page_title: Marshal Józef Piłsudski Boulevards in Włocławek
section_title: The Polish-Soviet War and the Interwar Period, 1918-1939
hierarchical_section_title: Marshal Józef Piłsudski Boulevards in Włocławek / History / The Polish-Soviet War and the Interwar Period, 1918-1939
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Sześć śladów po kulach na ogrodzeniu włocławskich bulwarów, zrobione podczas bitwy wojny polsko-bolszewickiej w 1920 roku. Ogrodzenie zostało wykonane przez Fabrykę "Wisła" we Włocławku. W tle widać most im. Edwarda Rydza-Śmigłego. English: Six signs of bullets on fence of włocławek's boulevards, made during the battle of polish-soviet war in 1920 year. Fence was made by "Wisła" factory in Włocławek. On the background there is a Edward Rydz-Śmigły bridge.
context_page_description: The Marshal Józef Piłsudski Boulevards in Włocławek is a street located along the left bank of the Vistula River with an adjacent promenade crossing the Zgłowiączka River. It used to be called Nadbrzeżna St, Bulwarowa St and Boulevard of the Polish United Workers' Party. In the nineteenth century it was commonly called "Bulwarek".
  Regular events take place on the boulevards: Days of Włocławek, the Vistula River Festival, Boulevards of Sport and Art, as well as other concerts and events.
  Among other things, you will find a children's playground and an outdoor gym, walking and cycling trails, as well as a car park with 30 spaces. There are 27 bicycle racks along the entire promenade. There are 13 viewing terraces with new trees and bushes planted. At one of them, opposite the Church of St. John the Baptist, there is the town's coat of arms laid out of cobblestone, as well as distances to the most important Polish and world cities and other patterns, such as fish. A seasonal stall selling coffee and ice cream operates here as well. There is a Floating Stage on the Vistula River attached to the promenade - chairs for spectators are erected opposite to it.
context_section_description: In 1920, during the Polish-Bolshevik war, the bridge was burnt down by the Polish Army in order to obstruct the Bolsheviks' crossing of the Vistula.
  In August 1920 a battle took place between the defending Polish forces occupying the left bank of the Vistula and the advancing Bolshevik forces occupying the right bank. Trenches were built on Bulwarowa Street, from which Polish soldiers exchanged fire with the Soviets while nurses provided them with medical assistance. Priests also worked at the trenches bringing the last sacrament to the wounded with volunteers distributing food to the soldiers. Nearly 40 people died during the battle. Residential houses on Bulwarowa Street and the Bishop's Palace were destroyed. St. John's Church was also damaged. Traces of bullets fired during this battle can still be found in the fence of the boulevard.
  The bridge was rebuilt in 1922. It was finally dismantled in 1938, after a new steel bridge was completed.
  In 1930, a monument to Marshal Józef Piłsudski was erected, in the centre of a specially built square. The construction of the monument was a manifestation of the cult of Józef Piłsudski. The monument was demolished by the Nazis in 1940, while the square remains to this day.
  In 1937 a new bridge named after Edward Śmigły-Rydz was officially opened. The ribbon was cut by the bridge's patron himself.
  During the interwar period the Boulevards were a traditional place to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of 1920. Delegations of associations, the army, the clergy and the inhabitants of the town gathered here. Since 1922 a march from the then Saxon Square (today's Freedom Square) to the Boulevard was organized. The army was reviewed and the anthem was sung here. These celebrations were not organized on August 15 as it is today, but rather on different days between August 12 and 27.
  In the era of the People's Republic of Poland the holiday was not celebrated, and since 1989 the main celebrations of the Miracle on the Vistula take place at the Monument to the Fallen Defenders of the Vistula.
caption: Traces of the 1920 Battle bullets in the Boulevard fence
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