Babcia i Wnuczki
Babcia i Wnuczki is a bronze family group, a grandmother on a bench with her grandchildren, at Walońska 15 in Przedmieście Oławskie, about 1.6 km south-east of the Market Square.
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Story
Babcia i Wnuczki is a family scene in the Przedmieście Oławskie district, about 1.6 km south-east of the Market Square. A smiling grandmother with a deeply lined face and a flat cap sits in the middle of a garden-style bench, and the grandchildren cluster around her: one girl peeks over the backrest, and another small face appears at the edge of the photo. Imagine the afternoon chatter. Grandmother has heard every story twice and is far too pleased to be sitting with her grandchildren to mind.
History & Significance
Wrocław's bronze dwarfs grew out of the Orange Alternative, a playful, non-violent protest movement of the 1980s whose members painted dwarfs on city walls. Since 2005 the city has filled its streets with bronze dwarfs, and there are now hundreds of them. wromap.pl gives the address as Walońska 15 but names no sculptor and no date for the group, and I found no other source that does. wromap.pl also lists a separate entry called Babcia at the same address, so it is unclear whether it is the same figure or a neighbouring one.
Inspiration
The sources I checked do not explain why this group was placed here. What the photo shows is a grandmother in a flat cap on a bench with the grandchildren leaning in around her, a gentle family scene rather than a tribute to a trade or a company.
Fun Facts
- It is one of the few dwarf scenes built around a whole family, not a single figure.
- In the photo the grandmother wears a flat cap and smiles with a face full of fine wrinkles.
- One grandchild peeks over the back of the bench while another leans in from the side.
- wromap.pl lists the address as Walońska 15 and also shows a separate entry called Babcia there.
- Stylista Fryzur is only 56 m away, so you can see two dwarfs in one short walk.
How to Find This Dwarf
Look for Walońska 15 in Przedmieście Oławskie, about 1.6 km south-east of the Market Square. The group sits on a bench among greenery rather than on the pavement edge. Stylista Fryzur is 56 m west, Innowator 180 m north-east and Strażnik Miejski 213 m north-east, so a short loop picks up several dwarfs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the Babcia i Wnuczki dwarf group?
At Walońska 15 in the Przedmieście Oławskie district, about 1.6 km south-east of the Market Square, according to wromap.pl. It is a bench with a grandmother and her grandchildren.
Who made Babcia i Wnuczki and when?
I found no source that names the sculptor or gives a date. wromap.pl lists neither.
Is it just one dwarf?
No, it is a group: a grandmother and her grandchildren on a bench. wromap.pl also lists a separate Babcia entry at the same address, so check the site if you want to find both.
Accessibility
Ground LevelOutdoor
The group sits on a bench in a green area; the photo shows grass and soil around it. Surface and step-free access were not verified.
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