In this article we will take you on a virtual Free Walking Tour about German history and visible German traces in the Wroclaw Nadodrze district. Of course it can be done as real city walk too! More information on how to navigate with this page is available further down.

You might know that Wroclaw used to be an international city at any given time in history. The city was ruled by Prussian Kings, the Czechs, the Habsburg Monarchy, Hungarian emperors, Russian czars, the Germans and eventually Poland (again). All of them left their individual marks which are visible in the architectural history of Wroclaw.

When German Breslau became Polish Wroclaw

Looking into the more recent history, Wroclaw used to be a German city named Breslau. When the Poles were resettled into their new home after the war, all traces of the Germans were ordered to be destroyed. This task was completed with a high degree of success.

Nevertheless today you will observe paint coming off from buildings where German (and other historic) signs are suddenly appearing again. The Nadodrze district is one of the parts of Wroclaw where this unique phenomenon becomes visible now.