Oldřich Oak
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The Oldřich Oak ({{langx|cs|Oldřichův dub}}), also known as the Prince Oldřich Oak, is a pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) tree{{cite web |url=http://www.pamatnestromy.cz/pamatne-stromy-peruc.html|title=The Prince Oldřich Oak in Peruc|access-date= 2008-08-02|work=Pamatnestromy.cz}} in Peruc in the Czech Republic that is estimated to be about 1,000 years old.
{{cite web |url=http://www.monteko.cz/peruc/|title=Tourist Attraction - 1000 y.o. Tree in Peruc |accessdate=2008-08-02 |author1=Klaus, Ivo|author2=Alena Klaus|name-list-style=amp |work=Welcome to Peruc |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126041728/http://monteko.cz/peruc/|archivedate=2009-01-26}} The tree has a height of {{convert|30|m|ft|-1|abbr=on}} and a trunk circumference of {{convert|810|cm|in|abbr=on}}.
Legend
The tree derives its name from a legend, set in the 11th century, involving Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia and Božena, the mother of his only son. According to the legend, Oldřich set out on a hunt and travelled to Peruc. There, he spied a beautiful peasant girl, Božena, by a well (known today as Božena's spring){{cite web |url=http://www.monteko.cz/peruc/informations.php |title=Peruc|access-date=2008-08-02|author1=Klaus, Ivo |author2=Alena Klaus|name-list-style=amp|work=Welcome to Peruc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718181002/http://www.monteko.cz/peruc/informations.php|archive-date=2011-07-18|url-status=dead}}
and was immediately entranced by her. Oldřich abandoned his hunt and took Božena back to Prague, and she eventually gave birth to his son Bretislaus. In the legend, Oldřich's first meeting with Božena took place in sight of the Oldřich Oak.
The Oldřich Oak is mentioned in the Chronicle of Dalimil.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926222736/http://www.pooh.cz/galerie/default.asp?gal=%2Fmista%2FOldrichuv_Dub%2F Image gallery] at Pooh.cz
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090126041728/http://monteko.cz/peruc/ Another image Gallery]
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Category:Tourist attractions in the Ústí nad Labem Region
Category:Individual trees in the Czech Republic
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