Park Centralny w Olsztynie, Urban park along Łyna River in Olsztyn, Poland.
Park Centralny in Olsztyn covers about 13 hectares in the city centre along the Łyna River, laid out in English style between the streets 22 Stycznia, E. Plater, T. Kościuszki, Niepodległości, R. Knosały and S. Pieniężnego. It has walking paths, bicycle routes, four small bridges over the Łyna, a small amphitheatre with a roof, a children's playground, a kayak landing and covered shelters.
Construction started in 2013 and finished in July 2014, with partial support from the European Union Regional Development Program for Warmia and Mazury. This investment was part of the city's modern infrastructure development.
In the middle of the park stands an elliptical fountain lit at night, holding several-tonne hemispheres partly sunk in the water that stand for the solar system, a nod to Copernicus's years in Olsztyn. The fountain is the meeting point of the park's main paths.
The park covers about 13 hectares along the Łyna River, bounded by the streets 22 Stycznia, E. Plater, T. Kościuszki, Niepodległości, R. Knosały and S. Pieniężnego. Four footbridges cross the river, and a small amphitheatre with a roof, covered gazebos and a kayak landing serve visitors. The elliptical fountain is lit at night.
The park's elliptical fountain holds several-tonne hemispheres partly sunk in the water, arranged as a model of the solar system. The reference is to Nicolaus Copernicus, who lived and worked in Olsztyn as administrator of the Warmia chapter.
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