Świdnicka Street (Wroclaw)

 street, pedestrian area, invisible, bicycle stand

Street Świdnicka is one of the main streets of Wroclaw, running from south-eastern corner of Market Square to the south.
It was established during the medieval times of the city as part of the orthogonal grid of streets of the Old Town. Already in 1303 mentioned as "platea swidnicensis", and in 1345 as "swidnische Gassin", then was known as "Schweidnitzer Gasse", later (from about 1840) "Schweidnitzer Straße", as it ran in the direction of Swidnica. Before the Second World War was considered the most elegant street of the city and briefly was called "Schwo". After the war, its name was translated in "Świdnicka", shortly afterwards the whole street was named "Stalingrad", and in 1957 returned to the title "Świdnicka".
The street has a mixed urban character, cultural and commercial, with the two large churches in the context. The northern part of the street, from Market Square to Square Theatre has been in years 1997 - 2004 turned into a pedestrian zone.