Card A monument to Adam Mickiewicz. Coloma, 1959

This 1959 postcard shows the monument to Adam Mickiewicz on the square named after him in Kolomyja.

What is shown on the postcard

The image features a monument with the poet’s figure on a pedestal, surrounded by the square and historic buildings including the former town hall.

Historical note

Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855) is a classic of Polish literature, author of Dziady and Pan Tadeusz. In Galicia he was venerated as a symbol of cultural awakening; monuments in Prykarpattia reflect the region’s multi-ethnic history.

Present day

The monument and square remain central memorial space in Kolomyja. The postcard records the scene in 1959.

Location (map)

Address: Adam Mickiewicz Square, Kolomyja, Ukraine

Coordinates: 48.529800, 25.039900
(Google Maps)

Coordinate source: Open map data, Kolomyja.

Questions and answers

• Who is the monument to? Adam Mickiewicz, Polish poet.
• What year? 1959.
• Where is it? On Mickiewicz Square in central Kolomyja.

See also

• Kolomyja postcards
• 1959 postcards

The «Old Postcards» archive includes other views of Kolomyja from 1959.