Stefan Żeromski Park in Szczecin

Stefan Żeromski Park is the second-largest city park in Szczecin, covering about 22 ha. It lies in the Śródmieście district, on the Old Town estate, and has the character of a dendrological park.

A park on the site of two cemeteries

The first seed of the present park was created in 1721, when a Protestant cemetery for the French minority was established in the area of today's Kapitańska and Storrady streets. In 1802, after a ban on burying the dead in churches, a municipal cemetery, called the Grabowo cemetery, was set aside beyond the Royal Gate. In 1900 the city authorities closed both cemeteries and laid out the present park in their place. Nearby stands the Royal Gate.

The tree collection

About 177 species and varieties of trees and shrubs grow in the park, some of them more than a hundred years old. Among them are Chinese poplars, oaks, weeping willows, black and grey walnuts, plane trees, ginkgos, sweet chestnuts and Japanese tulip trees. Amur cork tree, Japanese pagoda tree and Caucasian wingnut also grow here. Among the conifers are yews, black pines and Weymouth pines, European larches and Oriental arborvitae.

Sculptures and monuments in the park

There are several sculptures and pieces of garden architecture in the park: the monument to Stefan Żeromski and the sculpture “Fontanna” (Fountain) by Sławomir Lewiński, the sculptures “Macierzyństwo” (Motherhood) and “Prometeusz” (Prometheus) by Anna Paszkiewicz, and a boulder with plaques dedicated to the “Sons of the Regiment”. The boulder “Adam” is a natural monument.

Practical information

• The park borders the Old Town estate on the Grabowo side, and its boundaries are marked by Matejki, Malczewskiego, Parkowa, Kapitańska, Storrady, Wawelska, Starzyńskiego and Zygmunta Starego streets.
• It is about 800 m to the Maiden Tower and about 400 m to the National Museum.
• The park is entered in the heritage register.