8 Curious Facts About Wrocław

How to pronounce it, where to go, and how find gnomes

By Google Arts & Culture

The "Hanzel and Gretel" tenent houses by Michał SiarekCity Museum of Wrocław

The tongue-twisting name WrocLOVE 🤍

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.

Hotel Monopol, Wroclaw by Michał SiarekCity Museum of Wrocław

European Capital of Culture in 2016

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.

Orange Alternative Monument (Papa Dwarf, Dwarf Major) by Michał SiarekCity Museum of Wrocław

Home to more than 600 city dwarves

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 Main Square by Michał SiarekCity Museum of Wrocław

120 mesmerising bridges

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.

Wrocław Main Square by Michał SiarekCity Museum of Wrocław

One of the biggest market squares in Poland

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.

Wrocław Main Square by Michał SiarekCity Museum of Wrocław

One of the oldest town halls in the country

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.

view of Centennial Hall and the Wrocław Congress Centre from the Multimedia Fountain (2012)Centennial Hall

Iconic UNESCO heritage site

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.

Main Train Station in Wroclaw by Michał SiarekCity Museum of Wrocław

Vibrant students' life

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.

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