The unexplainable reason behind the shape of the curved trees that exists in the “crooked Forest” remained a mystery to this day.
There are 400 pine trees that grow with a 90-degree northward bend at their base. The “Crooked Forest” is about 80 years old which were planted in the 1930s.
There are a lot of speculations that may have cause trunk curvature of those trees.
There are theories that the curvature was caused by the heavy snow that could have flattened the base of the trees for a long period of time.
The thick layer of snow on top of the trunk while the trees were still saplings would have caused the permanent shape of the trees.
Another theory is the invasion of Poland in World War II in which the enemy tanks that passes through the young forest may have plowed the trees to the extent of flattening the base of the trees.
However, the theory is still being questioned since only a small portion of the forest was affected and that those crooked trees has uniform curvature which is unlikely to be caused by the plowing of tanks.
Some says that the eerie and strange looking trees was caused by an Alien invasion in earlier years when the forest was just about seven years old.
It was said that the alien spaceship may have landed in the area that causes the bending permanently.
Above all those theories, the widely accepted theory was that the cause is purely man made.
It was said that a group of farmers intentionally planted the trees and damaging the base for future use in creating uniquely shaped furnitures.
However, due to the break of World War II the plan was not materialized and the trees were left in the forest.
Location
This strange woodland is found in Western Poland near the town of Gryfino located at Nowe Czarnowo, Province of West Pomerania.
Climate
The best time to visit the place is during summer which is from June through September. Nowe Czarnowo is a city with a significant rainfall.
Even in the driest month there is a lot of rain. The area has an average temperature of 8.8 degrees Celsius and the average rainfall is 535 mm.
Transportation
Visitors can take a bus ride from Berlin. There is a train stop in the proximity of the forest.
There are also some connection that take 2:30h-3:30h with 1-2 changes and 3h-4h on the way back.
Travelers suggest that the best way to get to the “Crooked Forest” is to hire a car. “From Berlin the drive takes just under two hours. You should head out of the city in the direction of the B2, and from there you take merge onto the A11. Take the 3-Penkun exit for the B113 which will take you into Poland and then continue across the border onto Route 120.From Szczecin, the drive takes only 40 minutes and you just head south. Take the DK10, take the exit onto Leszczynowa. Head towards the DK31, via Batalionwa Chlopskich and Granitowa. Follow the DK31 south, straight onto Luzycka” – http://stunningplaces.net/forest-in-poland/
Whatever could be the origin of the crooked trees, undeniably its beauty and uniqueness will leave any visitors in awe and the feeling like you were in a place of fairytales.
Looking at the forest will definitely make you imagine history, endless possibilities and great stories.
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