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Sielec Park
The Sielec Park (formerly known as Renard Park, Mauve Park) is a historic urban park in Sosnowiec, Poland. It is the second oldest and fourth largest municipal park in the city and the largest listed historic park, forming a complex with the Sielecki Castle. The park is divided into two sections: the "old park" and the "new park," covering 10.4 ha and 9.84 ha, respectively. The Czarna Przemsza River runs through the park, marking the boundary between the two sections. Location Sielecki Park is located in the Sielec (Sosnowiec), Sielec district, adjacent to the Czarna Przemsza River and on the border between the Śródmieście (Sosnowiec), Śródmieście and Pogoń (Sosnowiec), Pogoń districts. Its boundaries are marked by 3 Maja Street (Sosnowiec), 3 Maja Street to the west and north, the Sielecki Castle and Zamkowa Street to the east, and residential areas along Parkowa, Legionów, Kręta, and Sielecka Streets to the south. History In 1856, the Sielec estate, including t ...
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Czarna Przemsza
The Przemsza () is a river in the south of Poland, and a tributary of the Vistula. According to one view, it originates at the confluence of the Black () Przemsza and Biała Przemsza, White (''Biała'') Przemsza, between the towns of Mysłowice and Jaworzno. For about it flows southwards to its Vistula mouth at Czarnuchowice (a district of Bieruń). Another view places its beginning at the source of the Black Przemsza, giving it the length of 88 kilometers. The Przemsza is one of the most polluted rivers of Poland. It carries industrial waste from the Upper Silesia and Zagłębie Dąbrowskie Coal Basin, and its water is regarded as dead. Furthermore, due to high level of pollution, the Przemsza does not freeze over in winter. Among the towns located along the Przemsza are Dąbrowa Górnicza, Mysłowice, Jaworzno, Chełmek, and Jęzor, a district of Sosnowiec. The Przemsza has been used for water transport since the mid-18th century. By the mid-19th century, it emerged as one of the ...
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