Bench of Alice Habsburg in Żywiec

The Bench of Alice Habsburg is a bronze sculpture in the form of a monument bench, standing in the Castle Park in Żywiec, not far from the Miniature Park. You can sit down next to the life-size figure.

Who it depicts

The monument depicts Alice Habsburg, née Ankarcrona, the Swedish-born morganatic wife of Karl Albrecht Habsburg and mother of Princess Maria Krystyna Habsburg. She lived in Żywiec in 1920-1945, and during the Second World War she was a member of the Home Army. The sculpture shows her seated, with a scarf bearing the Habsburg coat of arms in her hand.

Author and origin

The author of the bronze sculpture is Bronisław Krzysztof. The monument was unveiled in 2012 as part of the Miniature Park project carried out by the Żywiec County Office. Next to it is the Miniature Park in Żywiec, and a few hundred metres further the Municipal Museum in Żywiec.

Practical information

• Location: the Castle Park in Żywiec, next to the Miniature Park.
• The sculpture stands in the park and can be seen at any time when the park is open.