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Boniface Oak

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Boniface Oak

Recommended by 72 hikers out of 75

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Hessische Rhön

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    1. Extratour Haubentour - Kalbach - Rhön

    20.8km

    04:40

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    November 3, 2021

    According to tradition, St. Boniface took a rest here in the shade of an old oak tree on the way from Mainz to Fulda. Since then the tree has been called Boniface's oak. The previous oak burned down after a fire in autumn 1921. The oak stood until 1923 before it finally broke. In the same year the current oak was planted.

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      September 2, 2022

      In the Fulda area, legends about Bonifatius are associated with many places, including this oak tree. Boniface, who came from southern England, was a formative historical figure at the turn of the 7th and 8th centuries, associated with the Christianization of the east and north of the French Empire.

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        Location: Kalbach, Landkreis Fulda, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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