You can find the Hoia Baciu Forest in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania.The Hoia-Baciu Forest, Romania is about1.139 mi² The Hoia Forest is a forest situated to the west of the city of Cluj-Napoca, near the open-air section of the Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania. From the moment a military technician captured a photograph of a UFO hovering over the forest in 1968, Hoia-Baciu has gained paranormal notoriety around the world.
The area has become known as the “Bermuda Triangle of Transylvania,” as some believe it to be a portal that causes visitors to disappear. It has been called the creepiest forest in the world, according to Sophie Bucan. Other people who have passed through the forest without being zapped into another realm that is reported rashes, nausea, and feelings of anxiety. The curved trees in some parts of the area further lend to the off-putting aura.
The eastern end of the forest is bordered by the Tăietura Turcului, an artificial valley that divides the hill from north to south and contains a traffic road. The west end of the forest reaches the northeastern slope of the Dealul Melcilor, nearby the Mujai Forest, which extends further westward. The Bongar valley runs along the south end of this side, which contains a downy oak grove unique to the southern steppe. Part of the northeastern end of the forest is bordered by Valea Lungă (Long Valley), which passes through Eocene limestone and forms Cheile Baciului, a valley with asymmetric slopes. A small natural lake is located upstream from Cheile Baciului, at the border of the forest. There are several springs with potable water at the north edge of the forest, in Valea Lungă. The forest covers an area of about 3 square kilometers. Its southern border begins on a ridge which runs east-west. It does not contain the steep southern slope of the hill, which rises from the Someșul Mic River. To the north, the forest ends on a smoother slope, which meets the Nadăș River.
by Wyatt Grendell-Larson
PRA 411 