Parks and nature
the two-hectare Różanka with more than 9,000 roses and a recreated Bird Fountain of 1935
Parks and nature
Szczecin's largest city park with the Summer Theatre, sculptures and rare trees
Cemeteries and monuments
a column over 22 m high with three eagles in Kasprowicz Park, unveiled in 1979
Theatre and opera
an amphitheatre in Kasprowicz Park on a slope above Rusałka, rebuilt and reopened in 2022
Places of remembrance
a former cemetery from 1821, now a park with a monument, and the Jewish section of the Central Cemetery
Historic sites
an eclectic villa from 1898 with a sundial and a cartouche with a sailing ship, today a music school
Places of remembrance
former hospital cemetery from 1871 with a Classicist cemetery chapel
Churches and monasteries
Greek Catholic church in the building of the former Bethanien care institution
Cemeteries and monuments
Things to do in Łękno, Szczecin: the Rose Garden, Kasprowicz Park, the Summer Theatre, an Orthodox church and a villa on Wojska Polskiego Avenue.
Łękno is a green district of Szczecin where most destinations lie in or beside a park. It has the city's largest park, a rose garden, an amphitheatre and a few sites of a more serious character that call for a quiet approach. It is well suited to a long walk without a plan.
Two: the Rose Garden and Kasprowicz Park. Both are free to enter and together make a route you can walk in a few hours.
The Rose Garden (Ogród Różany), known as Różanka, was laid out in 1928 on two hectares and holds thousands of roses of 99 varieties, along with a reconstructed Bird Fountain. Jan Kasprowicz Park, from 1900, is the biggest municipal park in Szczecin, roughly 27 hectares, planted with uncommon trees. Deep inside stands the Helena Majdaniec Summer Theatre, an amphitheatre by Lake Rusałka, rebuilt and reopened in 2022. In the park, opposite Jasne Błonia, stands the Monument to the Polish Deed, unveiled on 3 September 1979, with bronze eagles on a steel column.
Along the avenue stand objects of different character. All are tied to the history of the district and all are viewed from outside.
The Georg Grawitz Villa at number 115 is an eclectic building from 1897-1898 with a sundial and a cartouche with a sailing ship, a music school since 1951. On a green by the avenue stands the monument to Telesfor Badetko, a sandstone obelisk raised in 1999 for a scouting leader. On Mickiewicza Street is the active Church of the Protection of the Mother of God, Greek Catholic, in a building from the 1920s that belonged to the Bethanien institution.
Two, both tied to former cemeteries: a Jewish section and the grounds of a hospital necropolis. In these places a sober, quiet tone is expected.
The Jewish cemeteries in Szczecin Under that name are two places: a cemetery founded in 1821 and closed in 1982, and the Jewish section of the Central Cemetery. The Bethanien institution cemetery is a former hospital necropolis from around 1871, of which a classicist chapel and wooded grounds survive.
The Summer Theatre carries the rainy-day tag, but it is an open-air stage, so check the event details in the calendar.
The Rose Garden, Kasprowicz Park and two monuments. Four of the listed places are tagged free.
The garden covers two hectares, so a short visit is enough for a calm stroll. You can combine it with the park.
The church is active, so outside services keep quiet and check the rules on the page of the place.
