Germany
Hesse
Gießen District
Lahntal
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Siegbach
Natural Monument: Two Beech Trees on Hohe Straße
Germany
Hesse
Gießen District
Lahntal
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Siegbach
Natural Monument: Two Beech Trees on Hohe Straße
Natural Monument: Two Beech Trees on Hohe Straße
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This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Lahn-Dill-Bergland
Location: Siegbach, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany
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These two single beeches (Fagus sylvatica) with low crowns are marked as a natural monument. The southeast beech is approx. 13 meters high and has a trunk circumference of 5.51 meters. The north-western beech is about 16 meters high and has a trunk circumference of 5.29 meters. Both trees are thought to have been planted around 1815.Reason for protection: age, beauty.
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•November 28, 2020
Two old witnesses. I wonder what they would have to say if they could talk. 🙂
translated by•August 26, 2025
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