Park "Switzerland", Nizhny Novgorod

Perhaps, every city has its own green attraction - a beautiful park in which people like to relax in the evenings or on weekends. Here they walk, relax, go in for sports, spend time with their family, come here on dates. In general, this is a place where you want to come back again and again. This is the park "Switzerland" (Nizhny Novgorod). The photo of this beautiful green corner, the history of its creation and today's state - all this became the topic of our article.

Location and dimensions

The territory of the park is amazing. It stretched for three and a half kilometers along the river Oka. Its total area is 380 hectares. In the official sense, the "Switzerland" park is a partially landscaped area surrounded by a fence. But at the household level, the entire forest zone along the right river slope is called that way.

The central entrance to the park is located at the intersection of Meditsinskaya Street and Gagarin Avenue. Also, there are entrances and exits at each public transport stop, except for the Ost. "Ul. Batumi "(but there the gap in the fence successfully performs this function).

A forest park with attractions, a zoo and a cafe - so you can generally describe the park "Switzerland". Nizhny Novgorod has more than 15 parks, but this is the largest and most colorful one. How did it come about and where does this unusual name come from?

History of occurrence

The first trees were planted in this place in 1903. This was done by the forces of young gymnasium students, their teachers and teachers. Near each planted tree at that time there was a sign with the name, and all the seedlings were about a thousand. Now it is for certain it is not known why in the beginning of the last century it was decided to give the park such an unusual name. Perhaps, the elevated relief of the coast played its role.

After the revolution, the creation of the park continued. Komsomol students carried out a planned planting of trees. In 1958, the name was changed to the spirit of the times - "Lenin Komsomol Park". And the original name was returned to the historical object in 1992. So again on the map of the city there was a park "Switzerland".

Nizhny Novgorod invites everyone to visit: come and visit the local attractions, including the object we are considering. Further in the article will be told in detail about what kind of trees and rare species grow here, what interesting and cognitive can be found in Nizhny Novgorod park and how to entertain yourself by coming here.

Green spaces

The oldest representatives of the local flora are 150 years old. These are mighty and beautiful trees. Among them, birches, aspens, pines, oaks, chestnuts, larch. And also such rare handsome men as the Manchurian nut, Amur velvet, red oak. In addition, the plant species listed in the Red Book contain the park "Switzerland" (Nizhny Novgorod). The photo below allows them to see: this is a long-necked luncheon and the orchid Venerin is a real slipper .

Especially the park is beautiful in the spring, when nature wakes up and is renewed, and also in autumn, when different tree species acquire a multi-colored color of the leaves. Here it is pleasant to walk, enjoying the solitude and beauty of nature.

Historical value

In the park you can find a number of interesting old buildings or their ruins. These include:

• Finno-Finnish fortification;
• Underground passages;
• The remnants of the Kazan branch of the railway.

Therefore, the park "Switzerland" is frequented by students studying history, and just lovers of the science of the past. And among local diggers (these are people who like to climb the old dungeons) there is a legend that underground passages do not end under the park, but stretch along the main streets of the city.

Entertainment and Infrastructure

The park "Switzerland" is not only nature, there is also a place for entertainment facilities, small cafes with various cuisine and democratic prices.

Little parents are led by parents to the zoo. It is called "Mishutka" and was opened in 1997. In addition to bears, there are wolves, lynxes, tigers, deer, raccoons, foxes, camels, golden eagles, peacocks and other animals and birds.

A large amusement park is one of the main attractions that the park "Switzerland" offers to its visitors. Photo of the town clearly shows that there is something to go on for both big and small lovers of this holiday. Against the background of the green landscape, the forty-meter Ferris wheel stands out. From its top offers a breathtaking view of the forest and the river Oka. Even in the fall and spring in the amusement park it can be interesting.

Also in the park you can find children's playgrounds, a zone for horseback riding and a train, and in the winter there is an ice rink with rental skates.

Feedback on visiting the park

Novgorodians and guests of the city who visited the park "Switzerland", are satisfied with the beautiful nature and picturesque views of the river, as well as the variety of attractions and a large number of places where you can have a snack during a walk.

As a shortcoming of the arrangement many visitors allocate a small parking lot, which is also poorly lit in the dark. In addition, many people admitted that they would like to see the park more quiet and clean, and the abundance of cafes and shish kebabs is not conducive to this. Also, there are often negative reviews on the content of animals in the zoo.

At the moment, only the central part of this object has been duly renovated, and the rest of the territory is hardly called well-groomed. Let's hope that the city administration implements the conceived projects for the serious improvement of the entire recreation and entertainment zone.

Our short virtual tour to the park "Switzerland" (Nizhny Novgorod) came to an end. Is it worth to visit this place? If you are a nature lover, then definitely. Such beautiful views can not be found in every city park or forest. And for the sake of enjoying the beauty, you can endure some inconveniences, connected with the insufficient comfort of the object. Let it and does not look like real Switzerland, but it is beautiful in its own way and clearly worth it to wander along its paths with a camera.