The Gajówka settlement is located in the Przykona commune, between Psary and Turek, close to the border of the Wielkopolska and Łódź provinces. It is a large artificial reservoir that delights with its crystal clear azure water, white sand and picturesque surroundings. However, this is a treacherous charm, because the reservoir is very dangerous for .
Can you swim in the Polish Maldives? It looks like something from a fairy tale. It’s better not to go near it
The Gajówka settlement, known among the local residents as Lazurowe, is a former excavation site of the Adamów brown coal mine and operated as such until the 1970s. Today filled with water, for some time it also functioned as a storage site for ash and slag from the nearby and now inactive Adamów Power Plant.
The unusual water colour, reminiscent of the Maldives, Caribbean beaches and tropical lagoons, is due to calcium carbonate. It ended up there along with waste from the power plant. It is this that makes the tempting lake deadly dangerous. The water has a strongly alkaline pH of around 12. Under no circumstances should you enter, swim in or even get close to it. Even the beach is dangerous, in many places the shore is unstable and muddy, and even the slightest contact with water can result in serious burns. The white sand is also not what it seems. It is dust from the power plant.
Settler Warbler Settler Forester, Brohemad / Screen Google Street View
The settler Gajówka is dangerous. You can admire it, but only from this place
Although there are plenty of warnings, as well as signs informing about the ban on entry, and the area is fenced, there are still “daredevils” who try to swim in the turquoise lake. – Just walking around the shore is risky. It’s like a swamp, the ground is muddy. You sink into it and there is a huge risk of drowning – warned Maciej Łęczycki, spokesman for the Pątnów – Adamów – Konin Power Plant Complex, in an interview with the LM.pl portal. The area around the settling tank is full of shoes sunk in the muddy ground.
Fortunately, for those who would like to see the “Polish Maldives” with their own eyes, a viewing point has been created. Located on the northern side of the reservoir and at an altitude of 115 m above sea level, it allows you to admire both the reservoir and the panorama of the surrounding area. There is also a 500 m “beach” on which you can safely walk. There is another similar reservoir in the area – Lake Turkusowe near Konin, often confused with Osadnik Gajówka.
Source: Gazeta
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