The Roman Kozłowski Park is an

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, located in the district of

Ursynów Ursynów () is a district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It has an area of 43.79 km2 (16.88 sq mi), and in 2023, it was inhabited by 149,775 people, making it the 5th most populous and 3rd largest district of the city. Located in its western ...

, between Koński Jar Street, Nutki Street, Rzymowskiego Street, and Puszczyka Street. It was opened in 1977.

History

The park was developed in the 1970s during the construction of Jary neighbourhood. In 1976, the Cwil Mound was formed, an artificial mound built from the ground excavated during local construction, and damaged building materials. It was proposed by engineer Henryk Cwil (1920–1990), after whom it was named.Mariusz Prządak: Sekrety Ursynowa. Łódź: Księży Młyn, 2021, p. 125. ISBN 978-83-7729-444-4. (in Polish) The park was opened in 1977 and named after palaeontologist

Roman Kozłowski Roman Stanisław Jakub Kozłowski (1 February 1889 – 2 May 1977) was a Polish palaeontologist, best known for his work on graptolites. Kozłowski was born in Włocławek, north-west of Warsaw, on 1 February 1889. He studied at universities in Sw ...

. The same year, the sculpture ''Rider on Horse'' by Władysław Trojan was placed, as part of a series of twelve sculptures made in various techniques, known as the Ursynów Sculptures, located around the neighbourhood.Ewelina Bartosik, Paweł Chojecki, Maciej Iwański, Emilia Nędzi, Kuba Szreder: ''Publiczna kolekcja sztuki XXI wieku m.st. Warszawy''. Warsaw: Fundacja Nowej Kultury Bęc Zmiana, 2012, p. 78–79. (in Polish)

Characteristics

The park is located in the neighbourhood of North Ursynów, within the district of

, between Koński Jar Street, Nutki Street, Rzymowskiego Street, and Puszczyka Street. It has a total area of 11.6 ha. The park includes the Cwil Mound, an artificial mound, 118 m high. The sculpture ''Rider on Horse'' by Władysław Trojan is placed in the park, part of a series of twelve sculptures made in various techniques, known as the Ursynów Sculptures, located around the neighbourhood. Near Nutki Street is also the Ursynów Rock (

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: ''Głaz Ursynowski''), a nature monument and the largest

glacial erratic A glacial erratic is a glacially deposited rock (geology), rock differing from the type of country rock (geology), rock native to the area in which it rests. Erratics, which take their name from the Latin word ' ("to wander"), are carried by gla ...

in the city, with a height of 2.62 m and a circumference of 11.1 m.

Gallery

File:Władysław Trojan Jeździec na koniu 2020.jpg, The sculpture ''Raider on Horse'' by Władysław Trojan in 2020. File:Głaz Ursynowski w Warszawie 2017.jpg, The Ursynów Rock, a nature monument and the largest

in the city, in 2017.

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References

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