Kogelbaum

Kogel tree in winter: left the beech , right Zerreiche

The Kogelbaum is located in the Lower Austrian cadastral municipality of Senning (municipality of Kirchstetten) .

In the true sense of the word, there are two trees: an approximately 250–300 year old European beech and an approximately 100 year old Turkey oak - the remains of a piece of the Haspelwald forest that was cleared around 1900 . It is located on the ridge of about 330  m above sea level. A. located ridge , known as Kogel , which serves as the namesake.

In 1997 the Kogelbaum was named a Lower Austrian natural monument .

regional customs

Kogel tree has always served as a place for which takes place twice a year Sonnwendfeuer , but is often used for weddings. The area around the trees is fenced in and designed as a small park.

Web links

• [1]
• About Senning and the Kogelbaum: [2]

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Naturdenkmäler –Kirchstetten ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the side of the Lower Austrian provincial government 

Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 39 ″  N , 15 ° 49 ′ 40 ″  E