Manor Park

In Brwice, there are two landscape parks, both of which are listed as historic monuments. The first is located in the northern part of the town and covers an area of 15 hectares. It was established in the 18th century and once featured a palace on its grounds, which was demolished after 1945.

The park is a landscape-forest park; in its northern part stood a palace situated in a vast clearing. The most interesting tree species were planted in the southern part of the park, along with numerous shrubs that served a decorative purpose.

Two compositional axes can be identified in the park—the first was the palace, and the second was a scenic clearing running from the eastern wall to the western wall through the center of the ponds. The road running through the center of the park is paved; the remaining paths are dirt paths. The park’s area was partially reduced after 1945 due to tree removal.

The park stretches along the slope of a hill that descends behind the manor house. The park’s original layout is fairly clear, and its area is crisscrossed by three paths. In the southern part of the park, there are hornbeam-lined avenues. The main compositional axis was most likely the road that ran along the eastern part of the park, connecting the southern section with the manor house.

Currently, the trees in the park include species such as European ash, sycamore maple, Norway maple, black alder, walnut, white poplar, white willow, fruit trees, large-leaved linden, and white chestnut. In total, the park is home to over 20 species of deciduous trees, 5 species of conifers, and over 10 species of shrubs. Due to their size, the linden trees with trunk circumferences of over 3 meters and 4 meters, the horse chestnut trees with circumferences of over 3.70 meters, and the oaks with circumferences of nearly 4 meters deserve special attention.

Of particular note is the sequoia in the park, which has a circumference of over 3.5 meters. It is currently the largest, thickest, and oldest sequoia in Poland—it is approximately 120 years old and 27 meters tall. In total, twenty-two species of deciduous trees, six species of conifers, and thirteen species of shrubs and vines have been identified within the park. The park is home to several monumental trees.

Currently, the landscape park is neglected. The site was added to the provincial list of historic monuments in December 1980.