Stelmužė

Stelmužė is a village in Zarasai district municipality of Lithuania. There is a wooden chapel built in 1650 not using saws or iron nails; it is the oldest wooden religious building in Lithuania. Stelmužė is also known for the Tower of Slaves (Lithuanian: Vergų bokštas), a rectangular building constructed of stone and bricks in the 18th century, used for imprisonment of serfs.

Stelmužė Oak

The village is famous for its Stelmužė Oak, the oldest in Lithuania and one of the oldest in Europe.[1] The oak is about one and a half thousand years old.

Folklore

Some stories are about treasures under the roots of Stelmužė. Other stories tell that you can enter the hollow oak and descend into the underworld from there. There is a legend about how the Stelmužė's oak top went missing: serfs cut the tree top off and blocked the road with it so that the angry lord could not pass. [2]

References

  1. ↑ (in Lithuanian) Stelmužės ąžuolas (The Oak of Stelmužė) - Lithuanian site about the oak tree.
  2. ↑ http://www.lithuania.travel/en-gb/attractions/folklore-and-legends-great-oak-stelmuze-and-puntukas-stone/17142

Coordinates: 55°49′39″N 26°13′11″E / 55.82750°N 26.21972°E / 55.82750; 26.21972

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