Provincial celebrations of Constitution Day on May 3 were held at the Monument to the Centenary of Regaining Independence on Bankowa Street in Bolesławiec. The ceremony, attended by the Honor Guard Company of the 23rd Silesian Artillery Regiment and flag bearers, included, among others, Lower Silesian Voivode Jarosław Obremski:
I would like to thank the local authorities—the mayor and the starosta—for two things. First, for fighting COVID-19, a battle waged by the county hospital under the leadership of Kamil Barczyk. At that time, this hospital was one of the most important places in the fight against COVID-19 in Lower Silesia. Today, I extend my deepest thanks to all the medical staff. You saved the lives of people from across the region.
He added: – Second, I would like to thank the people of Bolesławiec for their involvement in helping Ukraine: sending equipment, coordinating assistance from your partner cities, but above all for your hospitality and generosity. Today, hard work lies ahead of us—to create opportunities for our guests, Ukrainian women and their children, to become self-sufficient.
The voivode added: – We must say this clearly: the struggle and blood of Ukrainians are also, indirectly, guarantees of our freedom.
But he immediately emphasized that the most important task facing the Republic of Poland is “wise concern for independence and sovereignty.”
At the ceremony on Bankowa Street, Mayor Piotr Roman paid tribute to the pioneers of Bolesławiec, including repatriates and re-emigrants who, almost 80 years ago, rebuilt the City of Ceramics—not only in the literal sense.