 TheTeatr Wybrzeże [pl] and surroundings, 2006 | |
 Interactive map of Targ Węglowy | |
| Location | Główne Miasto,Śródmieście,Gdańsk |
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Targ Węglowy, translated into English as theCoal Market (German:Kohlenmarkt;Kashubian:Wãglowi Tôrg) is apublic square located in centralGdańsk, located on theRoyal Road.
In 1342, the future site of the market, then a barrenfallow, became part of theMain City ofGdańsk. After nearbymoats andwalls were demolished in the 17th century, the area became a proper urban square. Variousmarket stalls were then put up there, making it known as theErsbenmarkt (Pea Market). The area around it was developed from the 18th to the 20th centuries with contemporary andrevivalist styles of architecture.[1]
When the area came under Polish control in 1945, it was renamed theTarg Węglowy – the Coal Market, on account ofcharcoal being traded there during and after the 15th century.[1]
In 2013, as part of a broader push topedestrianize parts of Gdańsk, thanks to the efforts ofGazeta Wyborcza in the action "Targ Węglowy must be for people" (Polish:Targ Węglowy musi być dla ludzi), the Targ Węglowy was closed to cars from 26 August to 4 September.[2] On 13 January 2019, during a charity event on the Targ Węglowy, Gdańsk mayorPaweł Adamowicz wasbrutally stabbed by a mentally ill man on stage.[3] A plaque commemorating the fatality was put up a year later, on the surface of the Targ Węglowy.[4]
Notable buildings on and around the Targ Węglowy include theTorture Chamber,[5] theGreat Armoury,[6] theTeatr Wybrzeże [pl],[7] and theLOT Building.[8]
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