Szlak JelonkówKarruś
Karruś – the fairy-tale deer. With a laptop on a pile of books he writes stories about the region. His name is the acronym of the Karkonosze Regional Development Agency, which wrote a fairy tale about him and funded the figurine.
Fun fact: KARR S.A. has supported entrepreneurship in the Jelenia Góra region for over thirty years – grants, advice, a start-up incubator. Karruś is the agency’s mascot and the hero of an educational series for children about Lower Silesia. The figurine was cast at the end of 2020 and unveiled on 30 August 2021, the fifth on the trail.
Figurine author: Marcin Znamienkiewicz (teacher)
Unveiled: August 30, 2021
Karruś is a storyteller little deer. He sits with a laptop on a stack of books, writing tales about the region. The fairy tale about Karruś, created by the Karkonosze Regional Development Agency, is available online, and the figure itself is one of the most educational stops on the Szlak Jelonków trail.
Where Karruś stands
The figure is in the centre of Jelenia Góra, near the Town Hall Square. It is a stop on the Szlak Jelonków trail tied to regional entrepreneurship and the education of the youngest.
The Karkonosze Regional Development Agency
KARR has supported entrepreneurship in the Jelenia Góra region for over thirty years: it offers grants, advice and a start-up incubator. Karruś is the agency's mascot and the hero of an educational series for children about Lower Silesia, distributed in schools across the region. The deer’s name is simply the agency’s acronym: KARR commissioned and funded the figurine, which was cast at the end of 2020 and unveiled on 30 August 2021.
What to see nearby
Nearby stand Italjan by an Italian trattoria and Czytuś by the Książnica Karkonoska library. The centre is the densest part of the Szlak Jelonków trail.
On the town trail nearby: Orthodox church of St. Peter and Paul (110 m), Tower, St. Anne's Chapel and Wojanowska Gate (190 m), The Minor Basilica of Saint Erasmus and St Pancras (250 m)
Frequently asked questions
Who made the Karruś figure?
The little deer was made by Marcin Znamienkiewicz, a sculpture teacher at the Stanisław Wyspiański School of Artistic Crafts in Jelenia Góra.
What is KARR?
The Karkonosze Regional Development Agency, which for over 30 years has supported entrepreneurship in the region. Karruś is its mascot.
Where exactly does the little deer stand?
In the centre of Jelenia Góra, near the Town Hall Square.
Where does the name Karruś come from?
From the acronym KARR – the Karkonosze Regional Development Agency, which commissioned and funded the figurine.
