The Thousand-Year-Old Oak is an oak tree in the hamlet of Mellaar in the Belgian municipality of Lummen. The tree is located in a small forest area north of the Dikke Eikstraat. In that small forest area there are several old oaks that are called the son of the Thousand-Year-Old Oak and the grandson of the Thousand-Year-Old Oak.
The trunk circumference of the Thousand-Year-Old Oak is approximately 6.3 meters. The core of the tree has rotted away.

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April 15, 2021

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In a circle of wooden posts stands a 'judicial tree', under whose crown, according to Frankish custom, court sessions were held. Until the end of the 17th century, those sentenced to death were brought to the 'Verbrand', as the surrounding fields are still called, for execution. At a height of 1.50 metres, this 24 m high mastodon has a trunk circumference of no less than 6.20 m
Close by is also the Jonge Eik, which has also reached the respectable age of more than 35 years.
Source: walking guide: GR 5/E2 Noordzee- Rivièra - route ter lage landen

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November 18, 2022

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Several information boards that show what you can see from the top of the tree, what happened to the tree, history and much more.

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1. The Thousand-Year-Old Oak – Millennium Forest Entrance loop from Lummen

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2. The Thousand-Year-Old Oak – Hollow Passage loop from Lummen

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3. The Thousand-Year-Old Oak – The Cannons of Belgium loop from Lummen

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1. The Thousand-Year-Old Oak – Millennium Forest Entrance loop from Lummen

2. The Thousand-Year-Old Oak – Hollow Passage loop from Lummen

3. The Thousand-Year-Old Oak – The Cannons of Belgium loop from Lummen

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