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Landkreis Harz

Hohne Oak

Natural Monuments

Landkreis Harz

Hohne Oak

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Hohne Oak

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Nationalpark Harz

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Location: Wernigerode, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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3. Trudenstein (HWN 17) – Hohnekamm Ridge loop from Drei Annen Hohne

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Klausi

November 26, 2023

The Hohne Oak is designated as a natural monument (ND) (No. 491). It is a sessile oak (Quercus petraea). It is estimated that the Hohne Oak was planted around the year 1600. Up until the First World War, there was a wooden pulpit on the Hohne Oak, which could be climbed using a wooden ladder. Even at that time, the Hohne Oak had become a popular tourist destination, especially from the two surrounding towns of Wernigerode and Elbingerode (Harz).
The claim that it is a court oak cannot be proven by documents, especially since, given the sparse population in the area, it is unlikely that court was ever held under this oak.
On the mighty trunk of the Hohne Oak there are several traces of a fire that occurred immediately at the end of the Second World War, when a Wehrmacht Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger parked under the oak was destroyed.
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🐐Zwei Bergziegen🐐

May 3, 2022

🤗🌳Over 600 years of history...
If she could talk...These would be great stories...
According to the info board attached, even survived an explosion🔥 with nearby tanks during World War II....😯

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Nicole Ebner

June 29, 2020

It is incredible that this oak is over 600 years old. I would like to keep my ear and listen to her.

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Location: Wernigerode, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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1. Trudenstein (HWN 17) – Moorstieg Boardwalk (Harz National Park) loop from Drei Annen Hohne

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