The Jan Kasprowicz Park, also known as the Kasprowicz Park, and until 1945 known as Quistorp Park, is the biggest urban park in

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

, Poland located within municipal neighbourhood of

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near the boundaries of Śródmieście–Północ and Niebuszewo–Bolinko. The area of the park is circa 27.03 ha. Together with

Arkonian Forest Park The Arkonian Forest Park, also simply known as the Arkonian Forest, or Arkonian Woods, and until 1945, Eckerberg Forrest, is a forest in the city of Szczecin, Poland, that is a part of the Szczecin Forests, which by themselves, are a part of the U ...

it forms Kasprowicz–Arkonian Park Complex which area is 91,69 ha. It borders the Jasne Błonia on the south east and the Stefan Kownas Arboretum on the north.

Characteristics

The park borders are formed by J. Słowacki Street, B. Zaleski Street, S. Wyspiański Street and P. Skarga Street. It is located on the slops of

Niemierzyńska Valley Niemierzyn Valley (Polish: ''Dolina Niemierzyńska''; German until 1945: ''Nemitzer Talgrund'', ''Nemitzer Tal-Grund'') is a valley in central western part of city of Szczecin, Poland. Characteristics The valley is located next to Osówka s ...

next to Rusałka lake and makes the boundary fragment of

Ueckermünde Heath Ueckermünde Heath (german: Ueckermünder Heide, pl, Puszcza Wkrzańska) is a large area of forest and heath, 1,000 km² in area, in northeastern Germany and northwestern Poland, on the Oder river and the Szczecin Lagoon. In 1945, the east ...

History

Archeological excavation in the area of Kochanowski and Curie–Skłodowska Streets has shown evidence of Jastorf culture settlement from the 3rd century BC to the 1st century AD. The park was established in the city of Stettin in 1900 and named ''Quistorp Park'' after

Johannes Quistorp Johannes Heinrich Quistorp (14 November 1822 – 9 May 1899 ) was a entrepreneur and philanthropist in Szczecin, Stettin, Germany (today Szczecin, Poland). He was also the founder of a number of regional philanthropic projects. Life Johannes Qu ...

, who gave the city the neighbouring areas of Jasne Błonia square (at the time known as ''Quistorp-Aue'') and Arkonian Forest (at the time known as ''Eckerberger Wald''). In 1945, after the end of World War II, accompanying transfer of the city to Polish People's Republic and deportation of previous city population, park was renamed into Jan Kasprowicz Park (

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: ''Park im. Jana Kasprowicza''), after the poet Jan Kasprowicz. In 1975 the ''Ogniste ptaki'' sculpture by Władysław Hasior was installed. The following year the

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amphitheatre and neighbouring stone sculptures were built next to it. The amphitheater is capable of hosting 4 500 people. On 3 September 1977 the

Monument to Polish Endeavor The Monument to the Polish Endeavor (Polish language, Polish: ''Pomnik Czynu Polaków''), also known as the Monument of the Three Eagles (Polish language, Polish: ''Pomnik Trzech Orłów''), and the Eagles' Nest (Polish language, Polish: ''Gniazdo ...

Kazimierz Gustaw Zemła Kazimierz (; la, Casimiria; yi, קוזמיר, Kuzimyr) is a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. From its inception in the 14th century to the early 19th century, Kazimierz was an independent city, a royal city of the ...

was finished. On 20 April 2007 the

Różanka Rose Garden The Różanka Rose Garden (in German Staudengarten, Rosengarten), is a two-hectare botanical garden in the Łękno area of Szczecin, Poland. The Różanka Rose garden was established in 1928 to commemorate the World Gardening Exhibition. In 19 ...

was rebuilt. On 9 December 2016 the Monument of Hungarian Boy by Richárd Juha was placed in the park, commemorating the support the population of Szczecin provided to the people of Budapest during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

Gallery

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Ogniste ptaki.jpg, ''Firebirds'' sculpture by Władysław Hasior Teatr Letni w Szczecinie 1 (Piotr Kuczynski).jpg,

. WestendseeStettin2020.jpg, Rusałka lake. OgrodRozanyWSzczecinie.jpg,

Notes

References

{{Parks in Szczecin Parks in Szczecin Buildings and structures completed in 1900 Parks established in the 1900s Protected areas established in 1900 1900 establishments in Germany