Market Square in Mysłowice, square in Mysłowice, Poland

The Market Square in Mysłowice is an open space in the heart of the city surrounded by older buildings that house shops below and apartments above. A small monument stands in the center, with benches and trees scattered throughout, while cobblestones and aged facades tell of its long past.

The square originates from the town's medieval founding in the 13th century and was laid out according to urban planning rules of that era. The earliest documented mention of the market dates to 1301, when it served as the center for trade, town meetings, and justice.

The square's name comes from its centuries-long role as a market place, where a weekly market and four annual fairs were held into the 18th century. A red tourist trail, the Marian Kantor-Mirski Trail, crosses the square, and a reconstructed well and a fountain with a statue of St John the Baptist stand on the cobbles.

The market square is a paved municipal road (no. 240006S) in the Stare Miasto district, with the red Kantor-Mirski trail crossing it. The outline of the former town hall and the fountain are marked in the paving. The northern side is closed by a metal frame standing in for demolished tenements.

The paving in the middle of the square traces the outline of the former town hall as a rectangle and the old well as a circle, so the footprint of buildings that no longer stand is drawn on the ground. A red tourist trail, the Marian Kantor-Mirski Trail, runs across the square.