Parks in Wroclaw
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It is located within the Kozanow and Popowice districts, stretching along the river Odra and occupying 72 hectares. It is visited not only by the inhabitants of the nearby housing estates but also by people living in other sections of the town.[Parks in Wroclaw]
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Stretching over 30 hectares of land at the fork of the river Olawa with an entrance in Krakowska Street, the park, designed by R. Konwiarz in the early 1920s, is one of the newest in Wroclaw. It's close vicinity to the Olawa is responsible for its natural character, the old trees and meadows were retained with careful attention to the groupings of trees and shrubs.[Parks in Wroclaw]
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This park was established on the edges of what used to be the New Town, and embraced a section of the city walls that had been pulled down. The current borders of the park are defined by Slowackiego Avenue, Modrzewskiego Street, Powstancow Warszawy Square, and the river Odra. The oldest part of the park is located east of the former Bernardine Monastery.[Parks in Wroclaw]
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It was established in the years 1896–1908 in the old district of Olbin, between today’s Nowowiejska Street and Prusa Street. It covers an area of eight hectares and is located around a pond that was formed in the 19th century, after one of the arms of the river Odra that flowed from the east was filled in. Initially there were two ponds, but the smaller, western one was filled in.[Parks in Wroclaw]
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It is smaller than Szczytnicki Park, and its range of tree species is not as wide, yet it is as frequently visited by the people of Wroclaw. The park was founded by the landowner Julius Schottlander as a gift for the city and set up in the years 1882–1890.[Parks in Wroclaw]
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As far back as the 18th century, Szczytnicki Forest was a popular leisure destination among the people of Wroclaw. In 1783, Prince Friedrich Ludwig Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen bought the park from the city authorities and converted it into the so-called Prince’s Garden, which was one of the first English-style parks established in continental Europe.[Parks in Wroclaw]
