Highlight • Natural Monument
Colossal Horse Chestnut Tree
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September 22, 2024
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Precisely because of its size and shelter, the tree was used during the Second World War by a retreating German unit of the Afrika Korps, first as a munitions depot and later as an open-air school for radio operators.
Special features:
Trunk circumference: 425 centimeters
Canopy diameter: 24 meters
Height: 13 meters
Estimated years: 120
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Elevation 530 m
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