WP-T2 TOOL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSENSUS BUILDING D.T2.2.1 Socio-historical overview report on Version 1.0 historical parks Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................ 2 History of the document ................................................................................................... 2 1. Introduction - Overview of selected parks ......................................................................... 3 2. Why a project on Gardens? ............................................................................................ 9 3. Croatia ..................................................................................................................... 11 3.1. Bedekovčina: Park surrounding the Castle of Upper Bedekovčina ................................ 11 3.2. Varaždin: Walk Lane of Josip Juraj Strossmayer ...................................................... 12 4. Italy ......................................................................................................................... 13 4.1. Ferrara: the Linear Park of Este Walls ................................................................... 13 4.2. Bologna: the Villa Ghigi Park ............................................................................... 14 5. Poland ...................................................................................................................... 15 5.1. Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship: Park of Lubostroń ............................................... 15 5.2. Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship: park of Kłobka .................................................... 15 5.3. Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship: Park of Szafarnia................................................. 16 5.4. Podkarpackie Voivodeship: the Łańcut Castle park. .................................................. 17 6. Slovenia ................................................................................................................... 18 6.1. Ptuj: the Turnišče Park ..................................................................................... 18 6.2. Velenje: the Historical Castle Park ....................................................................... 19 Annex A: Template for data collection ................................................................................ 20 History of the document Version Status Date Changes Comment 0.1 First draft 15 January 2018 1.0 Final 31 January 2018 D.T2.2.1: Socio-historical overview report on historical parks 2 1. Introduction - Overview of selected parks This document has the objective to present a socio-historical overview of the role of the HICAPS historical castle parks in the past and their current role in the modern society. Following the suggestion of the Fondazione Villa Ghigi, coordinator of the related workpackage, the project partners have agreed a common framework to collect information, presented in Annex A. The form has been completed by all the partners that are going to run a pilot action in their historical parks, i.e. all the project partners but Petit Philosophy and the University of Ljubljana. The collected forms prepared by the involved partner organisations are also presented in Annex A. Together with a general introduction to the park, its location and general purpose, each local report details: • the history of the park, and the main events occurred during its life; • how the park got to the present situation; • a short description of its biodiversity features, together with a presentation of existing flora and fauna, and an overview of naturalist elements and protected species; • the services currently offered by the park, plans for new ones; • a description of key target groups; • a presentation of educational activities, materials and tools developed and used for attracting different categories of users; • a list of publications presenting the park; • the expected exploitation plans over the next 3 to 5 years, as well as a description of other parks and gardens in the surrounding area that can take benefits from the outputs of the HICAPS project. In the following chapters, a brief overview of the key characteristics is presented, with the objective to show the variety and richness of the cultural and natural heritage of the HICAPS partnerships, as well as highlight the key directions that the project will follow to improve the fruition and the accessibility of the selected parks. In particular the analysis has been run on the following locations: • Park of the Castle of Gornja, Bedekovčina (Croatia) • Walk Lane of Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Varaždin (Croatia) • Linear Park of the Este Walls , Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy) • Villa Ghigi Park, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy) • Parks in Lubostroń, Kłobka and Szafarnia, Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Poland) • Łańcut Park, Rzeszow (Poland) • Historical Castle Park, Ptuj (Slovenia) • Historical Castle Park, Velenje (Slovenia) It must be underlined that, while all the other partners have already identified one single historical park where the activities planned by the HICAPS will be mainly piloted, the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship, due to its regional responsibility, has identified three potential areas suitable for the activities run by the project. The final pilot area will be indicated based on further analysis planned for Kujawsko-Pomorskie historical parks. D.T2.2.1: Socio-historical overview report on historical parks 3 The following map presents the geographical location of the parks. D.T2.2.1: Socio-historical overview report on historical parks 4 It can be useful to start this report with a comparative table, summarising the general characteristics of each partner area, with the objective to present a synoptic image of the similarities and differences of the HICAPS parks, according to four main characteristics: • cultural and historical heritage • typology and biodiversity features • status • services and educational activities Country Name of the park Historical buildings Characteristics of the Status Services, educational activities park (creation, (protected) Region / City Location Period biodiversity, conditions) Croatia Historical castle park Castle of Gornja 6,5 ha Protected as No services offered by the park; no of Upper Bedekovčina Bedekovčina monument of educational activities Bedekovčina Surrounding the castle park On the hill of the Baroque manor Donja architecture town Bedekovčina. since 1965 Croatia Walk Lane of Josip Renaissance fort Park surrounding the Not protected No services offered (activities organised Juraj Strossmayer fort. time to time by the city museum or Varaždin Hosting the city museum tourist office); no educational activities Varaždin city centre Decorative garden nor materials. developed since 1750 The park is used by tourists as a walk Biodiversity: coniferous, path from the bus parking and the perennials tree solitaires Castle; by citizens for sport and free deciduous time. D.T2.2.1: Socio-historical overview report on historical parks 5 Italy Linear Park of the Castle (12th century) 9,2 Km surrounding the UNESCO World Educational activities on science and Este Walls Castle Heritage site environmental education are offered in Emilia- cooperation with the City Museum of Romagna Inner city centre About 240 species (39% World Natural History and the Didò Ferrara of the urban flora) Heritage Site Association, targeted to: schools, (whole city) Main restoration in 1998- families, scholars, passionate citizens 1999 and curious about natural sciences. Italy Villa Ghigi Park Villa (ca. 1600 – currently 30 ha Protected Educational activities for schools and not accessible) citizens; summer camps for children; Emilia- Urban area close to Open to public since training for trainers; week-end Romagna the centre of the city Rural buildings: “il 1974 programmes for citizens and families, Bologna Palazzino” (now hosting Great variety of etc. the Villa Ghigi spontaneous, Foundation) and “il ornamental and Becco”. agricultural species, with traditional varieties and vineyards, orchards and fields D.T2.2.1: Socio-historical overview report on historical parks 6 Poland Lubostroń: 5 km from Lubostroń: classicist Kłóbka: park 7,5 ha, it Protected Lubostroń: the palace runs a hotel and city of Łabiszyn palace (1795-1800) hosts the open air catering services. It organises sport and Kujawsko- museum covering an Pomorskie Kłóbka: 6 km from Kłóbka : includes a recreational activities area of 13 ha the "Kowal” junction manor from 1850 Kłóbka: ethnographic park - open-air on the A1 motorway together with a Szafarnia: 3 ha ca. museum, traditional workshops, landscape park with located in the area of Szafarnia is a village regional dances, thematic shows an area of 7.5 the Sokołowska Forest located in the hectares and an rich in pines and oaks. Szafarnia: musical workshops for Kujawsko-Pomorskie adjacent open-air This forest area evolved children and youth, piano concerts, Voivodeship, in the ethnographic museum over time into a park in rental rooms, business meetings, Golub-Dobrzyń Szafarnia: Palace a residential area where company banquets poviat, in the hosting the Chopin there was a garden, municipality Radomin centre orchards and two small ponds. Poland The Łańcut Park Castle (1629) 36 ha including orchard Historical Guided tours in different languages; 16 Km east of and precious, old, monument Ride with sleds; Rzeszow Orangery Rzeszow monumental species of Participate in the programme Museum Glorietta