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The Mieszko Oak

Kończyce Wielkie, gmina Hażlach, powiat cieszyński, woj. śląskie

  • Nature & Landscape
  • Natural Monuments

The Mieszko Oak

An English oak (Quercus robur) growing in Kończyce Wielkie in the Hażlach municipality. The thickest oak in the Silesian Voivodeship.

Dimensions and age

  • Trunk circumference: approx. 851 cm (2013)
  • Height: approx. 30 m
  • Age over 500 years

History and name

First placed under protection on 7 October 1935, its natural monument status was confirmed on 22 December 1954. The name was given in 2005 in honour of Mieszko of Cieszyn. Next to it grows the smaller Przemko oak.

Practical information

Scope

  • Form of protection: natural monument (tree)
  • Species: English oak

Seasonality and hours

Accessible year-round, open area.

Getting there

Coordinates approx. 49°50′20″N 18°38′30″E. Village of Kończyce Wielkie.

Cost: bezpłatnie Seasonality: year-round

Source: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C4%85b_Mieszko ; https://www.pomniki-przyrody.pl/