The statue of Reksio (

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: ''Pomnik Reksia'') is a monument in

Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała (; ; , ; ) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 166,765 as of December 2022, making it the List of cities and towns in Poland#Largest cities and towns by population, 22nd largest city in Poland, and an a ...

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, placed at a small square between Jedenastego Listopada and Stojałowskiego Streets. It consists of a

bronze Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals (such as phosphorus) or metalloid ...

statue of

Reksio Reksio is a Polish cartoon character who is the protagonist of the children's animated adventure-comedy Polish TV series of the same name. Reksio was created by Polish director Lechosław Marszałek. Its 65 episodes were designed and produced f ...

, a fictional dog from the children's animated adventure-comedy television series of the same name, which was produced from 1967 to 1990 and created by

Lechosław Marszałek Lechosław Marszałek (9 March 1922 – 26 March 1991) was a Polish animated film director and script writer. He is best known as the creator of ''Reksio Reksio is a Polish cartoon character who is the protagonist of the children's animated adv ...

. The monument was designed by Jerzy Mikler and unveiled on 3 August 2009.

History

The monument was designed by sculptor Jerzy Mikler and unveiled on 3 August 2009. It is dedicated to

, a fictional dog from the children's animated adventure-comedy television series of the same name, which was originally produced from 1967 to 1990 and created by

-based

Studio Filmów Rysunkowych Studio Filmów Rysunkowych ("Animated Film Studio") is a Polish animation studio based in Bielsko-Biała. It is best known for animating Polish cartoons of '' Bolek and Lolek'' and ''Reksio''. History The roots of the studio date back to Septemb ...

. On 1 September 2023, the Lechosław Marszałek Monument, designed by Wiesław Koronowski, was also unveiled nearby.

Characteristics

The monument is placed in

city centre, by the Biała river, at a small square between Jedynastego Listopada and Stojałowskiego Streets. It consists of a

statue depicting

, a fictional cartoon dog from the children's animated television series of the same name. He is standing on his back paws, with one hand put to his snout, and another pointing at the nearby fountain. He has a surprised expression on his face, with slightly opened mouth, and one of his ears pointing upwards and the other falling downwards. The sculpture is 90 centimeters tall and weights 130 kg. The statue is placed next to a fountain in the shape of an uneven oval broken into four separate parts. Near the sculpture is also a

monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...

dedicated to the character's creator, Lechosław Marszałek. It has the form of a bronze statue, sitting on a bench, with scenes from the ''Reksio'' animated series depicted on its backrest.

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