Statue of Wojtek the Bear (Szczecin)

Statue of Wojtek the Bear
	The statue in 2019.
Location	Wojtek the Bear Square, Szczecin, Poland
Coordinates	53°26′59″N 14°28′56″E / 53.449679°N 14.482209°E
Designer	Bogdan Ronin-Walknowski
Type	Statue
Material	Bronze
Completion date	23 May 2019
Opening date	28 June 2019
Dedicated to	Wojtek

LocationWojtek the Bear Square, Szczecin, Poland

Coordinates53°26′59″N 14°28′56″E / 53.449679°N 14.482209°E

DesignerBogdan Ronin-Walknowski

TypeStatue

The statue of Wojtek the Bear (Polish: Pomnik misia Wojtka) is a bronze sculpture in Szczecin, Poland, within the Krzekowo-Bezrzecze neighbourhood. It is placed at the Wojtek the Bear Square, at the corner of Misia Wojtka and Żyzna Streets. It is dedicated to Wojtek (1942–1963), a Syrian brown bear which accompanied the 2nd Polish Corps during World War II. The monument was designed by Bogdan Ronin-Walknowski, and unveiled on 23 May 2019

v t e Public art in Szczecin, Poland
Portrait sculpture	Ernst Moritz Arndt † Telesfor Badetko Bogislaw X Bartolomeo Colleoni Jan Czekanowski Michał Doliwo-Dobrowolski Frederick III † Frederick the Great Frederick William † Frederick William III † Józef Haller Anna Jagiellon John Paul II Florian Krygier Carl Loewe † Adam Mickiewicz Józef Piłsudski Sophie Caroline Tilebein Kornel Ujejski William I † Wojtek
Other monuments	Fallen Athletes Fallen in the Fight for the Liberation of Dąbie † Glory of the Soviet Army † Graduate to the Soviet Army † Hungarian Boy Independence Polish Endeavour SS Kapitan K. Maciejewicz mast To those, whom did not return from the sea Victims of December 1970 Victims of the Putsch † Napoleon Mound Workers' Uprising Sign
Other works	Amphitrite Fountain † Elephant Flora Fiery Birds Good Samaritan Hercules Fighting with Centaurus King Matt the First Labyrinth Manzel Fountain † Mother Earth Railwayman Sailor Spinning Top † Umbriaga White Eagle Fountain
Key: † Removed

Statue of Wojtek the Bear (Szczecin)

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