Napoleon Oak
Napoleon Oak
The Napoleon Oak is an oak tree, former the largest oak in Poland and one of the biggest in Europe.
It was a monumental tree with single—stemmed, hollow trunk. Its girth at the 1,3 m height was 1042,5 cm, height of the tree was 28 m (in 2007), volume—about 130 m³. Age of the tree was estimated on 600–700 years. Unfortunately, this oak was set on fire by vandals (at least third time in history) and collapsed on May, 2010.[1]
Name of the tree is connected to Napoleon Bonaparte, who allegedly stopped by this oak in 1812, when his army went to Russia[1].
Oak grew in Zabór, Lubusz Voivodeship.
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Coordinates: 51°58′20″N 15°44′12″E / 51.972151°N 15.736756°E
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