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Germia swimming pool

swimming pool in Kosovo

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 7, 2025
Entity authorityQ120754644 ↗
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The Gërmia swimming pool, also known as Gërmia Lake, is an open-air freshwater pool located on the outskirts of Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. Situated approximately 5 kilometers from the city center, Gërmia Swimming Pool is a recreational destination in Pristina, known for its large size and the natural setting of Gërmia Park.

Overview

Built in 1987, the pool is part of Gërmia Park, an area renowned for its natural beauty and recreational environment. Covering an area of 12,000 square meters with a total water capacity of around 20,000 cubic meters, the pool is considered one of the largest of its kind in the Balkans and Southeastern Europe. In 2001, the pool had a water capacity of 28,000 liters of freshwater.

The pool has an elevation of 663 meters above sea level and a maximum depth of 1.90-2 meters, accommodating between 4,000 and 4,500 visitors. Nearby amenities include an amphitheater, two restaurants, recreational and sports courts (for basketball, volleyball, and tennis), public baths, and a children's playground. Germia swimming pool, together with the surrounding area, offers a wide range of activities for visitors, including jogging, walking dogs and cats, and other recreational activities. During the summer, the pool and its surrounding areas serve as a popular gathering place for families and youth, while throughout the year, the area is used for various sports and recreational purposes.

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Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Germia swimming pool” is swimming pool in Kosovo. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Germia, swimming and pool, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1987, 2001—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1987. For this dossier, Germia, swimming and pool is the immediate research focus.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 7, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q120754644. Authority coordinates are 42.674, 21.201. None of the 3 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1987 and 2001.

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