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North Rhine-Westphalia

Detmold District

Kreis Paderborn

Hövelhof

Friedenseiche (Peace Oak) Hövelhof

North Rhine-Westphalia

Detmold District

Kreis Paderborn

Hövelhof

Friedenseiche (Peace Oak) Hövelhof

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Friedenseiche (Peace Oak) Hövelhof

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Location: Hövelhof, Kreis Paderborn, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Angelina Kuhlmann

May 10, 2021

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The peace oak has stood in its place for 150 years. It was planted by the community forester Joseph Hölscher and can still be visited today.

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Svenja

May 22, 2020

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The Friedenseiche was planted in 1871 by the later Hövelhofer forester Joseph Hölscher after he returned from the Franco-Prussian War. It stands as a symbol for the Franco-German friendship, in particular for the town partnership between Hövelhof and Verrières-le-Buissson (near Paris), which has existed since 1971. [Source: hoevelhof.de/de/tourismus/sehenswuerdigkeits/sehenswuerdigkeits/friedenseiche.php]

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

July 4, 2021

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"...The Peace Oak stands picturesquely in the middle of the 335-hectare municipal forest, very close to the current forester's house. ..."
teutoburgerwald.de/reiseziele-geschichten/ausflugsziele/mein-ziel/friedenseiche

teutonavigator.com/de/punkt/naturerlebnis/friedenseiche/1727153

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Elevation 110 m

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Sunday 31 May

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29 %

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