The Niebieskie Źródła Nature Reserve, or Blue Springs in English, is a
nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...
in
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
in the city of
Tomaszów Mazowiecki
Tomaszów Mazowiecki (, yi, טאָמעשעוו or ''Tomashuv'') is a city in central Poland with 60,529 inhabitants (2021). The fourth most populous city in the Łódź Voivodeship and the second with free public transport. In Tomaszów Mazowi ...
. It is famous for two pools fed by an underground
spring which seem to "shimmer" or "ripple" at the bottom due to the action of entering water.
The reserve gets its name from the unusual colour of the water. Spring water absorbs red waves, hence the light, reflected from the bottom, has blue-green colour.
The reserve lies next to the
Pilica river and is right next to the
Open-air museum of Pilica river. The reserve is home to 75 different species of birds.
Gallery
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References
Tomaszów Mazowiecki County
Nature reserves in Poland
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