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.
The TucholaForest, also known as Tuchola Pinewoods or Tuchola Conifer Woods, (the latter a literal translation of Polish: Bory Tucholskie; Kashubian:...
The Battle of TucholaForest (German: Schlacht in der Tucheler Heide, Polish: Bitwa w Borach Tucholskich) was one of the first battles of World War II...
start of the invasion of Poland and was part of the larger Battle of TucholaForest. Polish soldiers advanced east along the railway to a railroad crossroads...
four sub-regions: Kashubia inhabited by ethnic Kashubians, Kociewie, TucholaForest and Chełmno Land. Pomerania has a relatively low population density...
TucholaForest National Park (Polish: Park Narodowy Bory Tucholskie) is a national park in Poland, created on July 1, 1996. It covers an area of 46.13...
encircle the city and prompting Polish counter-attacks (see also Battle of TucholaForest). On the following day, September 3, 20 Infantry Division and 3rd Panzer...
Tuchola Forests. Forest areas to the east and north of the town form the protected area of Tuchola Landscape Park. Settlement around Tuchola dates from...
Voivodeship. It has traditionally been divided into Kashubia, Kociewie, TucholaForest and Chełmno Land (including the Michałów Land, sometimes with the addition...
Prudnicki (Prudnik Forest) R Puszcza Romincka (Romincka Forest) S Las Szpęgawski (Szpęgawski Forest) T Bory Tucholskie (TucholaForest) in the Pomeranian...
below. Słowiński National Park (a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve) TucholaForest National Park (part of a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve) Coastal...
Griffin (Pommerscher Greif), and its name hence translates as "Griffin's Forest". The University of Greifswald, which was founded in 1456, is the second-oldest...
Pomerania Farther Pomerania Pomerelia Gdańsk Pomerania Kashubia Kociewie TucholaForest Chełmno Land Michałów Land Lubawa Land Former Circipania Lauenburg and...
Pomerania Farther Pomerania Pomerelia Gdańsk Pomerania Kashubia Kociewie TucholaForest Chełmno Land Michałów Land Lubawa Land Former Circipania Lauenburg and...
Pomorski, Sławno and Chełmno. A portion of the Szczecin Landscape Park in the forest of Puszcza Bukowa lies within Szczecin's boundaries. Szczecin contains 28...
Pomerania Farther Pomerania Pomerelia Gdańsk Pomerania Kashubia Kociewie TucholaForest Chełmno Land Michałów Land Lubawa Land Former Circipania Lauenburg and...
defence of this region, and captured the corridor during the Battle of TucholaForest by September 5. The corridor was subsequently directly annexed by Germany...
Pomerania Farther Pomerania Pomerelia Gdańsk Pomerania Kashubia Kociewie TucholaForest Chełmno Land Michałów Land Lubawa Land Former Circipania Lauenburg and...
1939, after the Polish Army Pomorze had been defeated in the Battle of TucholaForest and after other Polish coastal strongholds had capitulated in the Battle...
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