Dancing Forest

The Dancing Forest is a pine forest on the in , 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.
Wikipedia
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rossitten Bird Observatory.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The 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. is situated 3 km south of Dancing Forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rybachiy and Morskoye.

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 and the Rossitten gliding school. is situated 3 km south of Dancing Forest.

Village
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a village, which is situated 7 km northeast of Dancing Forest.

Dancing Forest

Latitude
55.1801° or 55° 10′ 48″ north
Longitude
20.86199° or 20° 51′ 43″ east
Open location code
9G725VJ6+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 577868333
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q18922445
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Satellite Map

Discover Dancing Forest from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”
  • Polish: “Tańczący las”
  • Romanian: “pădurea care dansează”
  • Romanian: “Pădurea care dansează”
  • Russian: “Танцующий лес”
  • Thai: “ป่าเต้นรำ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rybachy and дюна Стародеревенская.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dancing Forest and Танцующий лес.

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