Starowa Góra: Discover playgrounds and history

Playgrounds with different equipment

At ul. Centralna 11, the playground has a piece of play equipment with four covered towers. It includes two slides, a rope bridge, an arched bridge, a rope tunnel, a rope climbing section and a climbing wall. Climbing, bridges and slides are thus combined in one piece of equipment. The central feature is a tower structure with several connections and climbing options. If you take playgrounds into account when planning your trip, you can use these named features as a guide rather than relying on a general description.

The playground on ul. Centralna has a wooden sandbox, a seesaw and a roundabout. It also has two spring riders shaped like a flower and a fish, a double chain swing, a piece of play equipment, a rope play structure and a roundabout with seats. Here, a variety of familiar types of play equipment sit alongside the rope elements. The shapes of the spring riders are a small, vivid detail; the swing and the two roundabout listings add further ways to be active. This makes its equipment different in composition from that of the playground at ul. Centralna 11.

Comparing the two sets of equipment helps answer a simple question: Which playground features would you especially like to take into account when planning? At number 11, the tower structure, with its bridges, tunnel and slides, defines the playground. On ul. Centralna, the sandbox, seesaws, swing and roundabouts are alongside play and rope equipment. The difference, then, is not a matter of ranking, but of which specific pieces of equipment are listed at each location.

Effingshausen and Protestant history

The historical settlement at the site of today’s Starowa Góra was called Effingshausen. The first settlers came from Baden and Saxony (Swabia) and were predominantly Lutheran. These details give the town’s history a specific context: they identify both the regions the first settlers came from and their predominant religious affiliation. This gives you a different way to explore Starowa Góra than through its playgrounds—one focused on the town’s historical roots and its Protestant history.

Another historical point of interest is the Protestant cemetery, which was established in the area of today’s Graniczna and Łódzka streets. Today, it is considered almost forgotten and is in ruins. Together with the predominantly Lutheran origins of the first settlers, the cemetery makes the Protestant dimension of the town’s history visible.

If you are considering Starowa Góra for your trip to Poland, you will find both specific playground equipment and historical points of interest here. The playground descriptions differ in terms of their equipment; Effingshausen, the origins of the first settlers and the Protestant cemetery offer a glimpse into the town’s history. You can combine your search for a holiday apartment with these interests and then narrow down your options according to your own travel plans.

Other places nearby

Giemzów, Brójce, Łódź, Koluszki, Leśne Odpadki, Pławno, Dobryszyce, Rzgów

For the overview of the wider area: Lodz.