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Gudžiūnai Forest

Coordinates: 55°33′04″N 23°48′04″E / 55.551°N 23.801°E / 55.551; 23.801
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Gudžiūnai Forest
Lithuanian: Gudžiūnų miškas
Gudžiūnai forest to the east from Skėmiai village
Map
Map showing the location of Gudžiūnai Forest
Map showing the location of Gudžiūnai Forest
Geography
LocationRadviliškis District Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates55°33′04″N 23°48′04″E / 55.551°N 23.801°E / 55.551; 23.801
Area11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Ecology
Forest coverbirch, spruce, ash
Faunawild boar, roe deer

The Gudžiūnai Forest (Lithuanian: Gudžiūnų miškas) is a forest mostly in Radviliškis District Municipality, central Lithuania, located to the south of Baisogala and to the north east of Gudžiūnai. It covers 11.8 km2 area. The rivers Liaudė and Garduva drain the forest.

38 % of the area is covered by birch, 41 % by spruce, 6 % by ash, 5 % by black alder, 9 % by aspen combined with oak and other tree groups.[1] Vilnius-Šiauliai railway goes across the forest.

References

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  1. ^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 14-15.