Market Square in Chorzów, square in Chorzów, Poland

Market Square in Chorzów was laid out in the second half of the 19th century next to the town hall built in 1874–1876. A nearly 400-metre viaduct of national road 79 crosses the square diagonally, and four glazed service pavilions stand beneath it. The surface, rebuilt in 2017–2019, has concrete slabs, a fountain, wooden platforms and 47 trees.

The square was laid out in the second half of the 19th century beside the town hall built in 1874–1876, on the site of the market place that served until 1905, when stalls moved to the new Market Hall. In 1919 troops fired on a workers' demonstration here, killing 17 and wounding 21. From 1976 to 1979 an elevated road about 400 m long was built diagonally across the square, demolishing Art Nouveau tenements; the square was rebuilt in 2017–2019.

The square's name changed over time: from 1935 it was Plac Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego, during the Nazi occupation Adolf Hitler-Platz, and until 1992 Plac 1 Maja. A palm tree brought from the Gliwice Palm House recalls one placed here in the 1960s and 1970s. The 2019 reopening was marked by cultural events under the slogan "Ruszmy na rynek!".

The square is easy to walk through and offers benches for resting and cafes for refreshment around its perimeter. The cobblestone paving is uneven but comfortable to walk on, and paths lead directly to surrounding streets and shops.

The square's name changed four times: from 1935 it was Plac Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego, under Nazi occupation Adolf-Hitler-Platz, until 1992 Plac 1 Maja, then back to Rynek. A copy of Theodor Erdmann Kalide's sculpture "Boy with Swan" stood here until 1912.