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History
At first the park was named after Friedrich Schiller. It received its present name, in honour of the physician and social activist Karol Marcinkowski, in 1919.
After the Second World War the park was enlarged with the grounds of former cemeteries. On the cemetery of the parish of St Martin, closed in 1959, the grave of Karol Marcinkowski lay until 1923.
What to see
A bust of Juliusz Słowacki of white marble by Władysław Marcinkowski, unveiled in 1923. During the occupation it was buried by workers of the municipal gardens, and it returned to its place in 1950.
A sculpture of a peacock with a girl by Anna Krzymańska above the pond.
A Turkish hazel with a trunk girth of 200 cm, protected as a natural monument.
For families
Two playgrounds, a sports pitch, an outdoor gym and a skate park.
Getting there by trams 5, 6, 12 and 17 to the stop Poznań Główny.
