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Stefan Żeromski Park (Szczecin)
The Stefan Żeromski Park, until 1945 known as the Grabowo Gardens, is an urban park and arboretum in Szczecin, Poland. It is located in the Old Town, Szczecin, Old Town neighborhood, within the Śródmieście, Szczecin, Downtown district, between Matejki, Malczewskiego, Parkowa, Kapitańska, Storrady, Wawelska, Starzyńskiego, and Zygmunta Starego Streets. With an area of 21.97 ha, it is the second largest park in the city. It was established in 1910, in place of the former Grabowo Cemetery. Name The park is named after Stefan Żeromski, a 19th- and 20th-century novelist and dramatist. Before 1945, it was known as the Grabowo Gardens (German: ''Grabower Anlagen''). History Between 1735 and 1741, Fort Leopold (Szczecin), Fort Leopold was constructed to the southeast of the current park, as part of the city fortifications of the Szczecin Fortress. It was designed by Gerhard Cornelius van Wallrawe. In the first half of the 18th century the French Reformed Church Cemetery, Refo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Park
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (United Kingdom, UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and other municipal corporation, incorporated places that offers open space reserve, green space and places for recreation to residents and visitors. Urban parks are generally Landscape architecture, landscaped by design, instead of lands left in their natural state. The design, operation and maintenance, repair and operations, maintenance is usually done by government agencies, typically on the local government, local level, but may occasionally be contracted out to a park conservancy, "friends of" group, or private sector company. Depending on size, budget, and land features, which varies considerably among individual parks, common features include playgrounds, gardens, hiking, running, fitness trails or paths, bridle paths, sports fields and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Pomerania (1815–1945)
The Province of Pomerania (; ) was a Provinces of Prussia, province of Prussia from 1815 to 1945. Pomerania was established as a province of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815, an expansion of the older Brandenburg-Prussia province of Province of Pomerania (1653–1815), Pomerania, and then became part of the German Empire in 1871. From 1918, Pomerania was a province of the Free State of Prussia until it was dissolved following World War II by decree of the Allied Control Council with the de jure abolition of Prussia on 25 February 1947, and its territory divided between Poland and Allied-occupied Germany. The city of Stettin (present-day Szczecin, Poland) was the provincial capital. Etymology The name ''Pomerania'' comes from Slavic languages, Slavic , which means "Land at the Sea". Overview The province was created from the Province of Pomerania (1653–1815), former Prussian Province of Pomerania, which consisted of Farther Pomerania and the southern Western Pomerania, and forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statue Of Flora
The Statue of Flora ( ; ) is a sandstone sculpture in Szczecin, Poland, placed at the White Eagle Square. It consists of a statue of Flora (mythology), Flora, goddess of flowers and spring in Roman mythology, with two putto, putti standing next to her legs, one with a flower basket, and one with a cornucopia. It was designed by Johann Konrad Koch, and sculptured by Johann Georg Glume around 1730. History The Statue of Flora was designed by Johann Konrad Koch, and sculptured by Johann Georg Glume around 1730. It was made from sandstone imported from Saxony in Germany. It was originally placed in the centre of Attic (architecture), attic of the Grumbkow Palace in Szczecin, where it replaced a wooden statue of a sitting woman, made by Erhard Lőffler, and probably designed by Johann Georg Glume. The change was most likely caused by the renovations done after the building was bought by merchant Jacob Frederick Wietzlow. In the second half of the 19th century, it was moved to the pala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Manzel
Karl Ludwig Manzel (3 June 1858, Neu Kosenow – 20 June 1936, Berlin) was a German sculptor, painter and graphic artist. Life His father was a tailor and his mother was a midwife. The family moved twice, first to Boldekow then, in 1867, to Anklam where he attended the Gymnasium. It was there that he first expressed a desire to study art, but this was not supported by his parents. In 1875, at the age of seventeen, he arrived in Berlin, penniless, with the intention of enrolling at the Prussian Academy of Arts. He supported his education by teaching drawing at a commercial art school and providing illustrations to the magazines '' Ulk'' (Joke, or Spoof) and ''Lustige Blätter'' (The Funny Papers). Among his teachers at the Academy were Albert Wolff and Fritz Schaper. Under the aegis of a sculptor's association called "Am Wege" (On the Way), he had his first successes and obtained a one-year scholarship to Paris, where he actually remained for three years, working in a major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick III, German Emperor
Frederick III (Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl; 18 October 183115 June 1888), or Friedrich III, was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days between March and his death in June 1888, during the Year of the Three Emperors. Known informally as "Fritz", he was the only son of Emperor Wilhelm I and was raised in his family's tradition of military service. Following the unification of Germany in 1871 his father, then King of Prussia, became German Emperor. Upon Wilhelm's death at the age of ninety on 9 March 1888, the thrones passed to Frederick, who had been German Crown Prince for seventeen years and Crown Prince of Prussia for twenty-seven years. Frederick was suffering from cancer of the larynx when he died at the age of 56, following unsuccessful medical treatments for his condition. Frederick married Victoria, Princess Royal, the oldest child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. The couple were well-matched; their shared Liberalism in Germany, liberal ideology led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equestrian Statue Of Frederick III
The equestrian statue of Frederick III (; ) was a monument in Szczecin, Poland, placed at the current Adam Mickiewicz Square, at the southwestern end of the Stefan Żeromski Park. It was a bronze equestrian statue of Frederick III, the King of Prussia from 1831 to 1888, and the Emperor of Germany in 1888. It was designed by Ludwig Manzel, unveiled in 1913, and removed and subsequently destroyed in 1942. Currently, in its place stands the Adam Mickiewicz Monument. History In 1913, a bronze equestrian statue depicting Frederick III, the King of Prussia from 1831 to 1888, and the Emperor of Germany in 1888, was unveiled at the current Adam Mickiewicz Square, at the southwestern end of the Stefan Żeromski Park. It was designed by Ludwig Manzel Karl Ludwig Manzel (3 June 1858, Neu Kosenow – 20 June 1936, Berlin) was a German sculptor, painter and graphic artist. Life His father was a tailor and his mother was a midwife. The family moved twice, first to Boldekow then, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Hotel (Szczecin)
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Wilhelm Meyer-Schwartau
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Maritime University Of Szczecin
The Maritime University of Szczecin (; ''Akademia Morska'' until 2022) is a public institute of technology in Szczecin, Poland. The profile of the institute of technology is maritime education. The Institute of Technology structure: # Faculty of Navigation # Faculty of Maritime Engineering # Faculty of Economics and Transport Engineering #Faculty of Mechatronics and Electrical Engineering #Faculty of Computer Science and Telecommunications The structure of the University also includes: # Centre for Maritime Technology Transfer # International Students & Mobility Office. The Maritime University of Szczecin and AGH University of Science and Technology have established educational cooperation in scope of maritime mining. Training programs Sea-going programmes: * navigation (in Polish and English language) * mechanical engineering * mechatronics Mechatronics engineering, also called mechatronics, is the synergistic integration of mechanical, electrical, and computer systems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Museum In Szczecin
The National Museum in Szczecin () is a national museum in Szczecin, Poland, established on 1 August 1945. The museum features ancient and modern art, archaeological, historical, numismatic, nautical and ethnographic collections and is divided into six branches, five located in Szczecin and one in Gryfice. Departments The six branches are: *Main Building of the Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie, Wały Chrobrego 3 – Maritime Museum *Szczecin's History Museum, Old Town Hall, Księcia Mściwoja II 8 *Museum of Regional Traditions, Staromłyńska 27 *Museum of Contemporary Art, Palace of the Heads, Staromłyńska 1 *Dialogue Center "Breakthroughs" (Polish: ''Centrum Dialogu „Przełomy”''), Solidarności 1 Square *Narrow Gauge Railway Exhibition in Gryfice Town hall in Szczecin, September 2022 02.jpg, Szczecin's History Museum Wik 22 Szczecin Pałac Sejmu Stanów Pomorskich.jpg, Museum of Regional Traditions 13 Muz.1.JPG, Museum of Contemporary Art Directors *Lech Krzekotowski (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szczecin Voivodeship Office
Szczecin Voivodeship Office is a historic administrative building, opened in 1911 and located at the Chrobry Embankment in the city of Szczecin, Poland. History The main designer was Berlin architect Paul Kieschke. After his death in 1905, Paul Lehmgrübner continued the project and supervised the construction. Work began in 1906 on a 12860 m2 site, purchased for 392,000 marks. Because of the site's topography and the remnants of Fort Leopold, which had previously occupied the location, construction was preceded by large-scale earthworks. These included, among others, the construction of a moat bridge, the replacement of peat substrate, and drainage works. The building was built on the powerful, concrete foundations in places reaching 11 m below street level. The result of nearly six years of ongoing construction work was a monumental complex of three buildings connected by a common, richly decorated facade. The style belongs to German Historicism, emphasizing in particula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stettin (region)
The Region of Stettin (, ) was a unit of territorial division in the Prussian Province of Pomerania, with Prussia forming part of the German Empire from 1871. It was established in 1816 and existed until 1945. On 1 October 1932 the Stralsund Region was incorporated into the Stettin Region. The Region included all of Western and large parts of Central Pomerania. The seat of the regional president's office (Regierungspräsidium; literally 'Government Presidium') was in the city of Stettin (modern Szczecin). Initially it was located in the Ducal Castle, in 1911 it moved to new premises, now used as the West Pomeranian Voivodeship Office in Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai .... Further reading * Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis für das Deutsche Reich auf Grund de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
