Round oak
The round oak was a natural monument of the city of Bexbach , which was known for its old age and size. It was resigned in 1933.
history
The round oak in Bexbach was a stone or winter oak that stood free on the edge of the forest about 700–800 meters north of the Bexbach pit on the border between the hangard and Oberbexbach, towards the Lichtenkopf . The tree was 20 meters high and had a crown diameter of 25 meters. The branch-free part of the trunk was about five meters. The exact age is unknown, in popular parlance one spoke of the "thousand year old oak". The actual age has been estimated to be around 900 to 1000 years.
The oak served as a shady place for cattle, but was also later used as a resting place on school hiking days and by hiking groups. During the revolutionary year 1793 in the 1st coalition war , the tree lost its top. The tree died off over the next 200 years. The causes were human vandalism, arson , but also incorrect treatment methods. For example, a concrete seal was poured into a burnt-out hole, which was supposed to give the tree stability, but actually did the opposite. In the summer of 1930 young people started a fire in a root hole that burned out the core of the trunk up to a height of 1.70 m. The tree had to be put down in 1933.
Parts of the root were reworked as a memorial for the regulars' table at the “Gellerieb” inn in Oberbexbach and can still be viewed there today.
literature
- City of Bexbach. A home book , edited by Kurt Hoppstädter, Verein für Heimatkunde Bexbach, 1971.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bernhard Welter and Otto L. Ruffing: Bexbach. Home on the Höcherberg . Association for local history Höcherberg, Bexbach 1999, p. 36 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 22 '28.8 " N , 7 ° 13' 37.8" E