Location
State: Latvia
Region: Kurzeme
County: Kuldīga
Parish: Renda
Other references to the location
On the right side of the Abava Valley, 300 m SW of the Strēļi homestead, on the edge of a forest.
Coordinates
lat=57.0783333333, lon=22.3472333333
57° 4′ 41″ N, 22° 20′ 50″ E
Description
The most secular oak in the Abava Valley. The circumference of the secular oak has reached 8.00 m. Though the overall condition is though bad, part of the trunk is without bark, the crown due to its age and winds has broken. In total only some branches are still green.
Narrative
The holy oak was first mentioned in April 1921 in the monthly publication “Cultural Herald” (“Kultūras Vēstnesis”). In the decades to come it was forgotten, until only in 1980 it was studied by a nature researcher from Kuldīga surroundings Atis Baiža. There is no wider folkloric material about the centenarian holy oak. As an ancient site it was marked basing on its name.
Attraction
Good
Availability
Difficult to access. There are no information signs. One has to cross a private property 300 m SW of the Strēļi homestead, on the edge of a forest.
Infrastructure, management, facilities
There have been no facilitation and maintenance works performed within the territory, no indication signs. The surroundings have not been cleaned up and are overgrown. It would be difficult for a vehicle to turn around, because the parking lot is ver
Local info
There is no information stand on site
Capacity
10 – 40
Publicity
Known
Legal Status
Private
Comments
At the Strēļi homestead, one can view also a secular ash-tree with the circumference of 4.20 m.
