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The first six months of the "Plac Grunwaldzki – An Untold Story" project are behind us! Thanks to funding from the EVZ Foundation, we are exploring the fate of today's Grunwald Axis – from the construction of the airport in Festung Breslau, through the many years of the "great void" and various development plans, to the present day. By implementing this project, we want to commemorate the tragedy that befell several thousand people on Kaiserstrasse in 1945, and on the other, invite you to share how the demolition of the buildings between the then Adolf Hitler Brücke (now Szczytnicki Bridge) and Kaiserbrücke (now Grunwaldzki Bridge) impacted your lives.
We've always been most interested in stories that can be viewed from many different perspectives, and they're not about historical truth, but about the memory of place. During one of our walks, we stopped by the D1 building of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, and a discussion began among the participants about the exact location of the Lutheran Church (Luther Kirche), which was blown up in March 1945 due to the construction of a temporary airport. Some remember playing on the church's ruins, continuing towards the Grunwaldzki Bridge, while others point to a specific spot near the D1 building. Human memory can be fallible, but for us, it's these subtle differences that are of immense value – we want to learn how the local community remembers the void from which our neighborhood's name arose.
photo: Anna Pazdej
The project started in April 2023 and since then we have implemented several modules - we met during walks dedicated to the transformations on Kaiserstrasse (now Plac Grunwaldzki street), we talked a lot with each other, collecting your memories during interviews, in July we carried out the first of a series of family workshops, and in articles tab We published several columns written by our guides.
We would like to thank Dr. hab. Marcin Cesarz (Vice-Rector for Student Affairs), Ms. Marzena Szlosek-Starzak (manager of the „Kredka” Student Dormitory) and Mr. Łukasz Zembrzuski (head of the Social Responsibility Office) from the University of Wrocław for their support in implementing the project and enabling us to visit „Kredka”.
photo: Anna Pazdej
On August 24th, Maciek Wlazło (a well-known city guide and author of the BEARD OF BRESLAU blog) led us on a guided tour of the legendary airport on the Grunwaldzka Axis. "Stories and Myths Surrounding the Construction of the Airport at Grunwaldzka Square" is a walk during which we learned what led to the construction of the runway at Grunwaldzka Square, its consequences, and learned the behind-the-scenes details of the plans to demolish the Grunwaldzka Axis.
On August 31, Joanna Majczyk (architect, assistant professor at the Faculty of Architecture of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, researching 20th-century architecture) led the "Archiwalk around Grunwaldzki Square in the footsteps of great plans from the second half of the 20th century", during which she told us about the socialist realist plans for the development of Grunwaldzki Square.
On September 23rd, a press printing workshop led by Majka Dokudowicz (artist and graduate of the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław) took place on the University of Wrocław campus. As part of the event, we used German ornaments from tenement house facades and printed them ourselves.
On September 28th, Ewa Pluta (curator and art historian, professionally associated with the Wrocław City Museum and the Art Transparent Foundation) led "On the Connection between Architecture and People – Defunct Buildings and Important People" – a walk along the trail of buildings that were demolished for the airport, along with the rest of the Kaiserstrasse development. The now-vanished architecture provided an opportunity for reflection and remembrance of the extraordinary women and men associated with them.
On October 5th, Joanna Mielewczyk (journalist and creator of the "Kamienice" radio series and book) was our guide, tracing the history of people living in the area. "In the Footsteps of Pre- and Post-War Residents of Wrocław" was a moving encounter with former neighbors, but also an opportunity to learn about people of German descent who remained in the city after World War II.
The series of walking tours concluded with Krzysztof Ziental (art historian, monument and conservation expert), who, despite the unfavorable weather, led us on October 19th in the footsteps of the architecture of Krystyna and Marian Barski. While the walk, "From Auditorium to Auditorium, or a Walk Along Grunwaldzki Square in the Footsteps of Modernist Architecture," didn't end at the auditorium, we did have the opportunity to visit the Kredka Student Dormitory, which isn't something we often do!
photo: Anna Pazdej
Our invitation to share neighborhood memories is still open! We want to explore the untold story of Grunwaldzki Square, as seen through the eyes of its residents. We're all ears and invite you to share your anecdotes, sentimental stories, and opinions about the history, character, and culture of our neighborhood from 1940 to the present. Not only current residents of Grunwald can participate in these neighborhood stories, but also those who spent their childhood or youth in the neighborhood, or who remember it from archival photographs and stories.
We accept interview applications in two ways:
- by phone: (71) 757 15 87 – Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 16:00
- by email: dagmara.furmanek@ladnehistorie.pl
The condition for participation in the talks conducted by the Ładne Historie Foundation is the acceptance of the provisions regulations available at the following link: bit.ly/NIEOPOWIEDZIANA-HISTORIA-wywiady-regulamin.
„Plac Grunwaldzki – an untold story” is a project carried out by the Ładne Historie Foundation thanks to funding from the EVZ Foundation as part of the „local.history” program.
History of the housing estate told in different ways
The first six months of the project "Plac Grunwaldzki – an untold story" are behind us! Thanks to funding from the EVZ Foundation, we are learning about the fate of today's main street in Grunwald (Plac Grunwaldzki Street) – from the creation of the airport during Festung Breslau, through the "great void" that lasted for many years and the various plans for its development, right up to the present day. With this project, we want, on the one hand, to commemorate the tragedy that befell several thousand people on Kaiserstrasse in 1945 and, on the other, to invite you to tell us how the demolition of the buildings on the section between the then Adolf Hitler Brücke (now the Szczytnicki Bridge) and the Kaiserbrücke (now the Grunwaldzki Bridge) affected your lives.
We have always been most interested in stories viewed from many different angles, stories which are not actually about historical truth but about the collective memory. When, during one of our guided tours, we stopped by the D1 building of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, a discussion arose between the participants about the exact location of the Evangelical Martin Luther Church (Luther Kirche). This building hasn't existed since March 1945 when it was demolished while preparations for a temporary airport. Some remember playing on the ruins of the church further towards the Grunwaldzki Bridge, while others point to a specific spot near the D1 building. Human memory is fallible, but these subtle differences are of great value for us. We want to know how the void that gave rise to the name of our housing estate is remembered by the local community.
photo by Anna Pazdej
The project started in April 2023 and since then we have completed its several modules – we met during walks dedicated to the transformation of Kaiserstrasse (today Plac Grunwaldzki Street), we talked a lot with each other while collecting your memories during interviews, in June we realized the first of a series of family workshops, and in the articles section we published several columns by our guides and guides.
We would like to thank Dr Marcin Cesarz (Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs), Ms Marzena Szlosek-Starzak (Manager of the "Kredka" Student House) and Mr Łukasz Zembrzuski (Head of the Office for Social Responsibility) from the University of Wrocław for supporting the project and making it possible to visit "Kredka".
photo by Anna Pazdej
On 24 August, Maciek Wlazło (a city guide well known to you and author of the BEARD OF BRESLAU blog) guided us on the trail of the legendary airport on Grunwaldzka Square. „Stories and myths surrounding the construction of an airport on Grunwaldzki Square” is a walk during which we learned what led to the construction of airport on Plac Grunwaldzki and what the consequences were and we learned about the behind-the-scenes course of the plans to demolish Oś Grunwaldzka.
On 31 August, Joanna Majczyk (architect, assistant professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Technology, researching architecture of the 20th century) led an "Archiwalk walk around Plac Grunwaldzki in the footsteps of the great plans of the second half of the 20th century", during which she told us about socialist realist plans for the development of the district.
On 23 September, a workshop on printing on the press took place on the campus of Wrocław University was carried out by Majka Dokudowicz (artist and print graduate of the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Wrocław). As part of the event, we used post-German ornaments from the facades of townhouses and printed them ourselves.
On 28 September, Ewa Pluta (curator and art historian, professionally connected with the City Museum of Wrocław and the Art Transparent Foundation) led "On the relationship between architecture and people – non-existent buildings and important personalities" – a guided tour along the trail of buildings demolished for the airport along with the rest of the buildings on Kaiserstrasse. The now defunct architecture provided an opportunity to reflect on and reminisce about the extraordinary women and men associated with them.
On 5 October, Joanna Mielewczyk (journalist and creator of the program and book series "Kamienice") guided us through the traces of the history of people living in the area in the past. „In the footsteps of pre- and post-war inhabitants of Wrocław” was a moving meeting with former neighbors and neighbours, but also an opportunity to learn about the profiles of people of German origin who did not leave the city after the II World War.
The series of guided tours was closed by Krzysztof Ziental (art historian, heritage and conservation expert). Despite the inclement weather on 19 October, he led us along the architectural footsteps of Krystyna and Marian Barski. Although the walk "From Auditorium to Auditorium, or a walk along Grunwaldzki Square in the footsteps of modernist architecture" did not end at the Auditorium, we did have the opportunity to visit the "Kredka" Student House, which does not happen very often!
photo by Anna Pazdej
Our invitation to share neighborhood memories is still open! We want to explore the untold history of Grunwald Square as seen through the eyes of its residents. We are all ears and inviting you to share your anecdotes, sentimental stories and opinions about the history, character and culture of our neighborhood from 1940 to the present day. Participation in neighborhood stories is open not only to current residents of Plac Grunwaldzki, but also to people who spent their childhood or youth on the estate, or remember it from archive photographs and stories.
Applications for interviews can be submitted in two ways:
- by telephone: (71) 757 15 87 – Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 16:00
- by email: dagmara.furmanek@ladnehistorie.pl.
In order to participate in the interviews conducted by the Ładne Histories Foundation, it is necessary to accept the provisions of the regulations available at the following link: bit.ly/NIEOPOWIEDZIANA-HISTORIA-wywiady-regulamin (available in Poland only).
The project was supported by the EVZ Foundation. This publication does not represent the opinion of the EVZ Foundation.
Історію маєтку розповідають по-різному
Перші шість місяців проекту “Площа Грунвальдсьька – нерозказана історія” вже позаду! Information about the EVZ Fund and the information about it below, Грнвальдської осі – від створення летовища у Festung Breslau, Cherez “great порожнечу”, що тривала довгі роки, та різні плани її розвитку, until a sunny day. Цим проектом ми хочемо, з одного боку, вшанувати пам'ять про трагедію, яка спіткала кілька тисяч людей на Кайзерштрассе [Kaiserstrasse] в 1945 roці, а з іншого – запросити вас розповісти, як знесення будівель на і Кайзербрюке [Kaiserbrücke] (нині Grunwaldzki Bridge) вплинуло на ваше життя.
Нас найбільше цікавили історії, на які можна поглянути з різних Here's what's going on and what's going on true, скільки пам'яті про місце. Коли під час однієї з прогулянок ми зупиняємося біля корпусу D1 Вроцлавської політехніки, між учасниками виникає дискусія про точне місцезнаходження євангелістського костелу Мартіна Лютера (Luther Kirche), 1945 year in construction industry тимчасової злітної смуги. In memory of how they played in the past Grunwaldský bridge, а інші вказують на конкретне місце біля building D1. Людська пам'ять може бути помилковою, but for us саме ці тонкі відмінності мають велику цінність – ми хочемо з'ясувати, як місцева the group was named after the Germans massive.
Photo: Анна Паздей
Проект стартував у квітні 2023 року і відтоді ми завершили кілька його модулів – зустрічалися під час прогулянок, присвячених transformation Кайзерштрассе Грюнвальдська), bagato спілкувалися один з одним, збираючи ваші спогади під час інтерв'ю, у липні реалізували перший із серії родинних воркшопів, а в розділі “Articles” published by кілька колонок наших гідів та екскурсоводів.
In my opinion, under the supervision of the doctor Martyr Caesarea (proctor of студентських питань), пані Мажені Шльосек-Старжак (керівнику student building "Kredka") та пану Лукашу Зембруському (керівнику офісу соціальної відповідальності) з Вроцлавського universite for підтримку проекту та можливість about "Crayons".
Photo: Анна Паздей
24 серпня Мацєк Влязло (добре знайомий вам екскурсовод і автор блогу BEARD OF BRESLAU) after the famous summer legend Grunwaldski осі. “Історії та міфи навколо будівництва aerodrome на Площі "Грунвальдській" – це прогулянка, під час якої ми дізналися, що призвело до будівництва злітної смуги на пл Грунвальдській, а також дізналися про закулісний перебіг планів знесення Грунвальдської осі.
31 серпня Йоанна Майчик (архітектор, доцент архітектурного факультету Вроцлавської політехніки, дослідниця архітектури XX ст.) provela “Archives of the government with great plans другої половини XX століття", під час якої розповіла про socialist плани розвитку площі Грунвальдської.
23 weeks ago at the campus of Wrocław University of Science and Technology work shop from Maya Dokudovі (художниця та випуЁкниця факультету Polish Academy of Sciences mysteries ім. Євгенія Ґепперта у Вроцлаві). In the frames of the past and my comments in the past. the facades of the buildings and the owners' houses.
28 вересня Ева Плюта (curator та мистецтвознавиця, professional пов'язана з Міським музеєм Вроцлава та Фундацією “Art Transparent” excursion “Про зв'язок між архітектурою та людьми – неіснуючі будівлі та важливі personalities.” – прогулянка стежкою будівель, які були знесені для будівництва summer vacation for the rest of the time. Вже неіснуюча архітектура дала можливість поміркувати і згадати про непересічних жінок і чоловіків, пов'язаних з ними.
5 жовтня Йоанна Мєлєвчик (журналістка й авторка програми та серії книг “Tenement Houses”) була нашим гідом по слідах історії людей, що живуть у цій місцевості. “Слідами до воєнних і повоєнних мешканців Вроцлава” – це була зворушлива зустріч з колишніми сусідами та сусідками, а також may be related to the future, as не залишили місто після Другої світової війни.
Завершив цикл прогулянок Кшиштоф Зєнталь (мистецтвознавець, експерт з питань спадщини та охорони пам'яток), який, незважаючи on несприятливу погоду 19 жовтня, провів нас архітектурними слідами Христини та Мар'яна Барських. Незважаючи на те, що прогулянка “Від audiotorії до audiotor, abo pro-bulletin with modern slides архітектури" не закінчилася в Аудиторії, ми мали можливість відвіати Студентський дім "Kredka", що трапляється не так вже й часто!
Photo: Анна Паздей
Запрошуємо поділитися спогадами про район! In the meantime, I'll let you know what's going on in the past, please let me know очима її мешканців і мешканок. We've been listening for a while now, and we've been listening to you for a while. anecdotes, sentiments, stories, character і culture of our region from 1940 to our days. In order to improve the situation in the region, please do not hesitate to contact us теперішні мешканці та мешканки Грунвальду, але й ті, хто провів у ньому дитинство, юність, abo пам'ятає його з арівних фотографій та розповідей.
There are two ways to understand this:
- by phone: (71) 757 15 87 – by phone from 12:00 to 16:00
- electronic post: dagmara.furmanek@ladnehistorie.pl
Для того, щоб взяти участь в інтерв'ю, які проводить Фундація Гарні Історії (Fundacja Ładne Historie), необхідно прийняти положення регламенту, з yakim possible misconceptions about the following sources: bit.ly/UNTOLD-STORY-interviews-regulations.
“Площа Грунвальдська – нерозказана історія” – це проект, realizovanyi Фондом Гарні історії, завдЏки фінансовій підтримці Фундації EVZ in "local.history" program frames.
