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A town square (or public square, urban square, or simply square), also called a plaza or piazza, is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town, and which is used for community gatherings. A square in a city may be called a city square. Related concepts are the civic center, the market square and the village green.
In Ukraine the term town (містечко, mistechko) existed from the Medieval period until 1925, when it was replaced by the Soviet government with urban type settlement. [31] Historically, a town in the Ukrainian lands was a smaller populated place that was chartered under the German town law and had a market square (see Market town).
The market square of Shrewsbury, an English market town The market square (Marktplatz) of Wittenberg, a market town in Germany. A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city.
Depending on which of these definitions are adopted, any of the following could be called Public Open Space: [1] a public park; a town square; a greenway which is open to the public but runs through farmland or a forest; a public highway; a private road with public access
A market square (also known as a market place) is an urban square meant for trading, in which a market is held. [1] It is an important feature of many towns and cities around the world. [ 2 ] A market square is an open area where market stalls are traditionally set out for trading, commonly on one particular day of the week known as market day .
Leah Kemp, director of Small Town Center, said the event was a first stab at getting the public's input on plans for a new Madison town square. The photos and dots provided an outlet for face-to ...
St. James's Square, c. 1722 Fitzroy Square. Squares have long been a feature of London and come in numerous identifiable forms. The landscaping spectrum of squares stretches from those with more hardscape, constituting town squares (also known as city squares)—to those with communal gardens, for which London is a major international exponent, known as garden squares.
Amid controversy surrounding the carnivore diet, researcher Nick Norwitz recently released a video in which he debunks eight myths surrounding the meat-heavy eating plan.