Tuchola Forest

Tuchola Forest
Polish: Bory Tucholskie
Cisy Staropolskie, the oldest nature reserve in Poland, located in the southern part of Tuchola Forest
Map
Map showing the location of Tuchola Forest
Map showing the location of Tuchola Forest
Geography
LocationPoland
Coordinates53°36′N 18°00′E / 53.600°N 18.000°E / 53.600; 18.000
Administration
EventsBattle of Tuchola Forest
Rudzki Most massacre
Ecology
Dominant tree speciespine

The Tuchola Forest, also known as Tuchola Pinewoods or Tuchola Conifer Woods, (the latter a literal translation of Polish: Bory Tucholskie; Kashubian: Tëchòlsczé Bòrë; German: Tuchler or Tucheler Heide) is a large forest complex near the town of Tuchola in northern Poland. It lies between the Brda and Wda rivers, within the Gdańsk Pomerania region. The largest towns in the area are Czersk and Tuchola.

The designation may also refer to the eponymous historical land and ethnocultural region, World War II battle, geomorphological mesoregion, phytogeographic landscape region and syntaxonomical subregion, nature and forest mesoregion, promotional forest complex, Biosphere Reserve, Natura 2000 Special Protection Area, national park, LEADER/CLLD local action group, or a number of local associations. Geographical extent varies greatly among these units or entities.


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