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The Muskau Park ( , officially: Fürst-Pückler-Park Bad Muskau, ), is the largest and one of the most famous English gardens of Germany and Poland.Situated in the historic Upper Lusatia region, it covers 3.5 km2 (1.4 sqmi) of land in Poland and 2.1 km2 (0.8 sqmi) in Germany. The park extends on both sides of the Lusatian Neisse river, which constitutes the border between the countries. The 17.9 km2 (6.9 sqmi) buffer zone around the park encompassed the German town Bad Muskau ( ) in the West and Polish Łęknica (Wjeska, former Lugknitz) in the East. While Muskau Castle is situated west of the river, the heart of the park are the partially wooded raised areas on the east bank called The Park on Terraces. In 2003 a pedestrian bridge spanning the Neisse was rebuilt to connect both parts. On July 2, 2004, UNESCO added the park to its World Heritage List, as an exemplary example of cross-border cultural collaboration between Poland and Germany. It was added to the list on two criteria: for breaking new ground in terms of development towards the ideal man-made landscape, and for its influence on the development of landscape architecture as a discipline. |
