Lasek Złotoryjski, Urban forest park in southwestern Legnica, Poland.
Lasek Złotoryjski is a woodland park covering about 52 hectares with mixed tree species, open meadows, and natural clearings throughout. A network of pathways winds through the terrain, offering access to different sections of the forest for walking and cycling.
The park was established in 1890 when a gardener began planting the forest following a horticultural exhibition, starting with around 40,000 trees. Early in the 1900s, a prominent family further expanded the woodland through land donations and additional tens of thousands of seedlings.
The name Lasek Złotoryjski comes from Złotoryjska Street, which borders the park; it does not honour a family. The founders were instead the von Ruffers, Silesian industrialists who gave land for the northern section in 1907 and funded 150,000 deciduous and coniferous seedlings for both parts. Obelisks commemorating the founders stand in the park, though they lost their original function after 1945.
The park lies in the south-western outskirts of Legnica, and its protective-zone status keeps it little visited, so wild shrubs and self-sown plants cover much of the ground. Marked walking and cycling paths were laid out through it in 1999, and the blue "Szlak Polskiej Miedzi" long-distance trail crosses it towards Złotoryja. The terrain suits mountain biking; anglers use the two ponds of the "Glinki" ecological site.
Two glacial erratic boulders lie in the southern part of the park, with circumferences of 5.65 and 7.85 metres, left by the Middle Polish glaciation. The larger one is easy to miss among the trees and undergrowth on the slope.
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