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Marieneiche (Decke Boom) with Marian shrine in the Drover Heath

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Marieneiche (Decke Boom) with Marian shrine in the Drover Heath

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Location: Kreuzau, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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2. Seating area In der Sief – Drover Heath Nature Reserve loop from Boich

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3. Seating area In der Sief – Drover-Berg-Tunnel Waymarker loop from Kreuzau

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Karin 🐾 🇺🇦 🕊

July 27, 2020

The Marieneiche is a thousand-year-old pedunculate oak that is a listed building. It is also commonly called the "Decke Boom". The local carnival club named itself the "Decke Boom" after the old oak tree :))

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Gerda

August 1, 2022

Wonderful rest area in the shade of this impressive tree

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Gisela MoMa

September 3, 2021

Such tree solitaires radiate something sublime.

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Andreas S. 🥾🚴‍♀️

August 26, 2019

You do not see a millennial oak every day. A nice rest area. From there it goes directly to the Drover Heide

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Natascha

August 4, 2022

Benches are set up by the oak tree so that you can relax here for a quiet minute. Otherwise just drop by here for the next route.

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Birgit 🦁

August 18, 2023

Such an old tree is very impressive. I used the great hiking bench to recharge my batteries.

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Gerda

August 3, 2022

A beautiful spot on this ancient tree with history. Just sit down and let it sink in. Recommended 👍

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Karl-Heinz

October 2, 2019

Old oak in the Drover Heath

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Jörg Schnitzler 😃🎶😉

April 29, 2023

Old oak tree called the ceiling boom with Marian wayside shrine.

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Gerda

November 27, 2024

Also a “power place” of the Eifel

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Jörg Schnitzler 😃🎶😉

April 29, 2023

The Ceiling Boom, an oak tree with a Marian wayside shrine.

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Sylvia Wilma 🚶‍♀️🥾👒🎒📷

September 10, 2025

Too bad, only the trunk remains, with all the branches lying beside the tree.
The entire area is currently (September 2025) secured by construction fencing.

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Simone

September 22, 2025

The construction fence is gone. The space around the remaining tree is clear again.

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Location: Kreuzau, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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