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Görlitz
Görlitz (; ; ; ; ; East Lusatian: , , ) is a town in the German state of Saxony. It is on the river Lusatian Neisse and is the largest town in Upper Lusatia, the second-largest town in the region of Lusatia after Cottbus, and the largest town in the German part of the region of Silesia. Görlitz is the easternmost town in Germany (the easternmost village being Zentendorf (Šćeńc)) and lies opposite the Polish town of Zgorzelec, which was the eastern part of Görlitz until 1945. The town has approximately 56,000 inhabitants, which make Görlitz the sixth-largest town in Saxony. It is the seat of the district of Görlitz. Together with Zgorzelec it forms the Euro City of Görlitz/Zgorzelec, which has a combined population of around 86,000. The town's recorded history began in the 11th century as a Sorbian settlement. Through its history it has been under German, Polish, Czech (Bohemian) and Hungarian rule. From 1815 until 1918 Görlitz belonged to the Province of Siles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Market Square (Görlitz)
The Lower Market Square () is the central square in the historic town of Görlitz. The Town Hall of Görlitz, city's town hall and thus most of the administration have been located on this square since 1350. Many of the city's Renaissance-styled buildings were built here. History Görlitz is first mentioned in 1071. At that time, merchants settled around the Nikolai Church and along the Via Regia. Around 1200, the Lower Market Square was created and the Via Regia was passed through it. In 1250 the Upper_Market_Square_(Görlitz), Upper Market Square was laid out. Since then the selling farmers stood mainly on this market, while the craftsmen stood on the Lower Market Square. In the center of the Lower Market is the so-called ''Zeile'' (Row). Over the centuries, this was repeatedly changed structurally and today consists of a coherent block of houses. At that time, it housed merchants and grocers and offered space under the arcades to offer goods. The once half-timbered part on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
