Garden Tourism and Cultural Routes Conference
The Local Tourism Organisation “The Springs of Greater Poland Voivodeship” (WZLOT) organized a conference entitled “Green gold, or the value of historic gardens for the tourism and international cooperation development” in the Town Hall in Złotów. The keynote speaker was Jacek Kuśmierski, co-founder of the Eduard Petzold European Centre for Garden Art.
Peter Joseph Lenné (1789–1866) was a Prussian landscape architect and general director general of the Royal Prussian Gardens. He played a key role in the development of 19th-century landscape gardens in the Neoclassical style and left a lasting impact on the design of parks and gardens in Europe. One of Lenné’s most significant contributions was his work on the redesign of the extensive park and gardens of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. He played a crucial role in the development of the Tiergarten in Berlin and the design of public parks in several other German cities. Many of his works are located in today’s western and north Poland and plays the role of an international garden heritage. These include the Zwierzyniec Park and the Działyński Palace Garden in Złotów, the seat town of the Złotów County in the Greater Poland region. The life and work of Peter Joseph Lenné were displayed at the ECSO exhibition in 2022.
The Local Tourism Organisation “The Springs of Greater Poland Voivodeship” (WZLOT) organized a conference “Green gold, or the value of historic gardens for the tourism and international cooperation development” on January 26, 2024 in the Town Hall in Złotów. The event coordinator was Stanisław Pawełek, a local community leader, who initiated the establishment of the Peter Joseph Lenné Route of Historic Gardens and Parks. The keynote speaker was Jacek Kuśmierski, who presented modern trends in garden tourism in Poland and past European Union programs supporting the garden heritage protection. He talked about the most inspiring examples of Polish routes and garden brands of cities and regions, including: The Valley of Palaces and Gardens in the Jelenia Góra Valley, the Małopolska Route of Gardens, the Carpathian Route of Gardens and Historic Houses. At the end, he presented the European Route of Historic Gardens awarded by the Council of Europe certification in 2020. Jacek Kuśmierski talked about the history of this Association, its members, goals and achievements, such as the European Annual Forum on Historic Gardens and the European Day of Historic Gardens.
Conference Agenda
January 26, 2024
12:00-12:15 Welcome: Tomasz Stoltmann, Deputy Mayor of Złotów
12:15-12:30 Opening: Katarzyna Urban, Chair of the Local Tourism Organisation “The Springs of Greater Poland Voivodeship” (WZLOT)
12:30-13:30 Keynote lecture: Jacek Kuśmierski, “Green gold, or the value of historic gardens for the tourism and international cooperation development”
13:30-13:45 Break
13:45-14:00 Presentation: Jacek Stróżyński, “Peter Joseph Lenné – the greatest landscape architect of the 19th century”
14:00-14:15 Presentation: Aleksandra Jarecka, “Historic gardens and parks of the Krajna Region”
14:15-15:00 Discussion moderated by Stanisław Pawełek, “Establishing of the Peter Joseph Lenné Route of Historic Gardens and Parks in Krajna and Pomerania Regions”.
15:00 Closing Ceremony
The conference was attended by representatives of local government authorities, state institutions, tourist, cultural and scientific organizations as well as members of local community. As a final result of the discussion, a community committee was established to continue working on the Peter Joseph Lenné Route of Historic Gardens and Parks in Krajna and Pomerania Regions.
Partners
- Eduard Petzold European Centre for Garden Art
- European Route of Historic Gardens