page_title: Henryk Sienkiewicz Park in Włocławek
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Henryk Sienkiewicz Park in Włocławek / Description
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Ówczesna ulica Żelazna na odcinku będącym dzisiaj częścią Placu Wolności we Włocławku na fotografii Bolesława Sztejnera sprzed 1902 roku. W tle widać pałac Mühsama. Po lewej stronie widać ogrodzenie istniejącego wówczas Ogrodu Saskiego. English: Part of nowadays Wolności Square in Włocławek, which was then Żelazna street on photograph by Bolesław Sztejner, made before 1902 year. On the background there is a Mühsam's Palace. On the left there is a fence of former Saski Garden (Park).
context_page_description: The Henryk Sienkiewicz Park in Włocławek - one of the oldest city parks in Poland.
context_section_description: The park is located at the mouth of the Zgłowiączka River to the Vistula River, in the city centre, next to the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  There is a bust of Henryk Sienkiewicz in the centre of the park. The writer became a patron of the park in 1916. This was a reaction of local residents to the news of death of this outstanding writer, who was involved in helping the soldiers of the First World War. Sienkiewicz visited Włocławek between 1903 and 1904, in connection with a flood that hit the town. He read one of the chapters of his novella. The writer's stay was also connected with his acceptance of the honorary membership of the Włocławek Rowing Society.
  The area of the park is 40.18 hectares, and the density of trees and shrubs is about 200 pieces/hectare. There are 65 tree species in the park, most of them (53) deciduous.
  One of the attractions of the park is a historic weeping willow, with its trunk nearly on the surface of the Zgłowiączka river. In November 2017, city authorities decided to cut down the tree. The decision was met with great outrage from local residents, who felt sentimental about the old tree, where, among others, newly-weds would take photos. The residents organized an event on their Facebook profile "Włocławek the way we remember it" (pol. Włocławek, jaki pamietamy"), aimed at discouraging the authorities from cutting down the tree. The local station CW24, portal "DDWłocławek" and TVP3 Bydgoszcz reported on the case. Eventually, the decision to cut down the tree was abandoned, instead it was decided to take greater care of the willow.
  Due to its location, the park is exposed to floods when Vistula takes over. This happened in 1937 and 2010.
caption: Today's Plac Wolności (Freedom Square) on a photograph by Bolesław Sztejner dated prior to 1902. To the left is the fence of the Saxon Garden.
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