Silent Unseen Park
The Silent Unseen Paratroopers of the Home Army Park,[a] also simply known as the Silent Unseen Park[b] is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the neighbourhood of Natolin, within the district of Ursynów, between Perkalowa Street, Belgradzka Strewt, Moczydłowska Street, and Gminna Street. The park was established in 2016.
Name
The park is named after the Silent Unseen, the elite special-operations paratroopers of the Home Army of Poland during the World War II.[1]
History
The park was established on 24 May 2016.[2]
It included the Three Peaks Hill, an artificial hill made in the 1970s.[3] Around the year 2000, there was built a dual slalom bike racing track, and in the following years were also added four-cross and dirt jumping track amenities.[4] In 2015, were added the beginners track and in 2018, the pump track.[5] There were hosted numerous mountain bike racing events.[3]
Characteristics
The park is located in the neighbourhood of Natolin, within the district of Ursynów, between Perkalowa Street, Belgradzka Strewt, Moczydłowska Street, and Gminna Street. It has the total area of around 17.82.[1]
The park includes the Three Peaks Hill, an artificial hill with the peak height of 133.9 m. It includes numerous mountain bike racing tracks for dual slalom, four-cross, dirt jumping, and pump track. There are organised numerous mountain bike racing events[3][4]
In the park, near Gminna Street are located two Scots pines, that have the statues of the natural monuments.[6]
It is also the location of the annual history picnic dedicated to the Silent Unseen soldiers.[7]
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Park im. Cichociemnych Spadochroniarzy AK". ursynow.um.warszawa.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Uchwała nr XXVII/693/2016 Rady Miasta Stołecznego Warszawy z dnia 12 maja 2016 r. w sprawie utworzenia parku miejskiego na terenie Dzielnicy Ursynów m.st. Warszawy". edziennik.mazowieckie.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b c "Wzgórze Trzech Szczytów". um.warszawa.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b Mariusz Prządak: Sekrety Ursynowa. Łódź: Księży Młyn, 2021, p. 121−122. ISBN 978-83-7729-444-4. (in Polish)
- ^ "W niedzielę na Kazurce otwarcie największego pumptracku na Mazowszu". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Pomniki przyrody na terenie m.st. Warszawy. Pomniki przyrody na terenie dzielnicy Ursynów". bip.warszawa.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "IV Dzień Cichociemnych". ursynow.pl (in Polish).
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