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Artificial lake in Szczecin, Poland
Sunny Lake
The lake in 2021.
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LocationSzczecin, Poland
Coordinates53°25′29″N 14°29′54″E / 53.42472°N 14.49833°E / 53.42472; 14.49833
Lake typeArtificial pond
Primary inflowsBukowa
Primary outflowsBukowa
Max. length1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi)
Max. width0.2 kilometres (0.12 mi)
Surface area2 hectares (4.9 acres)
Average depth2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Islands1

The Sunny Lake (Polish: Jezioro Słoneczne), known until 1945 as the Reservoir (German: Stau See), is an artificial fresh water lake in Szczecin, Poland in the neighbourhood of Gumieńce, located near the intersection of Derdowskiego and Ku Słońcu Streets. It forms a central point of the Adina Blady-Szwajger Park. The lake was formed in the 1930s.

History

The artificial lake was formed in the 1930s, when a natural depression have been flooded by water, after surrounding it grounds have been developed into a house estate. It was originally referred to as the Reservoir, and after 1945, was renamed to the Sunny Lake. In the 1950s, at its coast was located a beach.

In 2021, area surrounding the lake, commonly referred to as the Green Square Park, have been officially named the Adina Blady-Szwajger Park, after a physician and pediatrician active in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Second World War.

Characteristics

It is a fresh water lark with an elongated shape, maximal lengh of 1.3 km, and maximal widght of 0.2 km, the total area of 2 ha, and the maximum depth of 2 m. It is crossed by the Bukowa river. It induces the Love Island (Polish: Wyspa Miłości), connected to the mainland by a wooden bridge.

It forms the central point of the Adina Blady-Szwajger Park (Polish: Park Adiny Blady-Szwajger), also alternativly known as the Green Square Park (Polish: Park Zieleniec). Its a small urban green area surrounding the lake.

References

  1. ^ Tadeusz Białecki, Lucyna Turek-Kwiatkowska: Szczecin stary i nowy. Encyklopedyczny zarys historycznych dzielnic i osiedli oraz obiektów fizjograficznych miasta, Szczecin: Szczecińskie Towarzystwo Kultury, 1991. (in Polish)
  2. ^ Jolanta Kowalewska (27 April 2021). "Będzie park Adiny Blady-Szwajger. Mówiła: 'Jestem polską Żydówką'. Jak głosowali radni PiS?". szczecin.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
  3. ^ "Park Zieleniec". rowery.wzp.pl (in Polish).
Parks in Szczecin, Poland
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