Pühajärve war-oak (Pühajärve)

Estonia / Valga / Puhajarve / Pühajärve
 tree, place with historical importance, oaks, interesting place, natural monument, tourist attraction
The diameter of the stem of an ancient low-stem tree with the spherical gigantic top in the height of 1,3 m is 210 cm, the girth is 6,6 m, the total height 20 m, age approximately 380 years.
This ancient tree is called as a war oak as the witness of the last century's events. In the autumn of 1841 the peasants of Pühajärve manor refused to work for the manor. The rebels were punished in the neighbourhood of the war oak on December 16.
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Coordinates:   58°2'44"N   26°27'29"E
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