Szlak JelonkówStrażak
Strażak – the firefighter deer in a fire helmet. With an axe and a hose ready for action, he stands guard in front of the State Fire Service station, where firefighters wait for a call – hoping that today no one will need them.
Fun fact: The Jelenia Góra fire service unit serves a district of about 80,000 residents, including the Karkonosze National Park. The character of the region – mountains, forests, tunnels and hairpin roads – requires firefighters to take high-altitude courses, avalanche rescue training and to operate specialised mountain equipment.
Figurine author: Marcin Znamienkiewicz (nauczyciel)
Strażak is a little deer in a fire helmet. With an axe and a hose, ready for action, he keeps watch in front of the State Fire Service station in Jelenia Góra, where life-and-death decisions are made every day. He is one of the most heroic stops on the Szlak Jelonków trail.
Where Strażak stands
The figure is in the centre of Jelenia Góra, by the State Fire Service station. It is a stop on the Szlak Jelonków trail paying tribute to the city's emergency services.
The fire service in the Karkonosze
The Jelenia Góra fire service unit serves a district of about 80,000 residents, including the Karkonosze National Park. The character of the region – mountains, forests, tunnels and hairpin roads – requires firefighters to take high-altitude courses, avalanche rescue training and to operate specialised mountain equipment.
What to see nearby
Nearby stand the musical Wiolinek by the music school and Rajcuś by the Town Hall. The centre is the densest part of the Szlak Jelonków trail.
Frequently asked questions
Who made the Strażak figure?
The little deer was made by Marcin Znamienkiewicz, a sculpture teacher at the Stanisław Wyspiański School of Artistic Crafts in Jelenia Góra.
What sets firefighters in the Karkonosze apart?
The mountain character of the region requires high-altitude courses, avalanche rescue and operating mountain equipment.
Where exactly does the little deer stand?
In the centre of Jelenia Góra, by the State Fire Service station.
