Originally a large garden of the Langer's Villa was converted into a public park in the middle of the last century. You can walk along the paved paths, around the pond with bridges or just relax among the flowers and greenery. The park also serves as an arboretum with seventy species of trees and bushes.
In the park you can also find a reminder of the famous Svitavy native Oskar Schindler. His memorial, which commemorates the story of saving 1200 human lives during the Second World War, stands opposite Schindler's birthplace. You can learn more about the main character of Spielberg's Oscar-winning film Schindler's List at the museum of Svitavy.
Pieces of art in the park are represented by a sculpture of Maternal Love which came to existence thanks to the local patron Valentin Oswald Ottendorfer. Three more copies of this sculpture can be seen worldwide, in American New York, Thuringian Wiemar and Bavarian Stuttgart.
| Category | botanical garden / arboretum, park |
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| Date of construction | 1890 |