Muskauer Park stretches on both the Polish and German sides of the Lusatian Neisse River and is one of the most outstanding achievements of European architecture of the 19th century. The founder of the park was the owner of the Muskau estate, Hermann von Puckler. Its construction began on May 1, 1815 when Puckler notified the burghers of the town of Muskau of his plan to build a park that would unite the manifestations of the coexistence of nature, culture, technology and spirit on approximately 1,000 hectares. Prince Puckler created the park between 1815 and 1845, but unfortunately he overestimated his investment and, having failed to complete all the objectives in the face of bankruptcy, was forced to sell the park, which interrupted its development and did not allow him to carry out his plans. But soon the park was bought by Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, who made Puckler's disciple Eduard Petzold the administrator of the estate. It was he who stepped forward to continue his teacher's work, which allowed the park to be expanded. The last owners before the war, the Counts von Arnim, made an effort to place the central part of the park under legal protection and create the Park Muskau reserve there. In 1945, the park buildings were mostly destroyed, and the establishment of the Polish border on the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers divided the park into two parts. In 1989, after Polish-German cooperation was established for the reconstruction and protection of Muskauer Park. The park's area today is 700 hectares, 500 of which are on the Polish side. Since 1988 it has been overseen by the Center for Historic Landscapes in Warsaw, which is involved in the protection and restoration of the park. The park is well prepared for hiking, biking and horseback riding tourists.
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