8 Curious Facts About Wrocław

Some foreigners say that Wrocław sounds to them as 'frogs' life' but you might want to pronounce it more like 'WrocLOVE'. Easier and nicer! A lot of marketing and touristic campaigns focus on this 'love' element.

By some argued the most beautiful city in Poland, Wrocław was named “European Capital of Culture in 2016”. It's also the culture capital of Lower Silesia.

Walking down the streets of Wrocław, you are sure to run into small gnome figures. Mind you - these are not garden gnomes! Each figure has its own name and characteristics which you can check out on a special webpage. Curious to find out more about the dwarfs?

Wrocław is replete with small islands and picturesque bends of rivers. Over time, around 120 bridges appeared in the city. Some tourist guides call it proudly 'Venice of the North'. In Europe, only 2 cities have more bridges: Venice and Amsterdam. Read on about Ostrów Tumski.

The city has the second biggest market square in Poland, only Kraków has a bigger one. Lined up with colourful facades, it has its unique charm and atmosphere.

Built at the intersection of the most important commercial routes, Wrocław Town Hall is one of the oldest in Poland. The figures featured there represent different classes of society and they have faces of real people that lived at that time.

Wrocław has a UNESCO site. Enlisted as a UNESCO heritage site in 2006, Centennial Hall is a unique, multifunctional structure to host concerts, theatre plays, and sporting events. Its proximity to the Wrocław Zoo and the Japanese Garden makes it even more appealing.

The city is very popular with students and  recognised for its universities. There are over 20 universities and more than 130.000 students living in the city.