Parks and nature
Stargard's oldest park, laid out on former ramparts around the Old Town defensive walls
Parks and nature
a park on the Ina in the Stargard promenade gardens, with an oak and a willow protected as natural monuments
Parks and nature
a park on the site of a former cemetery with oaks, limes and elms in the centre of Stargard
Cemeteries and monuments
necropolis founded in 1910 with an avenue of Turkish hazel and a plot for sappers
park in Zarzecze with a playground, new paths and the Panorama Palace on its edge
Parks and nature
the second largest park in Stargard, laid out on a former Protestant cemetery
Free in Stargard means a string of parks around the Old Town: from Bolesław the Brave Park on old ramparts to Panorama Park in Zarzecze.
This is a walking selection that costs nothing: eight parks, several of them joined into the Stargard green belt, and one cemetery. If you want free ideas for the town, you can build a whole day from them. Other addresses in Stargard are on things to do in Stargard, and free places from the region are under free attractions.
The planty form a ring of parks around the Old Town, stretching along the Ina river and the old fortifications. Five of them lie so close together that you pass from one to the next without stepping onto a street. It is best to go from the north-west and finish in the south.
Park Bolesława Chrobrego w Stargardzie (Bolesław the Brave Park) wraps around the Old Town on the north and west and was created on former earth ramparts. Medieval walls and towers are right beside it, and the walk follows avenues of old trees. Next to it lies Park Piastowski (Piast Park), the smallest park, by the Pyrzyce Gate, with a monument of the tourist society PTTK. It is a good short pause between the walls. More about the fortifications is in the article on the Collegiate Church, whose towers are visible from many paths.
Park Zamkowy (Castle Park) lies where an early settlement once stood, behind the Białogłówka tower, and measures 2.61 hectares. In the east of the Old Town stretches Park Jagielloński w Stargardzie Szczecińskim (Jagiellonian Park): four hectares by the river with two natural monuments. In the south lies Park Popiela (Popiel Park), smaller at 1.56 hectares, where some trees are one to two centuries old. Each of the three has its own character, so a loop through all of them does not bore.
Two parks lie outside the strict centre and are larger, so they suit a longer walk or a rest on a bench.
Park 3 Maja w Stargardzie (3 May Park) takes up 4.64 hectares in the very middle of town, in a block of streets that includes Wyszyńskiego and Skarbowa; it was made on the site of an old cemetery. Park Stefana Batorego (Stefan Batory Park) is seven hectares at the fork of Kościuszki and Spokojna streets, laid out in 1970 also where a cemetery once stood, this time a Protestant one. In the east, in Zarzecze, you find Park Panorama with a playground and benches, a natural choice for families with children.
Stary Cmentarz Komunalny w Stargardzie Szczecińskim (Old Municipal Cemetery) is the largest and oldest working necropolis in town, founded in 1910. One plot holds sappers who died clearing mines from the town in 1945. It is a working cemetery, so visit it with respect and in silence, not as part of an entertainment outing.
In this selection they are the Chrobry, Piast, Castle, Jagiellonian and Popiel parks. They lie around the Old Town and adjoin each other.
From the list the biggest is Stefan Batory Park at seven hectares, and the oldest is Chrobry Park on the old ramparts.
To Panorama Park in Zarzecze, which has a playground and benches.
Parks are open grounds, but for any place other than a park it is worth checking the rules with the operator.
