Wroclaw is a city in South - Western Poland, its the 4th largest city in Country (nearly 700k, the whole aglomeration is 1.1mln) there are over 100 bridges in the city!!!! and its one of the most beatiful cities in Poland, enjoy

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Dirty and poor ;)
Just kidding of course.
It looks nice and again almost indenticall to Slovenian Ljubljana.
I am really starting to wonder how come it's so indentical always.Like the same people build it.

the square looks like Lviv ;) which is always good :D

Wroclaw is fantastic city, in my opinion It Wroclaw is more beautiful from Krakow

thanks delfin for topic about my city. Were you in Wroclaw last time?

@ iMariah
Wroclaw and Lwow are very similar :)
some part of wroclaws people lived in Lwow before II WW(f.e. uniwersity profesors).

thanks delfin for topic about my city. Were you in Wroclaw last time?

Last time I was there when I was in high school so it was in mid 90ties, but I remember that the city made a huge impression on me, so I bet now its even more beautiful, I hope I'll visit it soon

Over the centuries, various factors have influenced the development of Wrocław (Wroclaw). At the dawn of its history, the city was already a centre of secular power and later, following Poland's conversion to Christianity, it also became the seat of the bishopric and ecclesiastical centre in the year 1000. Located at the cross-roads of important trade routes, Wrocław (Wroclaw) was - particularly in the Late Middle Ages - an important centre of commerce and trade. The first merchant company in the city was established in 1339. During the period of 1387-1474, Wrocław (Wroclaw) was a member of the Hanseatic League. The wealth and prominent social standing of the city's patriciate is confirmed by the fact that by the end of the l5th century they had bought estates occupying over 75% of the land around Wrocław (Wroclaw).
In the Baroque period, the Counter-Reformation movement contributed to the restoration and significance of the Catholic Church; this was reflected in the foundation of many churches and monasteries.

In the l9th century, as the seat of the provincial government of the important Province of Silesia, Wrocław (Wroclaw) flourished as a major economic and cultural centre. In the late l9th and early 20th century, its role as an industrial centre increased as well. From the commercial perspective, Wrocław (Wroclaw) was obviously a great market for local products but it also participated in the German national markets, particularly for mining industry products. Following the signing of an important commercial treaty, the city became a major shipping centre for exports to the Balkan countries, Turkey, and Egypt.

Throughout its entire history, the city has also been the largest population centre in Silesia.

In the l3th century Wrocław (Wroclaw) was one of Europe's biggest urban complexes with a geometrical layout (1100 x 1300 m). Thanks to its oval plan and a very regular chequer-board grid of streets, the layout was ideally suited for defence (relatively short fortified oval perimeter), traffic (straight streets), and commerce (three spacious market squares, including Rynek (Town Square) - 180 x 200 m, plac Solny (Salt Market) - 80 x
85 m, and Nowy Targ (New Market) - 126 x 108 m). It also allowed room for growth as it took several centuries to fill all the available plots with townhouses, commercial structures, and churches.

By the end of the l5th century, there were already about six hundred houses in the city and Wrocław (Wroclaw) was certainly among the most populous towns in Europe. The city's most magnificent structure was the Town Hall, an unusual and splendid seat of the City Council (Phot. 1, 9, 10).

The city's mediaeval centre has passed the test of time admirably, and for over seven centuries has remained the area that attracts the most investors and commercial activity, although the stalls existing at the turn of the century have given way to modern department stores
The city's strategic location between branches of the slow-running Odra River, which forms many islands in the area, was utilized in the Middle Ages, when Wrocław (Wroclaw) was turned into a fortress. In early modern times, the system of defence was expanded and modernized and the entire city was surrounded by ramparts with bastions. One of the reminders today of the city's once impressive fortifications is the moat surrounding the historical centre, as well as the hills of the former Ceglarski Bastion ('The Brick Layers' Bastion') and Sakwowy Bastion ('The Pouch Bastion').

The extensive system of fortifications was a barrier to the city's spatial development. Significant population growth which occurred already in the l8th century, combined with a commercial and industrial crisis, contributed to the deterioration of living conditions: at the time Wrocław (Wroclaw) had a reputation of an overpopulated, filthy, and exceptionally unhealthy town.In 1807 the demolition of the fortifications opened a new chapter in the city's history. Building activity in the suburbs, which accelerated after 1871 with a boost from the war contributions levied by Prussia upon France, led to the development of densely populated quarters of tenement-houses, referred to as 'barracks for rent'. Most of those buildings were dull, eclectic structures but in several areas the architecture and composition were more creative, as exemplified by the splendid arrangements in the present-day Powstańców Śląskich (Powstancow Slaskich) Street (Phot. 7) and 1 Maja (May) Square.The fast-growing housing needs overwhelmed the city planners, who frequently had to limit their role to laying out new streets and subdividing land into lots. This is understandable considering that during the l9th century the city's population increased seven-fold, from 64,000 in 1800 to over 422,000 in 1900, mainly due to migration from neighbouring provinces. This city's growth rate matched that of Berlin, Germany's biggest city. By the early 20th century, Wrocław (Wroclaw) had become the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, with a population of over 500,000.The main railway station built in 1855-57 exemplified a modern and far-sighted approach to urban development. Erected in the English Gothic Revival style, the splendid structure reflected the ambitions of a great European metropolis and provided a vital impulse for the development of the city's southern suburbs. With its inventive and functional design, it continues to serve its original purpose superbly even today .In the 1920s, the city's character changed considerably with the development of several sate'llite suburbs, including the model housing estates of Sępolno (Sepolno) (Phot. 21) in the east, Ołtaszyn ( Oltaszyn) in the south, and Popowice in the west. The developments helped to alleviate the overpopulation problem in the historical centre.A similar intention was behind the building (after the Second World War) of several new huge complexes of high-rise blocks of flats in previously undeveloped areas of the western part of the city (Nowy Dwór (Nowy Dwor), Kozanów (Kozanow), new Popowice), but this did not stop the pressure on the centre of the city, which has remained its most populąr area.

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Old Town
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new photos come soon :)

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Beautiful city :cheers:

Looks gorgeous :)

Is Wrocław nicer than Kraków ? I was in Wrocław when I was 10 years and remember only "panorama racławicka".

When I was 2 years ago in Kraków, and I remeber only Sukiennice, becuse other buildings wasn't repair. Wrocław change for the better in last years.