Koseze Pond ( sl, Koseški bajer), Martinek Pond () or Lake Koseze () is an
artificial
Artificiality (the state of being artificial or manmade) is the state of being the product of intentional human manufacture, rather than occurring naturally through processes not involving or requiring human activity.
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Artificiality ...
pond at the edge of
Ljubljana, the capital of
Slovenia, between
Šiška Hill to the west and the neighborhood of Mostec to the east. It is part of the
Tivoli–Rožnik Hill–Šiška Hill Landscape Park and is named after the nearby
Koseze neighborhood in Ljubljana's
Šiška District. Near Koseze Pond, the
Path of Remembrance and Comradeship touches Tivoli–Rožnik Hill–Šiška Hill Landscape Park.
The pond has an area of and a maximum depth of .
It is fed by Mostec Creek.
It was created after a former
clay pit
A clay pit is a quarry or mine for the extraction of clay, which is generally used for manufacturing pottery, bricks or Portland cement. Quarries where clay is mined to make bricks are sometimes called brick pits.
A brickyard or brickworks i ...
at the site, which supplied the brickworks operated by
Gustav Tönnies
Gustav Johann Ludvik Tönnies (January 16, 1814 – November 12, 1886) was a Swedish and Austro-Hungarian carpenter, architect and industrialist, who lived most of his life in Ljubljana.
During the period of the great social and economic change ...
(1814–1886), was closed. The pit was then overgrown by grass, but the Agrostroj company later flooded the area to test irrigation pumps.
Koseze Pond is now used as a recreation area by local residents. In the summer it is used for racing
radio-controlled model boats and fishing. Swimming is prohibited due to the poor quality of the water, which is also contaminated by
cyanobacteria. In the winter it is used for skating. Koseze Pond is a natural habitat for the
edible frog,
migrant hawker,
common bulrush, and
common reed
''Phragmites australis'', known as the common reed, is a species of plant. It is a broadly distributed wetland grass that can grow up to tall.
Description
''Phragmites australis'' commonly forms extensive stands (known as reed beds), which may ...
.
[City Municipality of Ljubljana. 2004. ''Koseški bajer'' (sign posted at the pond). Ljubljana: MOL, ZRSVN.]
See also
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Tivoli Pond
Tivoli Pond ( sl, Tivolski ribnik, less often or simply or ''Ribnjak'' ('pond')) is a man-made pond at the southeastern end of Tivoli City Park in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It was created in 1880. It is part of Tivoli–Rožnik Hill– ...
, another pond in the Tivoli–Rožnik Hill–Šiška Hill Landscape Park
References
External links
Ljubljana: 'Koseški bajer' - ribnik jubljana: Koseze Pond 2007.
VR panorama.
Boštjan Burger. (Rich media - may be viewed with
QuickTime). Accessed on 19 February 2012.
Ljubljana: The Green Ring of Ljubljana The Path of Remembrance and Comradeship at Koseze Pond. 8 May 2009 – 9 May 2009.
VR panorama (surround photography).
Boštjan Burger. (Rich media - may be viewed with
QuickTime). Accessed on 19 February 2012.
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Ponds of Slovenia
Artificial lakes
Geography of Ljubljana
Šiška District
Tivoli–Rožnik Hill–Šiška Hill Natural Park