Dancing Forest
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rossitten Bird Observatory.
Rossitten Bird Observatory
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Rossitten Bird Observatory was the world's first 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 3 km south of Dancing Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rybachiy and Morskoye.
Rybachiy
Town
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. Rybachiy is situated 3 km south of Dancing Forest.
Dancing Forest
- Type: Locality
- Description: unusual pine forest in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
- Categories: forest and tourist attraction
- Location: Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
55.1801° or 55° 10′ 48″ northLongitude
20.86199° or 20° 51′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9G725VJ6+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 577868333OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q18922445
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Thai—“Dancing Forest” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الغابة الراقصة”
- Armenian: “Պարող անտառ”
- Azerbaijani: “Rəqs edən meşə”
- Czech: “Les tančících stromů”
- French: “forêt Dansante”
- French: “Forêt dansante”
- Greek: “Χορεύων Δάσος”
- Japanese: “タンツユシー・レス”
- Lithuanian: “Šokantis miškas”
- Romanian: “pădurea care dansează”
- Romanian: “Pădurea care dansează”
- Russian: “Танцующий лес”
- Thai: “ป่าเต้นรำ”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dancing Forest and Танцующий лес.
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