„Zofiówka” Szczęsnego Potockiego wśród ukraińskich stepów

Between Tulczyn and Uman in southwestern Ukraine, on the estate of Szczęsny Potocki, in the years 1796–1802 the park-garden „Zofiovka” was created, one of the most beautiful in 18th century Europe. The architect and contractor of the arboretum was L. Metzell. The most famous description is S. Trembecki’s poem „Zofiovka”, like the name of the park. They also wrote about the unique work of gardening art J.U. Niemcewicz i A. Mickiewicz. The unfinished novel by J. Słowacki „The King of Ladava” takes place in „Zofiovka”. This unique steppe park is under the care of the State Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, in 1995 it received the Europa Nostra Medal.