Old Town Hall, Szombierki

The old town hall, Szombierki (Polish: Stary Ratusz w Szombierkach, German: Schomberg Rathaus) is a town hall building in Szombierki (a district of the city of Bytom), Poland. It used to be as the seat of the local government of the Schomberg Municipality (Until 1945), and later the Gmina Chruszczów (1945—1951).[1]

Stary Ratusz w Szombierkach
The old town hall in 2018.
Old Town Hall, Szombierki is located in Silesian Voivodeship
Old Town Hall, Szombierki
Location within Silesian Voivodeship
General information
TypeTown hall
LocationBytom, Poland
Coordinates50°20′14″N 18°53′35″E / 50.33731°N 18.89302°E / 50.33731; 18.89302
Completed1913
Renovated2009

Memorial of the Casualties of the First World War

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In front of the town hall used to be a memorial for the casualties of World War I from Szombierki (then Schomberg), a Russian mortar captured in Kaunas.[1] The memorial was destroyed in 1945 and the pedestal during renovations in 2009.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Przemysław Nadolski: Szombierki. In: Dzielnice Bytomia na starych fotografiach, pocztówkach i planach. Bytom: Towarzystwo Miłośników Bytomia, 1998, s. 42–43. ISBN 83-908018-1-7
  2. ^ Iwona Sobczyk: Szombierki odzyskają ratusz, plac się zazieleni. Gazeta Wyborcza Katowice, 2009-08-30.