G?ubczyce received the forest as its own property in 1265 from King P?emysl Ottokar II. At that time it had 20 feuds (one feud as measure of land was equal to 16.8 ha) and was called the Opava “Tropowitz”, from the Opava river which formed the Southern-Western boundary of G?ubczyce area. It was thinned out in the colonisation period. Since the Middle Ages it has been called a “Beech Forest”. In the 16th century, the forest was considered a night asylum for witches and the main road crossing the forest was called the “Birch Road of Witches”. The forest features various types of natural forest gatherings: ash and alder riparian forests, piedmont ash riparian forests and a sub-continental dry-ground forest. Pine woods and mixed forests cover large areas. The common game includes roe deer, foxes and hares. The G?ubczycki Forest has high biotherapeutic values and is a very important site for tourism and relaxation of the local population. Through the City Forest there runs the “Opawice” bicycle route connecting the Czech Republic with the Polish municipalities of Branice, G?ubczyce and G?ogówek. The Forest is connected with the city by a three-row Linden Avenue, which is a natural monument.