Cross (Słowacki Street 42) Monastery Church under the invocation of St. Otto (Henryk Pobożny Street 7) New Gate (Victory Square 12) The Mill Gate (Dominikańska Street 5–9) Richter's granary (Dominikańska Street 5–9) On the hill next to dr Maxa Josepha Street there is a Former funeral home of Jewish Commune (synagogue) (dr Max Joseph Street) Old Brewery in Słupsk (Kiliński Street 26–28) Defensive walls 'Słowiniec' Department Store, with the oldest wooden lift in Europe (Victory Square 11) Witches’ Tower (Nullo Street 13) Main Post Office (Łukasiewicz Street 3) Culture Słupsk is the regular venue for a number of festivals, most notably: the "Solidarity" International Contract Bridge Festival (Międzynarodowy Festiwal Brydża Sportowego "Solidarność") the Komeda Jazz Festival the "Performance" International Art Festival (Międzynarodowy Festiwal Sztuki "Performance") an International Piano Festival For a long time here lived Anna Łajming (1904–2003), Kashubian and Polish author. The museum in Słupsk holds the world's biggest collection of Witkacy's works. Theatres Słupsk currently has three theatres: the Tęcza ("Rainbow") Theatre the Rondo ("Roundabout") Theatre the New Theatre, reopened after a 13-year absence In the 1970s the Tęcza Theatre collaborated with the Arcadia Theatre from Oradea, Romania. This partnership ended after 1989 for political reasons. Cinemas At one time Słupsk had five functioning cinemas, but only one, which belongs to the cinema chain Multikino remains open today, which is located in the Jantar Shopping Centre. There is also a small specialist cinema called "Rejs" on 3 Maja street. There was a cinema called 'Milenium', which has now been replaced by the Biedronka chain of supermarkets. Economy Słupsk has a developing economy based on a number of large factories. The footwear industry has been particularly successful in the region, expanding its exports to many countries. The Scania commercial vehicles plant also plays a very significant role in Słupsk's economy, generating the highest revenue out of all companies currently based in Słupsk. Most of the buses currently manufactured there are exported to Western Europe. Demographics Before the end of World War II, the vast majority of the town's population was composed of Protestants. Number of inhabitants in years 1740: 2,599 1782: 3,744, incl. 40 Jews 1794: 4,335, incl. 39 Jews 1812: 5,083, incl. 55 Catholics and 63 Jews 1816: 5,236, incl. 58 Catholics and 135 Jews 1831: 6,581, incl. 36 Catholics and 239 Jews 1843: 8,540, incl. 58 Catholics and 391 Jews 1852: 10,714, incl. 50 Catholics and 599