Henryk Jordan Park
Explorer of Kraków's Parks · no. 19
Park type: historic. In this park you can collect a stamp in the "Explorer of Kraków's Parks" campaign run by Kraków's Municipal Greenery Authority (ZZM).
History
The park was founded in 1889 on the initiative of Dr Henryk Jordan, on the Czarna Wieś common, where an agricultural and industrial exhibition had been held two years earlier. Its layout was entrusted to the head of the city gardens, Bolesław Malecki. Sports pitches, gymnastic equipment and playgrounds for children and young people were created, and Jordan himself drew up the timetable of activities and gave talks on Polish history. The city council named the park after him. By 1914, 46 busts of eminent Poles had been put up here, and similar gardens, known as Jordan gardens, began to be founded in other towns. Today the park covers about 21 hectares and has sports pitches, playgrounds and a small pond.
Did you know?
The park has a statue of Wojtek the bear, unveiled on 18 May 2014 on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino. The sculpture is life-size, 2.3 m tall, and its creator is Wojciech Batko.