Zielonka, Poznań County

For other places with the same name, see Zielonka (disambiguation).
Zielonka
Village
Zielonka
Coordinates: 52°33′N 17°7′E / 52.550°N 17.117°E / 52.550; 17.117
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Poznań County
Gmina Murowana Goślina
Population 60

Zielonka [ʑeˈlɔnka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Murowana Goślina, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Murowana Goślina and 22 km (14 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań. The village has an approximate population of 60.

Zielonka was first mentioned in written records in 1397. It is situated in the middle of the Puszcza Zielonka forest and landscape park. It has a small lake, from which the Trojanka stream flows northward towards Głęboczek.

The University of Life Sciences in Poznań has a research centre in the village. There is also an Arboretum covering 83 ha and featuring about 800 kinds of trees and shrubs. At the main entrance to the Arboretum stand two horse chestnut trees 420 and 330 cm in circumference, and an oak measuring 310 cm.

Zielonka within the Puszcza Zielonka Landscape Park

Notes

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

References


Coordinates: 52°33′N 17°7′E / 52.550°N 17.117°E / 52.550; 17.117

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