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The Bażyński Oak (Oak of Jan Bażyński)

Kadyny nad Zalewem Wiślanym, gmina Tolkmicko, powiat elbląski, woj. warmińsko-mazurskie

  • Nature & Landscape
  • Natural Monuments

The Bażyński Oak

The Bażyński Oak is an English oak and natural monument in Kadyny on the Vistula Lagoon, considered the oldest tree of Warmia and Masuria and one of the thickest oaks in Poland.

Location and surroundings

The tree grows in the village of Kadyny on the Vistula Lagoon.

Natural value

  • Girth: approx. 1015 cm
  • Height: 25 m
  • Age estimated at approx. 700 years
  • One of the thickest oaks in Poland

Who it is for

An attraction for nature lovers and those interested in the region's history.

Practical information

From 1898 it was called the Emperor's Oak (Wilhelm II), after the war the Oak of Poland's Rebirth, and finally named after Jan Bażyński. The tree's health is not the best (deep cavities).

Practical information

Scope of protection

  • Natural monument protected since 1962

Seasonality and hours

Accessible all year round, free admission.

Getting there

  • By car to Kadyny
Visit duration: 20-40 min Seasonality: all year round

Sposób dojazdu

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Source: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C4%85b_Ba%C5%BCy%C5%84skiego; https://podroze.wm.pl/131934,Dab-Bazynskiego-w-Kadynach-najstarszy-na-Warmii-i-Mazurach.html