Spa park in Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój, Spa park in Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój, Poland
Spa park in Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój covers 16.4 hectares north of Park Norweski, with the Wrzosówka river along its southern edge. It is divided into a castle section, once reserved for Schaffgotsch palace residents, and a public spa section. The grounds hold the Edward spa pavilion with a fountain, the Schaffgotsch Palace (now a Wrocław University of Science and Technology branch), a gallery designed by Carl Gottfried Geissler, an 1836 spa theatre, a concert shell, a monument to Maria Kazimiera Sobieska and two swords styled after the Grunwald swords.
The park began as a vegetable garden laid out in 1713. A French-style garden near the manor is first recorded in 1748, and the main park avenue was planted in 1796 during construction of the new Schaffgotsch palace. In 1819 the first larger English-style layout appeared, and in 1838 the park was thoroughly rebuilt in the English style, with views toward the Karkonosze range, and divided into a castle section reserved for palace residents and a public spa section.
The park's name comes from its role as the spa garden of Cieplice. Its main avenue, planted in 1796 during the building of the Schaffgotsch palace, is still the central walk. Near the Edward pavilion stands a monument to Maria Kazimiera Sobieska, and two stylized swords recall the Battle of Grunwald.
The park covers 16.4 hectares north of Park Norweski, with the Wrzosówka river along its southern edge. Two marked hiking trails cross it, one toward Karpniki and one toward Sosnówka and Karpacz Górny. The grounds are divided into a castle section, once reserved for palace residents, and a spa section open to all.
The thermal springs reach temperatures around 90 degrees Celsius (194 degrees Fahrenheit) and supply specialized centers for eye and musculoskeletal treatments. This naturally hot water source is rare and allows therapies that would otherwise require artificial heating.
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