Vistulan Boulevards in Kraków

Vistulan Boulevards in Kraków
Boulevards viewed from the Vistula River
Type	Boulevards
Location	Kraków, Poland
Coordinates	50°01′51″N 19°33′36″E / 50.0307°N 19.56°ECoordinates: 50°01′51″N 19°33′36″E / 50.0307°N 19.56°E
Created	19th century
Status	Open year round

Vistulan Boulevards - historical hydraulic boulevards used for flood management in Kraków; in Poland.^[1] The boulevards are structured from retaining walls (an upper, high and lower which is used to channelise the river channel),^[2] allowing the boulevards to perform a river port function. The nineteenth and twentieth-century boulevards are used for flood management, this included the floods of 1970, 1997, and 2010.^[3]

The boulevards around the river channel of the Vistula and the Rudawa are part of an area of parkland, being a popular recreational area for Cracovians and tourists alike.^[4] The boulevards are pedestrianised, with bicycle routes.^[5]

Gallery

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  Inflanty Boulevard seen from Retmański Bridge.

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  Church at Skałka and water taxis on the Vistula.

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  Czerwieński and Poleski Boulevard seen from Grunwald Bridge.

References

1. "Enlargement Plans For The Vistulan Boulevards In Kraków". Gazeta Krakowska. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
2. "Bulwary Wisły Kraków". BIP. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
3. "Bulwary W Krakowie". Nasze Miasto. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
4. "Viewing Area". Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
5. "Availability". PBL. Retrieved 5 March 2016.