White Eagle Square
square in Szczecin, Poland
The White Eagle Square (Polish: Plac Orła Białego; German: Weißen Adlers Platz), prior to 1945 known as the Horse Market Square (Polish: Rynek Koński; German: Roßmarkt), is an urban square in Szczecin, Poland, within the Old Town neighbourhood of the Downtown district. It is located between Koński Kierat, Bogdanki, Grodzka, and Staromłyńska Streets. It is surrounded by historic tenement houses and apartment buildings, including Globe and Ionic Palaces dating to the 18th century, and 1891, respectily, and features 18th-century sculptures of the White Eagle Fountain and the Statue of Flora. Until 18th century, it functioned as a marketplace, which existence was recorded as far back as the 12th century.
Toponomy
The White Eagle Square (Polish: Plac Orła Białego) was named after the coat of arms of Poland, featuring a white eagle in a red shield. The location itself features the White Eagle Fountain, a sculpture from 1732, which, while originally designed to depict a black eagle from the coat of arms of Prussia, was renamed to represent Polish iconography instead after 1945. Prior to this, the location was known as the Horse Market Square (German: Roßmarkt), after the horse trade that took place there. The name was recorded in Latin as such as far back as the second half of the 14th century. Prior to this, it was by 1206 and 1312, it was recorded as Latin as forum novum, meaning the New Market Square, in contrast to the Hay Market Square, then known as the Old Market Place.
History
The square was developed as a marketplace for the Upper Town of Stettin.
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