Square is a small rectangular ubran square, located at the crossing of Płatnicza Street, Lipińska Street, Schroegera Street, and Daniłowskiego Street. It has the area 0.70 ha.[1]

In its centre is place a monument dedicated to the 77th Infantry Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces, and the 77th Infantry Regiment of the Home Army, both of which served during the Second World War. It has a form of a rock with an institution sculpted on it.[1][3]

References
  1. Paweł Brylski (2017). "Plac Konfederacji". placewarszawy.pl (in Polish).
  2. "Plac Konfederacji". ulicetwojegomiasta.pl (in Polish).
  3. Tomasz Urzykowski (17 May 2007). "Stare Bielany". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
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