Editing Statue of Filuś (section)

== History ==
The bronze sculpture was designed by Zbigniew Mikielewicz. It depicts Filuś, a small fictional dog from the comic series ''Profesor Filutek i jego piesek'' ({{lit|Professor Filutek and His Little Dog}}), created by [[Zbigniew Lengren]] and published in news magazine ''[[Przekrój]]'' from 1946 to 2003. It was unveiled on 
2 February 2005 in [[Toruń]], the hometown of Lengren, in the anniversary of his 86th birthday.<ref name=sp>{{cite web|url=https://stronapodrozy.pl/sympatyczny-pomnik-w-sercu-torunia-skad-w-miescie-wziela-sie-rzezba-ktora-wzrusza-turystow/ar/c7-19002018|website=stronapodrozy.pl|title=Sympatyczny pomnik w sercu Torunia. Skąd w mieście wzięła się rzeźba, która wzrusza turystów?|author=Patrycja Seklecka|date=18 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=tvp>{{cite web|url=https://bydgoszcz.tvp.pl/85277434/profesor-filutek-pies-filus-parasol-torun|website=bydgoszcz.tvp.pl|language=pl|title=Filuś na toruńskiej starówce nie ma czego pilnować. Wiemy, co się stało z parasolem|author=Michał Górski|date=26 February 2025}}</ref>

Every 1 April a small festivities are held around the statue, known as the Filuś Day. Its organised to celebrate author of the comic series, Zbigniew Lengren on his [[name day]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://naszemiasto.pl/tworca-filutka-i-filusia-obchodzi-imieniny/ar/c8-2498200|website=naszemiasto.pl|title=Twórca Filutka i Filusia obchodzi imieniny!|date=25 November 2014|language=pl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nowosci.com.pl/torun-pamieta-o-profesorze-filutku-i-jego-psie-filusiu/ar/c1-14012939|website=nowosci.com.pl|title=Toruń pamięta o profesorze Filutku i jego psie Filusiu|date=1 April 2019|language=pl}}</ref>