Landmark

Gas lamps of Ostrów Tumski

Gas street lamps light the lanes of Ostrów Tumski, and a lamplighter, the latarnik, lights them each evening and puts them out in the morning.

The lamps

The lamps stand in the streets and passages of Ostrów Tumski, the cathedral island of Wrocław.

The latarnik

A lamplighter, the latarnik, lights the lamps every day and puts them out again in the morning. He wears a cape.

Checked 4 October 2026 against wroclaw.pl and wroclawguide.com. The lamplighter's rounds are a service and can change; confirm locally.

Seeing it

See also the cathedral and the Tumski Bridge. More places to see are listed on the landmarks page.

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