Źródła Olechówki – park in Łódź, Park in Olechów-Janów, Łódź, Poland
Źródła Olechówki is a park in the Olechów-Janów district of Łódź, built around the natural springs where the Olechówka river begins. The grounds consist mainly of wet meadows, groups of trees, and unpaved paths that wind through a partly marshy floodplain landscape.
The park was established in 2010 on land long known for its natural springs, which once supplied fresh water to the surrounding settlements. In the years that followed, the city of Łódź invested in new paths and facilities to make the area more welcoming.
The tężnia solankowa, a wooden graduation tower built in 2018, is the park's main built feature. Water trickles over blackthorn branches and releases a salty mist that visitors inhale; people from Olechów gather around it on sunny days. The tower is the park's recreational focal point.
The park sits between Aleja Ofiar Terroryzmu 11 Września and the streets Kazimierza Odnowiciela and Bolka Świdnickiego, and is easy to reach on foot. Since parts of the ground can be marshy, sturdy footwear is a good idea, especially after rain.
The park's saline graduation tower, built in 2018, is fed by brine trickling over blackthorn twigs to release a salty mist. The source article records no sledding slope or winter use for the structure, so visitors should not expect one. The tower stands among the wet meadows where the Olechówka river rises.
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