Piotr Szembek Square

The Piotr Szembek Square (Polish: Plac Piotra Szembeka) is an urban square in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the district of Praga-South, between Grochowska, Kordeckiego, Zaliwskiego, Zamienieckiej, Sztuki, and Chłopickiego Streets. The square was constructed in 1919.

History
The square was constructed in 1919, and named after Piotr Szembek, a 19th-century military officer, and general in the Polish insurgent army during the November Uprising.

Between 1934 and 1946, next to the square, at 3 and 5 Chłopickiego Street, was constructed the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It was erected as a memorial to the Battle of Olszynka Grochowska from 1831.

During the interwar period near the square begun operating the Szembek Market. It continued being open under the German occupation in the Second World War. It was reactivated in 1944, as the first market opened in the city after the war. In 2016, most of the market was replaced by the Centrum Szembeka shopping centre.

The square was renovated and remodelled between 2011 and 2012.

Characteristics
The square is located in the district of Praga-South, between Grochowska, Kordeckiego, Zaliwskiego, Zamienieckiej, Sztuki, and Chłopickiego Streets.

3 and 5 Chłopickiego Street, was constructed the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It was erected as a memorial to the Battle of Olszynka Grochowska from 1831.

To the south of the square, between Gdecka, Komorska, and Zamieniecka Streets, operate the Szembek Market. Nearby, at 90 Zamieniecka Street, is also located the Centrum Szembeka shopping centre.