Parks and green corridors
The site with a total area of approximately 77,875 sqm is located in the central area of Oradea, on a major pedestrian axis connecting the Citadel of Oradea and Unirii Square, overlapping the historic city, and its boundaries coincide with those of the Urban Complex "Historic Centre of Oradea", with urban and architectural values.
On the site of today's December 1 Park, formerly called the Great Square (Nagypiacz tér / Grosser Platz), cattle markets were held. After 1900, the fruit, vegetable, etc. market, which until then had been held in St. Ladislau (today's Union Square).
In 1950, the food market was moved and a park named 23 August was created. It was adorned with fountains, trees, paths, playgrounds and a monument dedicated to the Romanian Soldier, completed in 1968, the work of sculptor Iulia Onița. Between 1968 and 1972 the House of Culture of the Trade Unions was built here. After 1990 the park was renamed December 1st.
In the park there are also other statues placed along the years such as: the statue of French heroes, the statue of Brâncuși, the statue of Emanuil Gojdu and the statue of the French geographer Emmanuel de Martonne.
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MODERNIZE. For the 1 December Park there is a modernisation project. By reconfiguring some side alleys, squares will be set up in the areas around the statue of the Romanian Ostaș, in front of the House of Culture of the Trade Unions and behind the House of Culture, where a mini-plaza of the monument to the French heroes will be created. Another highlight will be the Alley of Personalities, which will be arranged on either side of the Statue of the Romanian Soldier and where busts similar to that of the French geographer Emmanuel de Martonne will be placed. In the S-E area of the park there will be an area for seniors and others, with fitness areas and chess tables.
The existing fountain will also be transformed into a musical fountain with games and lights.
The project also aims to replace the current worn pedestrian structure with porphyry stone. The access paths for bicycles, rollerblades and scooters will be finished with asphalt.
The park will have a new playground with a fountain on the ground and another highlight will be the plant amphitheatre in the yew tree, which can be used by pupils and teachers for outdoor educational activities.
The upgrade of the park also involves the replacement of street furniture, the introduction of a new irrigation system, the replacement of the lighting system with a new one (LED lighting fixtures) and three self-washing toilets.
The existing plant cover will be supplemented with 183 trees and it is proposed to plant approx. 300 ornamental shrubs and the landscaping of a 2500 sqm area with perennial plant mixtures.
The park, with a total area of 22.898 sqm (including the meadow area), is located in the central area of Oradea, on the right bank of the Criș Repede river between St. Ladislau Bridge (former Ferdinand Bridge) and Dacia Bridge.
By 1859, there were three small islands on the Criș in this area, located next to the Olosig Reformed Church, but they were not connected to the park. After 1890, the place was redeveloped and became one of the city's attractions. Passed by people of all ages, families with children and intellectuals, the elegant alley of the park was called Corso, just like the main shopping street of the city, the current pedestrian Republicii. But unlike the hustle and bustle of the street, the park offered the tranquility of a nature walk. The connection to the left bank was made on the old metal pedestrian bridge, known as the Parals Bridge.
In honour of the thousandth anniversary of the Hungarian settlement in Pannonia, in 1896 the authorities named the site Ezredévi Emléktér, or the Millennial Park. During the inter-war period the park's appearance remained unchanged. Renamed Promenada Eminescu, it was still the choice of people of culture, but also of other citizens of Oradea, for relaxation.
During the communist era, the main alley was paved, street lighting was upgraded and a new bridge replaced the old one. Nowadays, Freedom Park has remained an oasis of greenery, but adapted to the needs of contemporary man. The statues of Losif Vulcan and Czárán Gyula, as well as the statues of Szacsvay Imre and Lorántffy Zsuzsanna populate the park, where there is a café and a florist's shop, thanks to which the park has become even more colourful, with the florist's employees planting thousands of tulips and lilies and later perennials. They have also set up a pianina in the park where anyone can play. The Criș side of the park is furnished with street furniture made of tree trunks and pallets.
HISTORICAL STUDY 1 DECEMBRIE PARK: Historical study 1 December
MODERNIZE. 154 trees of the species chestnut, willow, ash and cypress will be planted in Liberty Park. There will also be floral arrangements with 4700 specimens of perennials, shrubs and grasses. Interventions in the Criș river meadow will be non-invasive: cleaning, planting trees and placing new street furniture.
The park will be equipped with electronic "smart" benches with USB charging, interactive smart information boards, metal and wooden street furniture, drinking water cisterns and park lighting poles.
In the area of the bust of Iosif Vulcan and the statue of Zsuzsanna Lorantffy, there will be honeycombed spaces finished with wood chips to facilitate access around the statues, and the bust of Gyula Czaran will be enhanced with flower plantings.
Access areas to the park will be upgraded and the rest and relaxation area will be well highlighted. It will also create an area for sports activities. A new playground will be made of wood chips.
Covering an area of 64,850 square meters, Ion I.C. Brătianu Park is located in the vicinity of the Hilton and Continental hotels, as well as the Ioan Alexandrescu Olympic Swimming Pool in Oradea and is one of the most active parks in the city, offering citizens recreational and sports facilities (tartan running track, sports fields, pumptrak track, skatepark, etc.).
The site that currently includes the I.C. Brătianu Park has undergone an evolution and transformation in several stages, starting from the Middle Ages, when east of the Olosig district, attested in the 12th century, there was a district called St. Peter, through multiple interventions of systematization of the course of the Crișul repre. While originally the land was an island, today there is no separation or waterway running through the territory.
The area between Aleea Ștrandului, str. Schiff Ernő and str. I.C. Brătianu had since the last two decades of the 19th century been used as a park under the names Városliget (City Park), Dőry Island, Elisabeta Park (Erzsébet liget, after 1901),
Bunyitay Garden (1908), Alba Iulia Park (1931), and after 1945, the Workers' Park. The new park was modelled on Városliget Park in Budapest, which included an open-air stage, event and entertainment areas.
By HCL no.5/1994 the name of the park was changed from Workers' Park to Ion I.C. Brătianu Park.
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MODERNIZE. The park is currently undergoing a modernisation process and is in the process of developing a technical project for its reactivation and revitalisation.
This is what the project to modernize Ion I.C. Brătianu Park provides:
- a new pumptrack track on the site of the existing one;
- The skatepark area and playgrounds will be completely upgraded;
- the basketball courts will be rehabilitated;
- changing rooms for athletes, toilets and new street furniture;
- Adventure park with wooden, rope and metal elements;
- pond with a wooden bridge on the western side of the park;
- multi-purpose recreational area;
- area dedicated to pilates & yoga lovers.
The park will be planted with 173 lime, Douglas-fir, cypress and liquidambar trees, as well as over 2,500 perennials, shrubs and grasses.
The park is located in the municipality of Oradea, in the vicinity of the Palace of the Roman-Catholic Bishopric, also known as the Baroque Palace of Oradea, the Basilica of St. Maria and the Canons' Row, which together form the most important Baroque complex in Romania and one of the most representative in Europe.
Petofi Park, with a surface of 24,770 square meters, is the third oldest city park in Oradea and is today an important vestige of the development of the city's green spaces, a testimony of the local historical destiny, which has historical, social and landscape trends significance.
Over time, the landscaped park has undergone numerous changes, bearing the imprint of three styles and eras. The initial landscaping of the park in the romantic garden style
The English market place took place around 1887 and was called Schlauch Square (Schlauch tér), according to a map published by Samuel Bergner in 1890. In 1931, the park's layout included geometric tendencies in the structure of the alleys, the two streets delimiting the green space were named Carmen Sylva, and the park acquired the name Carmen Sylva Park. The third development of the park was carried out in the 1960s, introducing elements borrowed from Japanese garden art with ponds, and the park was named Youth Park.
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MODERNIZE.
One of the oldest parks in the city, Petőfi Park is being modernised, and lovers of outdoor walks will find a café-cafeteria, a Japanese garden, benches with Smart elements (wi-fi, possibility to charge phones), a playground for the little ones, a bicycle rack, modern toilets.
All interventions have been designed in such a way as not to alter the historic character of the park. At the same time, the improvements that will be made are based on the landscape study that aims to intervene in 11 areas of the park, without affecting the mature trees with dendrological and historical value.
The 22 December Square was laid out in the interwar period, being part of the Râtul Comandantului Neighbourhood (1930) / Dorobantilor Neighbourhood - built between the former "Orașul Stelelor" Neighbourhood (bordering on Beiușului Street), the flood canal of the Peța Stream, Alexandru Vlahuță Street (south of the industrial area on Sucevei Street, now called Evreilor Deportați Street), Ion Vidu Street. Here a regular street grid was created, with a circular park in the centre, the current 22 December Square.
The park has a regular, circular shape, developing in the roundabout of 22 December Square with a total area of 22,545 square meters, respectively a surface of green spaces of 16,179 square meters. Located at the intersection of Horea, Feldioarei, Ronald Reagan, Nicolae Teclu, Sextil Pușcariu, Jean Jaures, Teiului and Gheorghe Costaforu Streets, all of which project radially towards the park.
The park is crossed by a bike path, of municipal importance, from Horea Street to Sextil Puscariu Street. The park has trees, shrubs, flowerbeds and a children's playground.
The 22 December Park can be reached by local public transport such as tram 4N with a stop at Ceyrat (1.5 km from the park) or buses 12, 17 and 23 with a stop at 22 December Square.
MODERNIZE. A fountain with a play of lights will be set up in the central part of the park, towards Horea Street.
The park will also be equipped:
- Multi-purpose sports field measuring 19 x 11 m, finished with tartan;
- bike path;
- playground with tartan and wood chip surfaces;
- chess tables;
- wi-fi and signposts with orientation elements;
- drinking water cisterns, including for watering animals;
- modern, self-washing, ecological toilets.
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The park located in the moat surrounding the Citadel of Oradea is a reminder of the important role of defence with which this building was endowed, difficult to conquer over the centuries. The ditch was filled with thermal water from the Peța stream, but also with cold water from the Criș Repede, 4 m deep and 50 m wide, which thus prevented freezing water and conquering the fortress in winter.
Part of the moat, which was landscaped in 2009, is home to native and especially exotic species of flowers, trees and shrubs, as well as two ponds, making it a great place for a relaxing break from all activities.
MODERNIZE. Due to the existence of the undeveloped southern side of the park and the identification of the need to introduce additional functions, the park is currently in the process of modernization, being in the phase of developing the technical project for its reactivation and expansion. The total surface area of the park, according to the feasibility study already carried out, will be 65,637 square metres.
The generous tree fund here will be supplemented by 104 trees of the Japanese acacia, tulip tree and maple species. With the new landscaping, 3255 perennials, shrubs and grasses will be planted.
A running track will be installed around the perimeter of the park. Botanical trails with specific decorative plants will be set up. There will be modern, environmentally friendly toilets and toilets.
The project foresees several areas and functionalities:
- access areas - with information points and street furniture made of brick, treated against bad weather; the two ponds located in the access area from Constantin Dobrogeanu Gherea Street will be rehabilitated;
- rest and relaxation area with urban furniture and complex plant compositions;
- The children's play area has a protective surface covered with wood chip binder;
- The outdoor performance, theatre and cinema area will feature an open-air stage for concerts, screenings and performances.
The modernisation project includes an automated irrigation system.
Mushroom Hill Public Garden - former Kalvaria Hill (Calvary Hill), a religious area from the 1840s, was transformed during the communist period with the construction of the mushroom-shaped restaurant, which gave the hill its current name.
In 2012 the local administration started the procedure for a project to modernise the hill, turning it into a public garden, which will be given back to the community after the works are completed.
The garden will have a total area of 37,600 square meters, of which approximately 5,600 square meters will be pathways and social areas and the remaining 32,000 square meters will be green areas. Green areas consist of lawn areas, meadow areas, trees, shrubs and perennials.
To reach this location, the only public transport is the bus on line 15, getting off at the station of the Olympic Basin Ioan Alexandrescu, near Olteniei Street, from where access will be further on foot, using the metal pedestrian overpass over the railway. It can also be done via Graurilor Street by car to the parking lot in front of the Mushroom Restaurant, or on foot.
The current Nicolae Bălcescu Park, formerly the public garden of the Rhédey family, and during the Second World War - the place from where the trains with Jews left for Auschwitz, is today located in the historic area of the city, between Calea Matei Basarab and the street of the deported Jews (formerly Sucevei), with access from Decebal Boulevard - near the Sports High School and the Zoo, from Avram Iancu Street and from the street of the deported Jews.
Public transport provides access near the park via bus line 14.
The total area of the park is 24,644 sq m, of which approximately 4,000 sq m are built-up areas and over 20,000 sq m are vegetated areas. In the park there are statues of Nicolae Bălcescu, Eva Heyman and the groom Rhédey Lajos.
Currently, the City of Oradea is working on the design theme for the modernization of the park.
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The Dendrological Park of the Roman Catholic Diocese, or the Baroque Palace Garden as it is known by the locals, is located near the historic area of the city, with access from Canons' Row Street. The total area of the courtyard of the Roman Catholic Diocese is about six hectares, of which the dendrological park occupies about 4 hectares.
The garden dates back to the second half of the 18th century, and in 2018, at the initiative of the Roman Catholic Diocese, a project was launched to rehabilitate it. Following the rehabilitation of the garden, the spectacular trees in the park were enhanced and a biblical plant garden was created.
Public transport to reach this tourist attraction is provided by tram lines 1R, 1N, 3R and 3N, with a stop at Bulevardul Dacia II, Stadion or Central Station I. From each tram stop to the Dendrological Park of the Roman Catholic Diocese, it is possible to walk.
Olosig Park was created in 2009 on the site of the former Olosig cemetery, the park of the same name having received several names over the years: Linițtii, Mihai Viteazul, and since 2018 has returned to the name Olosig.
Olosig Park is located in the Rogerius district of Orada, between Bd. Dacia Street, Unknown Hero Street, Dacia Street. Corneliu Coposu and str. Spartacus, being bordered on the western side by the Greek-Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God and the Franciscan Monastery of the Mother of God.
The appearance of the park in this location came as a necessity at the request of the inhabitants of this area of the city, where green spaces, recreation and relaxation were deficient. Olosig Park has a total area of 46,104 square meters, of which the green area represents 33,632.87 square meters, and is crossed by a multiple network of paved, cobbled and tiled paths.
In order to better meet the needs of sport, relaxation and recreation of citizens of all ages, two sports fields (one for basketball, one for football), a field equipped with specific fitness equipment, a running track, a skateboard field have been set up in Olosig Park, a children's playground with a play complex consisting of swings, slides, towers, climbing frames, balancing ropes, swings, 3 gazebos, play equipment for children with mobility disabilities, resting benches, a fountain and mosaic chess tables.
Inside the Olosig Park there are also buildings consisting of a dog kennel, public toilets and 3 memorial chapels.
The arboreal vegetation in Olosig Park is rich in biodiversity, consisting of mature resinous and deciduous trees of the species biota, Scots pine, pedunculate oak, pig chestnut, ash, Japanese acacia, sambobine, American maple, and field palms, to which other new tree species (Nordmann fir, sweet chestnut, Koelereuteria, catalpa, globular maple, sycamore, etc.) have been added during the development of the park.) shrubs (Fortsythia, Chamaeciparis leylandi, Photinia red, Berberis thumbergii) and climbing roses.
Access to Olosig Park from different parts of the city can be made using public transport: trams no. 1N, 1R, 3N, 3R, 4N, 4R.
The Barcă green corridor was built in 2020 with funds from an internationally funded programme to create new green spaces.
The green corridor is located in the western part of Oradea, in the Iosia district, on Barcăului Street, hence the name, on a degraded site, previously occupied by a disused industrial railway and various annexed buildings belonging to the zonal branches of former state enterprises specialized in oil extraction.
The construction of the Barcăului green corridor was an attempt to create a modern green space that would satisfy the recreational and relaxation needs of citizens. Covering a total area of 38,073 square metres, the green spaces occupy 28,200 square metres and are divided into 3 zones A, B and C, each with its own specific characteristics.
To achieve the objective as a relaxation and recreation area, the Barcăului green corridor is equipped with a 2,208 m long tartan-covered perimeter running track, rest benches, chess tables, picnic tables, canteens, a multi-purpose sports field (basketball and football) with a tartan-covered playing surface, a fitness equipment pitch.
Area B within the green corridor is the children's area and includes a children's playground consisting of 2 modern play complexes with slides, swings, arc swings, orbital carousel and swing for children with disabilities. There is also a zip line in the middle of the green corridor.
Two self-washing public toilets are located in zones A and B of the Barcăului green corridor, the one in zone B is also designed for people with disabilities. The Boat Green Corridor is monitored by 57 video surveillance cameras.
Access to the Barcă Green Corridor from different parts of the city can be made using public transport: buses 10 and 14.
Salca Park is located on the bank of the Peța stream, between Meiului Street and Schiff Erno Street, with a total area of 60,810 square metres, i.e. a green area of approximately 43,700 square metres.
The park contains grassy areas, trees, shrubs, perennials, water plants, labyrinths, a lake with a pontoon and a walkway, natural ditches that drain into the Peta stream, recreational and educational areas, a running track and a pumptrack.
In 2023, through a sponsorship project from the "Day of Good" Association in collaboration with the Municipality of Oradea, a theme park "Planted in Memory" was set up in the area of Friendship Street.
Salca Park can be reached by the following local public transport:
- Tram lines:
- 3R/3N, get off at Dimitrie Cantemir station (it's 717 meters away from Salca Park, 8 minutes walk).
- 4N, get off at Lotus station (it's 426 meters away from Salca Park, 6 minutes walk).
- Bus lines:
- 12 Nufărul, 17 Gare de Est and 23 Carrefour Era, get off at the Dimitrie Cantemir School (it is 748 meters away from Salca Park, 10 minutes walk).
The park on the site of the former Seleuș cemetery in the Tineretului quarry has a total area of 17,307 square meters, of which the green area occupies 13,363 square meters. It is a relatively new park, with construction work starting in 2008, and other functionalities have been added along the way.
The park now has all the necessary facilities: a sports field, a children's playground equipped with playground equipment, a dog pen, an automatic irrigation system and a lighting system.
The Ghibu Park is located between the streets Peneș Curcanul Alley and Onisifor Ghibu Alley, in the vicinity of the "Onisifor Ghibu" Theoretical High School, with a total area of 5,828 square meters, respectively a surface of green spaces of 4,030 square meters.
The park has grassy areas, trees and three children's playgrounds (two of which are covered with tartan and one with sand).
Onisifor Ghibu Park can be reached by local public transport - tram 3R/3N/4N, get off at Ciheiului station (415 meters away from Ghibu Park - 6 min walk).
The park was developed by the municipality in 2020 as a neighbourhood park in the Morii Street area. In order to create an attraction and leisure point for local residents, a run-down green space behind the Selgros shopping centre has been landscaped.
The park has a total area of 1,852 square meters and is equipped with a sports field and a playground for children. The main access is from the block area and the secondary access from the west, from the extension of Morii Street.
The Grigorescu Green Corridor is located in the Grigorescu district, on Daliei Street in Oradea. It is the first green corridor to be built in this neighbourhood and will be completed in 2021.
The total area of the green corridor is 28,365 sqm, of which the area of green spaces is 23,119 sqm. The corridor is equipped with children's play equipment, a football pitch and a tartan-finished running track.
There is no direct local public transport to the park, only in the neighbourhood access can be made by foot or car.
The Sun Green Corridor was built in 2020 with funds from an internationally funded programme to create new green spaces.
The green corridor is located in the northern part of Oradea, in the Soarelui district, on Aurel Covaci street, hence the name, on a degraded land.
The construction of a green corridor in this part of the city, consisting of generous green spaces, a sports field (basketball), a running track covered with tartan and children's playgrounds in this location, has become a necessity for the recreation and relaxation needs of the residents of the Sun district, a new neighbourhood, mostly made up of houses and inhabited by many young families with children.
The green corridor in Aurel Covaci Street in Soarelui District has a total area of 31,217 sqm, of which the grassy area occupies 27,015 sqm. Two table tennis tables are installed in the green corridor, a 630 sqm basketball court and a 793 m long perimeter running track covered with tartan are built. Chess tables and resting benches are placed in the green corridor to satisfy the needs of relaxation and rest. The children's playground is equipped with double swings and a multi-purpose play complex.
The dendrophloric vegetation in the Aurel Covaci green corridor is young, consisting of landscape-valuable tree species such as gum tree, cedar, birch, red-leaved maple, Japanese maple, columnar cypress, red oak, nissa sylvatica, various shrub species (deciduous and resinous) and roses.
In the Aurel Covaci green corridor in the Soarelui district there is also a public toilet with automatic flushing.
The Ion Bogdan Green Corridor was built in 2021 with funds from an internationally funded programme to create new green spaces.
The green corridor is located in the northern part of Oradea, in the Oncea district, on Ion Bogdan street, on a site previously occupied by administrative buildings belonging to the state domain, which were in an advanced state of degradation.
The construction of a green corridor in this area of the city, complements the existing recreational spaces in the vicinity of the park (football, tennis and basketball courts) to meet the needs of recreation and relaxation of the residents of the Oncea district.
The green corridor in Ion Bogdan Street has a total area of 14,712 sqm, of which the grassy area occupies 9,486 sqm. Among the facilities on this site are areas with limestone sand, two zip lines, a children's play area with a trampoline, a climbing wall, single and double benches with tables and two table tennis tables.
The vegetation that makes up the green spaces in the Ion Bogdan green corridor is young, consisting mostly of Canadian maple, lime, birch and resinous shrubs.
The Ion Bogdan Green Corridor was also equipped in 2023 with a public toilet with automatic flushing.
The park in the Ghioceilor Square area of Oradea is located in the Ioșia district between Iacobinilor Street, Aviatorilor Street, Nicolae Bolcaș Street, Jimboliei Street and Ghioceilor Square. It has a total area of 12,267 sqm, of which the area of green spaces is 10,364 sqm.
It is a mature park with many tall trees that provide shade on hot days. The tram station is located adjacent to the park, making it easy for anyone to reach the park. The park has a generous children's playground with swings, slides, sand, basketball hoops, table tennis tables and a swing for the disabled.
Near the park are the Church of Saints Peter and Paul (on Nicolae Bolcaș Street) and the Church of Saint Nicholas (on Jimboliei Street), both of Orthodox religion.
Padișului Park is located between the two bends of Padișului Street, in the area of Calea Aradului, Vlădeasa and Octavian Goga Streets. The park area is 9,190 sqm, of which 6,741 sqm are green spaces.
The park can be easily reached thanks to the two means of transport that have stops near the access to the park from Calea Aradului, namely the tram and bus stations.
There is a generous children's play area in the park with a wooden fence. The mature trees in the park provide pleasant shade on hot summer days. The park was developed in 2010.
Octavian Goga Park in Oradea is located between Octavian Goga Street and the right bank of Peța Stream. It has a total area of 12,052 sqm, of which 6,670 sqm are green spaces. The park was completed in November 2015.
A children's playground has been set up in the park, equipped with play equipment including a trolley and rubber paving to protect the little ones. Also in the park there is a mini-football court, a large basketball court with several baskets and two dog pens.
The park is easily accessible as there is a bus stop approximately 2 minutes away and a tram stop 5 minutes away.
The green corridor of Coriolan Pop Street in the Veteran's district is located between the two bends of Coriolan Pop Street, but also extends with green areas on Nicolae Firu and Eremia Grigorescu Streets. The green corridor in Coriolan Pop Street was completed in 2019 with funds from an internationally funded programme to create new green spaces.
The green corridor has a children's play area with swings, gazebos and slides. In order to meet the needs of local citizens for sports and recreational activities, two table tennis tables and three chess tables have been placed in the corridor.
The landscaping of the green corridor is quite varied, with numerous species of trees, shrubs, perennials and grasses included in the compositions used.
The area of the green corridor in Coriolan Pop Street in Veteranilor district is 8,656 sq.m. of which the green spaces occupy 7,382 sq.m. Near the corridor you can take the tram to Calea Aradului - Octavian Goga station, and from the station it is about 5 minutes walk.
Adona Park was completed in 2015 and is located in the Nufărul 2 district, as part of a public-private investment. Access to the park can be made from Liszt Ferenc and Tompa Mihaly Street.
The total area of the park is 8,529 sqm, of which 6,915 sqm are landscaped. A fenced-in football pitch, a playground with equipment for different age groups of children, an irrigation system and street lighting were built in the park.
The Peasants' Square Park is located in the Cantemir district, crossed by Stefan Zweig Street. Access to the park can also be made from Mărășești, Mircea Eliade, Nicolo Paganini streets, as the park practically cuts off these streets.
In 2005 the Orthodox church "Saint Friday" was built in the Peasants' Square. The total area of the square in the Peasants' Square is about 2,917 square meters, and there is a playground in the park equipped with a playground complex, swings and carousel.
Silvaș Park, or Silvaș Picnic Area, is actually a part of the Crișul Repede river plain, which allows easy access for people to the river water, and is located in the eastern part of the city, upstream of the Ioan Alexandrescu Olympic Pool and Nymphaea Aquapark.
The Silvaș area has always been used by the locals as a bathing place and has been developed by the local public administration in recent years as a picnic area.
Silvaș Park is over two hectares in size, consisting of a main pathway, a bank area for access to the water and grassed areas. From the area of the Silvas picnic area, there is a pedestrian access to an island close to the area via an above-ground metal walkway.
Mainly for residents of the Tineretului district, this park is one of the newest parks in Oradea. The developments cover an area of 1.5 ha.
The project was implemented on a total area of 15,703 square meters in the forest area located on George Bacaloglu Street, and was voted and financed under the participatory budgeting program.
If before the works started, the land was undeveloped, with vegetation growing spontaneously, now it has been transformed into a real recreational area for the inhabitants of the area, a space with playgrounds for children, with relaxation areas, but also with leisure and sports facilities.
Thus, the park has been equipped with multi-purpose sports fields, a night-time playground, a playground, paved paths, green areas, street furniture and LED lighting, serving the approximately 300 individual homes in the area.
The green areas were also planted with 132 trees of the following species: oak, maple, ornamental plum, catalpa, and the areas with soil were seeded.
At the same time, street furniture was installed: 37 benches in the area of the playgrounds, multipurpose fields and perimeter of the proposed alleys, as well as 11 litter bins.
The play/recreation space is necessary to create an environment conducive to stimulating imagination, sociability, physical development and motor coordination skills, and to achieve this, the playground must blend harmoniously into the urban landscape and be a place of relaxation for adults accompanying children.
The aim of controlled play is firstly to reduce the serious consequences of unfortunate, occasional incidents that inevitably arise from the concern of children (beneficiaries/users) to increase their level of competence, whether social, intellectual or physical, and secondly by bringing all products and works up to safety standards, in order to prevent accidents with major or fatal consequences.
At present, in the municipality of Oradea are arranged and authorized a number of 119 playgrounds for children, of which 19 are located in parks, and the others are in residential blocks or adjacent to streets. Initially, a playground permit is valid for 5 years, after which it is renewed.
Children's playgrounds have play complexes or individual equipment such as swings, seesaws, carousels, straight slides, spiral slides, tube slides, climbers, etc. Some of the playgrounds are covered with carpet or tartan tiles and the rest with sand.
For people with disabilities, playground equipment (swings and/or carousels) are installed at the places arranged on Ștefan cel Mare ANL, Lacul Roșu, Olosig Park, Barcăului green corridor, Ghioceilor Square, Seleuș pasture and in the Sovata area - near the Mountain Rescue. Fitness equipment for people with disabilities is also installed in the green corridor on Barcăului Street.
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