Изумруд

Изумруд is in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Изумруд is situated nearby to the community center Дом культуры, as well as near the town Rybachiy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rossitten Bird Observatory.

Rossitten Bird Observatory

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Rossitten Bird Observatory was the world's first dedicated permanent research institution organized specifically as an ornithological observatory. It was sited at Rossitten, East Prussia, on the Curonian Spit on the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Rossitten Bird Observatory is situated 1 km east of Изумруд.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rybachiy and Dancing Forest.

Rybachiy

Town

Photo: Jno, CC BY 2.5.

Rybachy is a rural settlement in Zelenogradsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Curonian Spit. As of 2010 it has about 839 residents. It was formerly known for the Rossitten Bird Observatory and the Rossitten gliding school.

Dancing Forest

Locality

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Dancing Forest is a pine forest on the Curonian Spit in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia noted for its unusually twisted trees. Unlike drunken trees, the trees in the Dancing Forest are twisted into several patterns, such as rings, hearts and convoluted spirals bending to the ground. Dancing Forest is situated 3 km northeast of Изумруд.