The Rodło Square (

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. It is located in the neighbourhood of

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, within the

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district, at the intersection of Emancipation Avenue and Piłsudskiego Street. It was constructed in the 1970s.

Name

The square was named after the

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, a

emblem, first introduced in 1932 by the

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History

Prior to the

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, in place of Rodło Square was a small triangular urban square, at the intersection of Friedrich Karl Street (

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: ''Friedrich-Karl-Straße''; now Piłsudskiego Street), Moltrke Street (German: ''Moltkestrasse''; now Emancipation Avenue), and Pölitzer Street (German: ''Pölitzer Straße''; now Emancipation Avenue), and surrounned by tenement buildings. The buildings in the area were destroyed in the city bombings during the conflict. After the war, in its place remained an empty area, which was partially developed around 1976, including the formation of the current square at the intersection of Emancipation Avenue and Piłsudskiego Street.Tadeusz Białecki (editor): ''Encyklopedia Szczecina''., Szczecin: Szczecińskie Towarzystwo Kultury, 2015, p. 857. ISBN 978-83-942725-0-0, OCLC 924941684. (in Polish) In 1992, next to the square was opened

Pazim Pazim, also known as Pazim Center, is a skyscraper in Szczecin, Poland. The building is located in the neighbourhood of Centrum, Szczecin, Centrum, at 8 Rodło Square, at the intersection of Wyzwolenia Avenue, Szczecin, Wyzwolenia Avenue and Marsz ...

, the first skyscraper in the city, and one of its tallest buildings. On 1 March 2024, a 33-year-old man, intentionally drove a car into a crowd of people at the square, with an alleged intent to commit mass

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. In the incident 20 people were injured; one later died in hospital.

Characteristics

The square is located at the intersection of Emancipation Avenue, and Piłsudskiego Street. Next to it is located skyscraper

, one of the tallest building in the city. At the square is also placed a rock with a commemorative plaque dedicated to its namesake, the emblem of

Gallery

File:Pazim Skyscraper in Szczecin, July 2023.jpg,

skyscraper as seen from the square. File:08 Rodla Kam.JPG, A rock with a commemorative plaque dedicated to the emblem of

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodlo Square Squares in Szczecin 1970s establishments in Poland Infrastructure completed in the 1970s Centrum, Szczecin Road interchanges