Krakės-Dotnuva Forest
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Krakės-Dotnuva Forest Lithuanian: Krakių-Dotnuvos miškai | |
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The Jaugila river running through the forest | |
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Geography | |
Location | Kėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania |
Coordinates | 55°22′59″N 23°45′58″E / 55.383°N 23.766°ECoordinates: 55°22′59″N 23°45′58″E / 55.383°N 23.766°E |
Area | 32.8 km2 (12.7 sq mi) |
Ecology | |
Forest cover | birch, spruce, aspen |
Fauna | moose, wild boar, roe deer, red deer |
The Krakės-Dotnuva Forest (Lithuanian: Krakių-Dotnuvos miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located 1.5 km from Krakės and 4 km from Dotnuva. It covers 32.8 km2 area. The rivers Jaugila, Smilgaitis, Tranys, Girotakis drain the forest.
As of 2005, 38 % of the area was covered by birch, 25 % by spruce, 13 % by aspen, 8 % by ash, 7 % by oak tree groups.[1] The fauna of the forest consists of moose, wild boar, roe deer, red deer, also there are beavers, black storks, middle spotted woodpeckers.[2] The forest is included into Dotnuva-Josvainiai Biosphere Polygon.[1]
References
- ^ a b Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 10. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. 2006. p. 702.
- ^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 386.