Silesian Park
The Silesian Park , formerly the Silesian Culture and Recreation Park (Śląski Park Kultury i Wypoczynku; also Wojewódzki Park Kultury i Wypoczynku; also known as the Voivodeship Culture and Recreation Park), is a park and recreation facility between the cities of Chorzów and Katowice Katowice ) in the Silesian Voivodeship , Poland . It was founded in the 1960s on the initiative of local politician Jerzy Ziętek . The total area of the park extends to 620 hectares ; it is thus the largest city park in Europe.
Attractions
The park offers the following main attractions:
- Silesian Stadium (Stadion Śląski)
- Silesian Planetarium (Śląskie Planetarium)
- Silesian Zoo (Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny)
- Silesian Amusement Park (Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko)
- Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park (Skansen, Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny)
- Silesian Sculpture and Plastic Gallery (Galeria Rzeźby Śląskiej)
- Rose garden ( rosarium )
- Katowice Fair (Międzynarodowe Targi Katowickie (MTK))
- Historic exhibition hall (Hala Wystaw "Kapelusz")
- Narrow Gauge Railway (Kolejka Szynowa)
- Discovery Park for Children (Park Odkrywców Explorado)
In addition, the park has numerous recreational opportunities:
- Outdoor swimming pool (Kąpielisko "Fala")
- Tennis courts (Korty tenisowe)
- Climbing rope park (Śląski Park Linowy)
- Bicycle paths (Ścieżki rowerowe)
- Shooting Range (Strzelnica)
- Hotel complex with restaurants
With the Elka cable car , the park had the longest flat land cable car in Europe until 2007 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gazeta.pl
- ↑ District "Tysiaclecie" of Katowice
- ↑ economic informant Silesian Voivodeship
- ↑ Google News
- ^ Website of Wojewódzki Park Kultury i Wypoczynku im. gen. Jerzego Ziętka (Status: April 2012) ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 50 ° 17 ′ 26 ″ N , 18 ° 59 ′ 32 ″ E