Arkonian Forest Park
The Arkonian Forest Park, also simply known as the Arkonian Forest, or Arkonian Woods, and until 1945, Eckerberg Forrest, is a forest in the city of Szczecin, Poland, that is a part of the Szczecin Forests, which by themselves, are a part of the Ueckermünde Heath. It is located in the Warszewo Hills, in the north-western part of the city, in the municipal neighbourhoods of Arkońskie-Niemierzyn, Głębokie-Pilchowo, and Osów. It covers an area of 976,9 ha.''Szczecin, plan miasta'', Poznań: Cartomedia, 2002, ISBN 978-83-7445-163-5. Name The name of Arkonian Forest (Polish: ''Las Arkoński'') refers to the Cape Arkona, located at the island of Rügen in Germany, place of worship of Svetovit, god in Slavic paganism. Prior to 1945, it was called ''Eckerberg Forrest'' (German: ''Eckerberger Wald''), known after the estate of Eckerberg located in the area, which itself was named after the regional hill. Characteristics In the area is covered by the mixed forest, with tree spec ...
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