Odra Trail – Słodowa Island [17]

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An aerial view on dense housing of the island.

An aerial view on dense housing of the island.

 

 See location on the map

 

Islands: Tamka, Piasek, Bielarska, Daliowa, Młyńska and Słodowa make up eastern group of city islands circled by two branches of Odra – north and south. Apart from Tamka, all the islands are connected by old and modern bridges and footbridges.

 

Słodowa Island, on the left in the background a view of Ostrów Tumski.

Słodowa Island, on the left in the background a view of Ostrów Tumski.

 

Słodowa island was formerly called Bielarska Przednia – from workshops of bleachers that is people who bleached linen. Current name of the island refers to plants producing malt for beer production which operated here. On the inner-city islands worked first Wrocław mills. Mill of St. Matthias on Tamka and mill Maria – on the Sand and Mill Island. On Bielarska and Słodowa islands built were two mills of St. Clara. They were all owned by Wrocław monasteries.

 

The last preserved to this day house on the island.

The last preserved to this day house on the island.

 

Only in the nineteenth century (after demolition of the fortifications and due to secularisation) on the Słodowa Island built were residential buildings, and the shores of the river around the islands were from then on used as natural bathing zones. The first river bathing zone was opened in 1804 on the banks of Tamka by military doctor F. Zirtzow. In 1873, a teacher of gymnastics F. Kallenbach founded first indoor swimming pool for men on the Island Bielarska, and soon – on Tamka – also for women. Large number of bathing zones proved the high popularity of this form of recreation – at the beginning of the twentieth century, several objects of this type were moored to the city islands or operated on the backwaters of Olawa and Bystrzyca.

 

Słodowa Island.

Słodowa Island.

 

Nowadays, Słodowa Island, with a single tenement saved from the Second World War, has recreational functions. At its western end, near University bridges, operates Cypel Harbour from which small ships sail upriver. During the cruise, you can see historical hydro-technical facilities of the Wrocław Water Junction.

 

Winter on Słodowa Island.

Winter on Słodowa Island.

 

The island has no connection to the left bank of Odra. Three crossings allow passage to the neighboring islands: Piasek, Młyńska and Bielarska and modern Słodowa footbridge provides access to the right bank of Odra.

 

Słodowa Island visible on the left side.

Słodowa Island visible on the left side.

 

Good morning
There were some islands in the Odra valley
In it some Slavs refined as beavers
They skinny dipped danced dozed off without quilts
Not quite a year not quite a mile until Chrobry
After some wine practices courting
Before he puts his sword into its scabbard slowly fate with water from the crystal caused these islands’ outline out of space describe and paint to look like an intergalactic lump…

LUC, Kosmostumostów & trzeci wymiar, fragment of text placed on a mural under rail bridge on Legnicka Street.

 

The flood of the century, 1903.

The flood of the century, 1903.

 

Słodowa Island

Słodowa Island

 

Słodowa Island

Słodowa Island

 

Słodowa Island

Słodowa Island

 

Słodowa Island

Słodowa Island

 

Słodowa Island

Słodowa Island

 



 

 

ODRA TRAIL:

  1. Stopień wodny Opatowice, Śluza Opatowice
  2. Stopień wodny Bartoszowice, Śluza Bartoszowice
  3. Przystań ZOO, Port STANICA, Port RANCZO
  4. Przystań Zwierzyniecka, Most Zwierzyniecki, Kanał Miejskiego
  5. Szczytniki Barrage, Szczytniki Lock
  6. Wyspiański Shore
  7. Ujście rzeki Oława, Port Węglowy, Odra Centrum
  8. Grunwaldzki Bridge
  9. Kanał Żeglugowy, Śluza Zacisze
  10. Boulevard of Lech and Maria Kaczyński
  11. Gondola Bay
  12. Boulevard of Xawery Dunikowski
  13. Włostowic boulevard
  14. Most Tumski, Mosty Młyńskiej
  15. Sand Bridge, the Tamka Island
  16. The upper barrage, Sand Lock
  17. Słodowa Island
  18. Most Uniwersytecki, Marina
  19. The lower barrage – Burgher’s Lock
  20. Mieszczański Stopień Wodny, Elektrownie wodne
  21. Port Miejski, Kępa Mieszczańska
  22. Stopień wodny Różanka, Śluza Różanka
  23. Barrage Psie Pole, The City Lock
  24. Most Milenijny, Zimowisko Barek Osobowice 1
  25. Port Popowice
  26. Zimowisko Barek Osobowice 1
  27. Stocznia Kozanów
  28. Stopień wodny Rędzin, Śluzy Rędzin
  29. Home page

 

 

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