The natural monument "Wenceslaus Oak" in the main bog forest is estimated to be well over 300 years old. It is about 25 meters high and has a trunk circumference of almost 5 meters, or a diameter of 1.5 meters. The oak is named after the patron saint of the Litzendorfer parish church, St. Wenceslaus.

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An oak with a lot of history. A dream specimen of an oak

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The Wenzeslaus oak is an old hat oak. Until well into the 20th century, pigs were kept in the forest and ate the acorns as fattening fodder. This approximately 300-year-old magnificent specimen is a relict and monument to this time of domestic animals in the forest.

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Elevation 380 m

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Location: Litzendorf, Landkreis Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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