Piaskówka Park in Tarnów, Urban park with pond in Tarnów, Poland
Piaskówka Park is an urban park featuring a central pond with a fountain, connected by walking and cycling paths throughout the grounds. The landscape includes various tree species such as birches, alders, willows, and poplars, with open spaces for visitors to enjoy.
The site developed between 1977 and 1979 from the grounds of a former sand quarry, where natural water surfaces formed from the excavation. After its designation as a municipal park in 2003, extensive renovation work transformed it into its current form.
The park's name comes from the Piaskówka district, which in turn recalls the sand quarry that once occupied the site. After the 2015–2019 renovation, wooden gazebos, a barbecue area and a boules court were added, and in April 2020 an illuminated fountain was switched on in the middle of the pond. Swans and wild ducks are regularly seen on the water.
The park lies between Kasprowicza, Elektryczna and Piaskowa streets in the northern Piaskówka district. Main alleys and the pond surroundings are lit by lamps, and the pond is fed by water from the Bagienko stream flowing through the grounds. The area covers 19.39 ha, so allow time to cross it.
The park was created in 1977–1979 on the site of a former sand quarry; the slightly sunken ground and the pond still mark the old excavation. In April 2020 an illuminated fountain was switched on in the middle of the pond, which was enlarged fourfold from 10 to 40 ares during the 2015–2019 renovation.
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