Castellan Square
.jpg) The square in 2021. | |
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| Type | Urban square |
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| Location | Bemowo, Warsaw, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°13′54″N 20°54′57″E / 52.231742°N 20.915913°E |
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| Completion | 1930s |
The Castellan Square (Polish: Plac Kasztelański), formerly known as the John III Sobieski Square (Polish: Plac Jana III Sobieskiego) is a small urban square in Warsaw, Poland, within the Bemowo district. It is located in the neighbourhood of Jelonki Północne, between Powstańców Śląskich, Strąkowa, Gimnazjalna, and Legendy Streets. It was built in the 1930s, and originally functioned as a marketplace.
History
The Castellan Square was built in the 1930s, as part of the development of the garden suburb of Jelonki, with townhouses constructed around it. It was originally named the John III Sobieski Square (Polish: plac Jana III Sobieskiego), after the king of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 and 1696, and functioned as a marketplace.[1][2]
From 1947 to 1949, it was the ending station of the bus line W, connecting the villa with Warsaw, leading to the Wola tram depot at Młynarska Street.[3][4]
The area was incorporated into Warsaw in 1951.[5]
Around 2015, several cherry blossom trees, which were gifts from the government of Japan, were planted at the square.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Wiosna zawitała na dawny rynek Jelonek". tustolica.pl (in Polish). 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Plac Kasztelański bez szans na nowe życie?". tustolica.pl (in Polish). 17 Nov 2015.
- ^ "Życie przed wielką płytą, czyli skąd się wzięły Jelonki". tustolica.pl (in Polish). 25 November 2016.
- ^ "TRASBUS – historia warszawskiej komunikacji miejskiej". trasbus (in Polish).
- ^ "Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 5 maja 1951 r. w sprawie zmiany granic miasta stołecznego Warszawy". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Różowy raj w Warszawie. Klimat niczym w Japonii. W stolicy zakwitły wiśnie". warszawa.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). 8 April 2025.
- ^ Magdalena Barszczak (8 April 2025). "Warszawiacy nie mogą wyjść z podziwu i wyjmują telefony. Klimat jak w Japonii". wiadomosci.radiozet.pl (in Polish).