Rossitten Bird Observatory

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 on the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.
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  • Type: Research
  • Description: world’s first ornithological observatory
  • Also known as: “Орнитологическая станцияв Росситене”, “Росситтеновская орнитологическая станция”, and “Фрингилла (орнитологическая станция)”
  • Address: улица Победы 32, Рыбачий

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rybachiy and Dancing Forest.

Town
Photo: Jno, CC BY 2.5.
Rybachy is a rural settlement in of , Russia, located on the . As of 2010 it has about 839 residents. It was formerly known for the Rossitten Bird Observatory and the Rossitten gliding school.

Locality
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The is a pine forest on the in , noted for its unusually twisted trees. Unlike drunken trees, the trees in the are twisted into several patterns, such as rings, hearts and convoluted spirals bending to the ground. is situated 3 km north of Rossitten Bird Observatory.

Village
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a village, which is situated 9 km northeast of Rossitten Bird Observatory.

Rossitten Bird Observatory

Latitude
55.15375° or 55° 9′ 14″ north
Longitude
20.85763° or 20° 51′ 27″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
9G725V35+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 170077244
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­research
Wiki­data ID
Q1545575
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Rossitten Bird Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Observatori ornitològic de Rossitten”
  • Finnish: “Rossittenin lintuasema”
  • French: “Vogelwarte Rossitten”
  • German: “Vogelwarte Rossitten”
  • Lithuanian: “Rasytės paukščių stebėjimo stotis”
  • Lithuanian: “Rasytės paukščių stebykla”
  • Romanian: “Observatorul Ornitologic Rossitten”
  • Russian: “Росситтенская орнитологическая станция”
  • Slovenian: “Observatorij za ptice Rossitten”
  • Swedish: “Rossittens fågelstation”
  • Turkish: “Rossitten Kuş Gözlemevi”

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