In the area of the Csepel Open-Air Baths, the willow trees south of the pools have been cut down because the ageing and diseased trees were a safety risk. The poor condition of the trees came as no surprise, as they were constantly examined, and the replacement of the tree stock had begun earlier.

In recent years, Csepeli Városgazda Közhasznú Nonprofit Zrt. has planted forty trees: willow trees, linden trees, oak trees, blood-red maple trees and plum trees. 

The tree stock in the Csepel Open-Air Baths is constantly being examined (Source: Csepeli Városgazda)

The people of Budapest enjoyed bathing in the Soroksár Danube in the 1900s, and from the 1930s, beaches were created on the banks of the Danube. However, with the deterioration of water quality, demands for a swimming pool grew. Water was provided by deep drilling and is similar to that found in the Gellér Baths.

Bathers in the Csepel Open-Air Baths in 1973 (Source: Fortepan/No.: 186425)

The Csepel Open-Air Baths opened directly on the banks of the Danube in 1961, an indoor swimming pool was established in 2013, and by 2020 the changing rooms and toilets were completely rebuilt.

Cover photo: Replacements for the sick trees were planted in advance (Photo: Csepeli Városgazda)