This, along with the large freight train station, became a target of heavy bombardment during World War II, which destroyed the train station but left the old town almost unscathed.
See koos suure kaubarongijaamaga sai Teise maailmasõja ajal raske pommitamise sihtmärgiks, mis hävitas rongijaama, kuid jättis vanalinna peaaegu puutumata.