Jakub Wujek Square
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| Former name | Johannes Square (1890s–1945) |
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| Namesake | Jakub Wujek |
| Type | Garden square, roundabout |
| Location | Szczecin, Poland |
| Coordinates | 53°26′48.1″N 14°30′56.8″E / 53.446694°N 14.515778°E |
| North | Solskiego Street |
| East | Przerwy-Tetmajera Street |
| South | Bajana Street |
| West | Przerwy-Tetmajera Street |
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| Completion | 1890s |
Jakub Wujek Square (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjakup ˈvu.jɛk]; Polish: Plac Jakuba Wujka) is a circular garden square and a roundabout in Szczecin, Poland. It is placed on the axis of Przerwy-Tetmajera Street in the municipal neighbourhood of Pogodno, within the West district. It is surrounded by historical villas dating to the early 20th century. The square was developed in the 1890s.
The garden square was constructed in the 1890s as the central point of the then-developed housing estate of Neu Westend (now known as Pogodno). The community was financed and constructed by the Westend Stettin joint-stock company, owned by local entrepreneur Johannes Quistorp. The garden was named after him the Johannes Square (German: Johannesplatz). The five streets intersecting at the roundabout surrounding the square were also named after several members of the Quistorp family. They were renamed after the community was incorporated into the city of Szczecin in 1910.[1][2][3]
At the beginning of the 20th century, villa houses were constructed around the square and were designed in Baroque Revival, Modernist, and Renaissance Revival styles. Most of them survive to the present day.[1][2][3]
In 1945, it was renamed after Jakub Wujek, a 16th-century theologist and translator.[1]
The square was renovated in 2009.[4]
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