Slupsk Town Hall

Słupsk, Poland

The Town Hall in Słupsk was built in 1901, when the town was known as Stolp, and was a part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania within the German Empire. In 1945, the city became part of Poland, under the name of Słupsk. The town hall is listed in a group of monuments protected by law.

Neogothic monument of 1901, the office of municipal authorities. The guildhall tower may be accessed by visitors since 2003. In the tower there is a collection of portraits of Mayors and Presidents. In the hall in the first floor the Key to Europe is presented next to the figurine representing the Słupsk Lucky Bear. One of the elements of the guildhall is an imposing, 56 metre high tower where 180 steps lead. On the top of the tower there is a sightseeing terrace from which one can view the beautiful panorama of the city and the Słupia riverbed.

Climbing the tower one may not fail to notice the sentimental gallery of photographs depicting the old, prewar Słupsk and first stewards of the city. Climbing higher one encounters an ancient clock mechanism operating uninterruptedly for 100 years.

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Plac Zwycięstwa 3, Słupsk, Poland
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Founded: 1901
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Poland

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2harpia (2 years ago)
Wydział komunikacji masakra.jedno na trzy okienka czynne.czas oczekiwania 3 - 4 godziny.elektroniczna rejestracja dopiero na 24.10.czy ktoś jest władny zrobić z tym porządek?moja ocena urzędu 0.po prostu dno.
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Nie jestem mieszkańcem Słupska, więc nie mogę wypowiedzieć się na temat funkcjonowania urzędu. Natomiast budynek z całą pewnością posiada swój urok i będąc w Słupsku warto go zobaczyć i zwiedzić.
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W wielu sytuacjach urzędnicy pomagają mieszkańcom miasta w załatwianiu ich spraw i pomagają wypełnić nie zawsze zrozumiały dla mieszkańca wniosek. Ale przyznać trzeba, że są też pracownicy, którzy odsyłają interesanta z pokoju do pokoju stosując tzw. spychalszczyznę. Daje się również zauważyć, że duża część mieszkańców przychodząc do urzędu już traktuje urzędnika jak swojego wroga, a nie jak osobę, która chciałaby mu pomóc. Od razu wchodząc do pomieszczenia, w którym pracuje urzędnik, interesant przybiera ton zwierzchnika mówiąc, że "ma być", usiłuje wpłynąć na decyzję urzędnika strasząc przełożonym, prezydentem itp. A przecież przepisy są przepisami, które urzędnik tylko wykonuje i straszenie przełożonym nic nie zmieni. Jedynie wprowadzi jeszcze bardziej niemiłą atmosferę
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