The Służew Valley Park[a] is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the neighbourhood of Służew, within the district of Mokotów, between Bacha Street, Wilanów Avenue, Puławska Street, and Dolina Służewiecka Street. The park was opened in the 1970s.
| Służew Valley Park | |
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 The Służew Valley Park in 2019. | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Mokotów, Warsaw, Poland |
| Coordinates | 52°10′07″N 21°01′52″E / 52.16861°N 21.03111°E |
| Area | 22.8 ha |
| Created | 1970s |
| Designer | Longin Majdecki |
History
editThe park was designed by Longin Majdecki and constructed in the 1970s allongside the nearby neighbourhood of Służew nad Dolinką.[1][2] Historically, in the place of the park were located farms of the village of Służew. Some of the original architecture of the local homes survives to the present day near the Tarniny Street.[3][4]
In 2013 in the park was opened the Służew Community Centre.[5]
Characteristics
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The park is located in the neighbourhood of Służew, within the district of Mokotów, between Bacha Street, Wilanów Avenue, Puławska Street, and Dolina Służewiecka Street. It has the total area of 22.8 ha.[3]
Through park flows the Służew Stream.[1] It also includes numerous ponds. They are: Czarcie Oczko, Irysowy Dolny, Irysowy Górny, Kaczeńcowy Dolny, Kaczeńcowy Górn, Nenufarowe Ponds, Niezapominajki, and Parzydło.[6]
In the park are also located the Służew Community Centre and the historical remains of the 20th-century farms.[4][5]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Park Dolinka Służewska – malowniczy zakątek pełen dzikiej przyrody". zzw.waw.pl (in Polish). 10 June 2022.
- ^ Tomasz Urzykowski (29 May 2015). "Spacerownik po Służewie. Dolina Służewska, św. Jan Nepomucen i ostatnie wiejskie gospodarstwo". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b "Park Dolinka Służewska". eko.um.warszawa.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b "Tarminy nad Smródką". ursynow.org.pl (in Polish). 23 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Służewski Dom Kultury". architektura.muratorplus.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Zdzisław Biernacki: "IV. Geomorfologia i wody powierzchniowe", Wisła w Warszawie. Warsaw: Spacial Planning and Architecture Division of the Warsaw City Hall Office, Dom Wydawniczy ELIPSA, 2000, p. 55. ISBN 83-907333-7-4. (in Polish)