King Ludwig Oak (König-Ludwig-Eiche)
The King Ludwig Oak (in German: König-Ludwig-Eiche, and also Königseiche, Tausendjährige Eiche, and until the middle of the 19th century, Stolze Eiche) is an oak tree recognised as a natural monument in the Staatsbad Brückenau, a state-run spa and park two kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Bad Brückenau in the German state of Bavaria. The German Tree Archive counts the oak among the trees of national importance (National bedeutsamer Baum, NBB).Estimates of its age range between 370 and 700 years. The circumference of the trunk is about seven metres (23 ft). It is named after King Ludwig I, who frequented it during his numerous spa stays at the Staatsbad Brückenau. The oak has been described and depicted many times since 1780. Many domestic aristocrats and monarchs from abroad who were staying in Brückenau for the cure visited the oak.
- 1 Location
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Description
- 2.1 Inscriptions
- 2.2 Trunk diameter
- 2.3 Age
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History
- 3.1 Oldest traditions
- 3.2 Ludwig era
- 3.3 Luitpold period
- 3.4 In recent times
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Links
Images Gallery
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Wooden plaque with inscription
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Branches running horizontally with supports
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Copper engraving from 1780 by Egid Verhelst with the spa facilities of the state bath and the oak in the centre left
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Sketch of the state bath from 1781 with the oak on the left edge of the picture
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Copper engraving from 1790 by Egid Verhelst with the spa facilities of the state bath and the oak in the center left
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Ortsblatt Brückenau from 1848 with the oak tree on the left above the middle
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Map of the state bath around 1850 with the oak in the upper left corner
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