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History
It was created around 1870 as a private garden. In 1906 the city bought the land and turned the garden into a public park.
It was named after Goethe, in 1919 it became the City Park, and since 1921 it has been the Stanisław Moniuszko Park. The old stand of trees suffered badly in 1945 during the fighting for the nearby Citadel.
What to see
A bust of Moniuszko of 1924, funded by the choirs of the Greater Poland Union of Singing Circles. Destroyed during the occupation, it was recreated after the war by Edward Haupt.
Hornbeams and oaks. It is a quiet place to rest in the city centre, a few minutes from the Imperial Castle.
