The Służew Valley Park (

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: ''Park Dolinka Służewska'') is an

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. It is located in the neighbourhood of

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, within the district of

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, between Bacha Street, Wilanów Avenue, Puławska Street, and

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. The park was opened in the 1970s.

History

The park was designed by Longin Majdecki and constructed in the 1970s alongside the nearby neighbourhood of Służew nad Dolinką. Historically, in the place of the park were located farms of the village of

. Some of the original architecture of the local homes survives to the present day near the Tarniny Street. In 2013 in the park was opened the Służew Community Centre.

Characteristics

The park is located in the neighbourhood of

, within the district of

, between Bacha Street, Wilanów Avenue, Puławska Street, and

. It has the total area of 22.8 ha. Through park flows the Służew Stream. It also includes numerous ponds. They are: Czarcie Oczko, Irysowy Dolny, Irysowy Górny, Kaczeńcowy Dolny, Kaczeńcowy Górn, Nenufarowe Ponds, Niezapominajki, and Parzydło.Zdzisław Biernacki: "IV. Geomorfologia i wody powierzchniowe", ''Wisła w Warszawie''. Warsaw: Spacial Planning and Architecture Division of the Warsaw City Hall Office, Dom Wydawniczy ELIPSA, 2000, p. 55. ISBN 83-907333-7-4. (in Polish) In the park are also located the Służew Community Centre and the historical remains of the 20th-century farms.

References

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