Schleswig-Holstein
Ostholstein
Eutin

Bridegroom’s Oak

The Bridegroom's Oak is an oak tree in the Dodauer Forst, a forest near in , . It is a registered natural monument, and a hole high in the trunk, reached by a ladder, functions as a dead drop or public letter box for people seeking love partners, and has a postal address.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Oak tree in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  • Also known as: “Naturdenkmal Brautigamseiche”
  • Address: Dodauer Forst, Eutin, 23701

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dodauer See and Wandhoff-Findling.

Photo: Genet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stone
Photo: Genet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a stone, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Bridegroom’s Oak.

Lake
Photo: Genet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lake, which is situated 3 km east of Bridegroom’s Oak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malente and Eutin.

Town
Photo: Eduard47, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the district of , in , . It is about 5 km northwest of and 35 km north of . is situated 4 km north of Bridegroom’s Oak.

Town
Photo: Darkone, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is the district capital of county located in the northern German state of . As of December 2022, the town had some 17,000 inhabitants. is situated 4 km east of Bridegroom’s Oak.

Hamlet
Photo: M.L, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km northeast of Bridegroom’s Oak.

Bridegroom’s Oak

Latitude
54.13627° or 54° 8′ 11″ north
Longitude
10.55578° or 10° 33′ 21″ east
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
9F6G4HP4+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 321892508
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­tree
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
13347960
Wiki­data ID
Q995630
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Bridegroom’s Oak” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Bruidegomseik”
  • German: “Bräutigamseiche”
  • German: “Naturdenkmal Bräutigamseiche”
  • Russian: “Дуб жениха”
  • Swedish: “Brudgumseken”
  • Ukrainian: “Дуб нареченого”
  • Western Frisian: “Breugemans-iik”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Quisdorf and Neudorf.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Forsthof: Wohnhaus and DHL.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bridegroom’s Oak”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.