Sunny Lake
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| Location | Szczecin, Poland |
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| Lake type | Artificial pond |
| Primary inflows | Bukowa |
| Primary outflows | Bukowa |
| Max. length | 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.2 kilometres (0.12 mi) |
| Surface area | 2 hectares (4.9 acres) |
| Average depth | 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) |
| Islands | 1 |
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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
[edit | edit source]The artificial lake was formed in the 1930s, when a natural depression was flooded by water, after the 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.[1]
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.[2][3]
Characteristics
[edit | edit source]It is a fresh water lake with an elongated shape, maximal length of 1.3 km, and maximal width 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.[1][3]
It forms the central point of the Adina Blady-Szwajger Park (Polish: Park Adiny Blady-Szwajger), also alternatively known as the Green Square Park (Polish: Park Zieleniec). Its a small urban green area surrounding the lake.[2][3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b 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)
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