Park im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego, Września (

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: Marshal Józef Piłsudski Park, Września) is a

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and

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Września Września (german: Wreschen) is a town in west-central Poland with 28,600 inhabitants (1995). It is situated in the Września County, Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Poznań Voivodeship (1975–1998), on the Wrześnica Riv ...

in (

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, in

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). It has an area of about . The park is managed by

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. The park features a pond, playgrounds, natural monuments and sports facilities. In 2002, a municipal

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, which serves as a skating rink during winter, was built in the neighbourhood of the park. A

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was added in 2006.

Location

The park is located in the northern part of the city. The main entrance to the park in the form of a gate and stairs is located on the side of Daszyński street. It is bordered by Parkowa street and the river Wrześnica.

History

In 1925, the city began the construction of the city park with an area of at the intersection of Gniezno street and Dworcowa street. For this purpose, the land was purchased from Helena Mycielska. The project was overseen by the director of urban gardens in Poznan Dr. Wladyslaw Marciniec. The plan provided for flower beds,

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s, children's playgrounds, a restaurant building and nursery trees. The park became available to residents on the day of Corpus Christi, June 16, 1927. It was initially named ''Wiosna Ludów'' (Polish ''

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''), and in 1935 was renamed after

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. About 500 trees and more than 7 thousand shrubs were planted in the park and in 1927-1928 more than 30 benches were purchased. Edward Grabski from Bieganowo presented the park with three statues the god of thunder- Perkun, the god of conflagration-

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and the goddess of war-

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Nature

In the park, there are a variety of species of trees and shrubs, both deciduous and coniferous. There are 43 species of trees and 21 species of shrubs, but the park is dominated by

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and

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as well as

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maple ''Acer'' () is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the family Sapindaceae.Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 nd more or less continuously updated since http ...

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and

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. In the central part of the park there is a small pond. Natural monuments include an erratic block of granite.

Gallery

Rzeka Wrześnica w parku imienia Józefa Piłsudskiego.JPG , Mostek w parku imienia Józefa Piłsudskiego.JPG , Szyld nad wejściem do parku imienia Józefa Piłsudskiego.JPG , Wejście do parku imienia Józefa Piłsudskiego.JPG , Wrześnica river.JPG ,

Sources

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History of the Park im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego, Września
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