Silver oak

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Silver oak (front)

The silver oak is a striking oak west of the Manhartsberg , in Schönberg am Kamp in Lower Austria . It is registered as a natural monument.

location

The oak stands on the state road 1238 at the point where you can get to Zemling via the flat summit of Manhartsberg . It is adorned with a statuette of St. Mary . Immediately behind it is another distinctive oak, which is provided with a picture.

legend

According to legend, during the Thirty Years' War a disgraced Swedish officer fled at this point before being shot. Later, in gratitude, he shot a silver bullet into the trunk of the oak.

literature

  • The Weinviertel in its legends: the Ackerstein shines for a long time , Bibliothek der Provinz (2000), ISBN 978-3-85252-359-0 , p. 162: The silver oak

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In the Lower Austrian Nature Conservation Atlas , the oak is registered about 300 m too far to the northwest.
  2. ↑ The silver oak with a fairy tale , on meinviertel.at

Coordinates: 48 ° 32 ′ 46.2 "  N , 15 ° 44 ′ 28.5"  E