Mollestad Oak
The Mollestad Oak is a monumental, legendary oak near the Norwegian village of Mollestad in the municipality of Birkenes, Norway. The oak has a circumference of 9.21 metres, measured in 2001, and a height of around 13 metres, which makes the Mollestad Oak one of the largest trees in Norway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Friman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Legendary tree in Southern Norway
- Also known as: “Mollestadeika” and “Vetteika”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Birkenes Church.
Birkenes Church
Church
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birkenes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Birkenes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mollestad, about 3.5 kilometres southwest of the municipal centre of Birkeland. Birkenes Church is situated 1 km south of Mollestad Oak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mollestad and Birkeland.
Mollestad
Hamlet
Mollestad is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on both sides of the river Tovdalselva, just south of the municipal centre of Birkeland.
Birkeland
Village
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birkeland is the administrative centre of the municipality of Birkenes in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the river Tovdalselva, across the river from the village of Flakk. Birkeland is situated 2½ km northeast of Mollestad Oak.
Rugsland
Hamlet
Rugsland is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the river Tovdalselva, about 5 kilometres south of the village of Mollestad. The village of Svaland lies about 5 kilometres to the northwest. Rugsland is situated 3½ km south of Mollestad Oak.
Mollestad Oak
- Categories: potter’s field, oak, remarkable tree, and tourism
- Location: Birkenes, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.3194° or 58° 19′ 10″ northLongitude
8.19072° or 8° 11′ 27″ eastOpen location code
9FCC859R+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 2863202105OpenStreetMap feature
natural=treeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q11989825
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Mollestad Oak” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شجرة بلوط موليستاد”
- Dutch: “Mollestadeika”
- Dutch: “Vetteika”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mollestadeika”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vetteeika”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mollestadeika”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vetteika”
- Norwegian: “Mollestadeika”
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Highlights include Mollestad and Kalvestrømmen.
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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 “Mollestad Oak”. Photo: Friman, CC BY-SA 3.0.