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Rūdninkai Forest
Rūdninkai Forest () is the fifth-largest Forests in Lithuania, forest in Lithuania. This old-growth forest in southeastern Lithuania is south of Vilnius. The forest is within the Vilnius District Municipality, Vilnius, Šalčininkai District Municipality, Šalčininkai and Varėna District Municipality, Varėna district municipalities. The forest stretches over , of which is covered with trees. The Pirčiupiai-Eišiškės road crosses the forest's western part, while the Pirčiupiai-Jašiūnai road goes through the northern part. In the forest's north is the town of Baltoji Vokė and roughly to the southeast is Šalčininkai. Geography The Rūdninkai forest consists of 23 smaller forests, of which the biggest are the following: Dargužiai, Jašiūnai, , , Pirčiupiai, , , and , Valkininkai, and more. Two-thirds of the forest is considered to be of state importance, of which a part belongs to the Ministry of National Defence (Lithuania), Ministry of National Defence, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šalčia
The Šalčia ( be, Шальча, translit=Shalcha) is a river in Lithuania. It originates in a region located to the east of Šalčininkai and runs for 76 km before flowing into the Merkys near Valkininkai Valkininkai ( pl, Olkieniki) is a historic town in (Valkininkai) eldership, Varėna District Municipality, Alytus County, Lithuania, located about northeast from Varėna and about southwest from Vilnius. At the Lithuanian census of 2001, its .... Rivers of Lithuania Rivers of Belarus International rivers of Europe Belarus–Lithuania border Rivers of Grodno Region {{Belarus-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birch
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech- oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 30 to 60 known taxa of which 11 are on the IUCN 2011 Red List of Threatened Species. They are a typically rather short-lived pioneer species widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in northern areas of temperate climates and in boreal climates. Description Birch species are generally small to medium-sized trees or shrubs, mostly of northern temperate and boreal climates. The simple leaves are alternate, singly or doubly serrate, feather-veined, petiolate and stipulate. They often appear in pairs, but these pairs are really borne on spur-like, two-leaved, lateral branchlets. The fruit is a small samara, although the wings may be obscure in some species. They differ from the alders (''Alnus'', another genus in the family) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pine
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family (biology), family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accepts 187 species names of pines as current, together with more synonyms. The American Conifer Society (ACS) and the Royal Horticultural Society accept 121 species. Pines are commonly found in the Northern Hemisphere. ''Pine'' may also refer to the lumber derived from pine trees; it is one of the more extensively used types of lumber. The pine family is the largest conifer family and there are currently 818 named cultivars (or Trinomial nomenclature, trinomials) recognized by the ACS. Description Pine trees are evergreen, coniferous resinous trees (or, rarely, shrubs) growing tall, with the majority of species reaching tall. The smallest are Siberian dwarf pine and Potosi pinyon, and the tallest is an tall ponderosa pine lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heath
A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a cooler and damper climate. Heaths are widespread worldwide but are fast disappearing and considered a rare habitat in Europe. They form extensive and highly diverse communities across Australia in humid and sub-humid areas where fire regimes with recurring burning are required for the maintenance of the heathlands.Specht, R.L. 'Heathlands' in 'Australian Vegetation' R.H. Groves ed. Cambridge University Press 1988 Even more diverse though less widespread heath communities occur in Southern Africa. Extensive heath communities can also be found in the Texas chaparral, New Caledonia, central Chile, and along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. In addition to these extensive heath areas, the vegetation type is also found in scattered locations ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rūdninkai Training Area
Rūdninkai Training Area () is a military facility in Lithuania, located southwest of Vilnius and from the border with Belarus. It is surrounded by Rūdninkai Forest, the fifth largest list of forests in Lithuania, forest in Lithuania. It is part of a larger training complex encompassing about . History Established in 1948, during the Occupation of the Baltic states, Soviet occupation, the area was used for training bomber crews. The facility was closed in 1993. Unexploded ordnance (UXO), usually air-dropped bombs weighing , are still discovered in the facility. The largest bomb, detonated in 2007, weighed . Rūdininkai training area is the largest territory of 222 areas in Lithuania, covering a total of , that are still contaminated by unexploded ordnance. The training area was re-established in 2022. From 2025, the Lithuanian Armed Forces will begin hosting the German Bundeswehr brigade (Panzerbrigade 45) in Rūdininkai Training Area. See also * Pabradė Training Area * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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