Święty Marcin[ˈɕvjɛntɨ ˈmart͡ɕin] ("Saint Martin"), in full ulica Święty Marcin ("Saint Martin Street"), is a main central street in the city of Poznań in western Poland. It runs from south of the old town district, westwards past the church of St. Martin of Tours from which it takes its name, past the "Zamek" (former German imperial palace), to Adam Mickiewicz Square, and finally to University Bridge (Most Uniwersytecki), by which it crosses the railway line and leads to the roundabout called Rondo Kaponiera.
View of the central part of the street, looking eastwards
Trams run along most of the length of the street, from Rondo Kaponiera to Aleje Karola Marcinkowskiego, in both directions at the western end, and eastwards only east of Gwarna.
The area around St. Martin's church was originally a separate settlement outside the medieval walled city of Poznań. It was brought within the city boundaries in 1797, at the beginning of the period of Prussian rule, and the street began to be laid out soon after that. It was named St. Martin Strasse in German (later, during the Nazi occupation, it was called Martin-strasse). Following the building of the 19th-century fortifications around Poznań, the street led to the Berlin Gate, the main western entrance to the city. The imperial palace and other grand buildings in its vicinity were built following the demolition of this fortified line in the early 20th century.
In the communist period the street was renamed ulica Armii Czerwonej, meaning "Red Army Street".
On St. Martin's Day, 11 November (a public holiday on account of its being Polish Independence Day), a parade passes along this street, from St. Martin's Church to the Imperial Castle, where a fair and entertainments take place. Saint Martin's croissant (rogal świętomarciński), widely known for its delicious taste, is traditionally baked in Poznań for this day and sold also in other cities in Poland.
Święty, marcin, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2019, learn, when, remove, t. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Swiety Marcin news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Swiety Marcin ˈɕvjɛntɨ ˈmart ɕin Saint Martin in full ulica Swiety Marcin Saint Martin Street is a main central street in the city of Poznan in western Poland It runs from south of the old town district westwards past the church of St Martin of Tours from which it takes its name past the Zamek former German imperial palace to Adam Mickiewicz Square and finally to University Bridge Most Uniwersytecki by which it crosses the railway line and leads to the roundabout called Rondo Kaponiera View of the central part of the street looking eastwards MM Gallery Saint Martin s croissant rogal swietomarcinski St Martin s Church Monument to the victims of 1956 On Adam Mickiewicz square is a statue of Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz as well as a monument to the victims of the Poznan popular protests of 1956 erected in 1981 On the left of the square are the central buildings of Adam Mickiewicz University Trams run along most of the length of the street from Rondo Kaponiera to Aleje Karola Marcinkowskiego in both directions at the western end and eastwards only east of Gwarna The area around St Martin s church was originally a separate settlement outside the medieval walled city of Poznan It was brought within the city boundaries in 1797 at the beginning of the period of Prussian rule and the street began to be laid out soon after that It was named St Martin Strasse in German later during the Nazi occupation it was called Martin strasse Following the building of the 19th century fortifications around Poznan the street led to the Berlin Gate the main western entrance to the city The imperial palace and other grand buildings in its vicinity were built following the demolition of this fortified line in the early 20th century In the communist period the street was renamed ulica Armii Czerwonej meaning Red Army Street On St Martin s Day 11 November a public holiday on account of its being Polish Independence Day a parade passes along this street from St Martin s Church to the Imperial Castle where a fair and entertainments take place Saint Martin s croissant rogal swietomarcinski widely known for its delicious taste is traditionally baked in Poznan for this day and sold also in other cities in Poland Coordinates 52 24 25 N 16 55 21 E 52 40694 N 16 92250 E 52 40694 16 92250 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swiety Marcin amp oldid 935992245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
