“Bartek” oak which, according to various sources, is between 700 and 1000 years old, belongs to the most famous and most widely admired monuments of nature in Poland. The legend has it that Polish kings, Bolesław Krzywousty, Kazimierz Wielki or Jan III Sobieski (said to have hidden royal treasures in the hollow of the mighty oak) used to rest in its shade.
The old “Bartek’s” measurements are pretty impressive: it is 30 m tall and its circumference and diameter are 10 m and over 3 m respectively. Right next to it grows “Bartek’s” offspring, a young oak, which was planted during the celebrations of the 1000 years of the Polish State.

Polish National Tourist
Office North America
5 Marine View Plaza
Ste. 303 b, Hoboken
NJ 07030, USA
Phone: +1 201 420 9910
Copyright © 2012 POT 
