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Czołpino ancient forest

Local name: Zatopiony las koło Czołpina

Remains of the oak-beech forest, which grew in this place before 3 thousand. years. After strong storms, the sea rinses out of the sand the powerful trunks of the trees, preserved by preserving salt properties. The forest, also called the dead, appears periodically on various sections of the beach - one of the most extensive views of the ancient forest took place in 2016.

A few thousand years ago the Baltic Sea was much further north than it is today. Gradual seizure of the sea as a result of the glacier activity of about 16 thousand. years ago. Under the pressure of northward ice masses (up to 3 km), Scandinavia collapsed and simultaneously flooded the southern shore of the Baltic Sea. The process stopped, then began to turn away as the glacier retreated. This phenomenon continues until today - the area around Czołpina collapses about 2 mm a year, and the sea takes a few tens of centimeters of land.

The study of exposed trunks showed that the trees burned before they were sunk. One of the hypotheses is that it was a result of the settlers. According to another 3 thousand. I had a great fire in the wilderness.

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