Complex "700-year-old oak Zaporozhye"
Special pride of the Cossacks - a 700-year-old oak tree, which is an integral part of the historical and cultural complex, which is called "700-year-old oak Zaporozhye."
It sought for centuries, millions of pilgrims: the Serbs, the Croats, the Khazars, Cumans, Hungarians, Iranians, Arameans, and many other nations.
What you can see in the complex
Although today oak shrunk considerably, its dimensions are impressive: the height of 36 meters, diameter of the crown - 43 m (as against 63 m in the period of "youth"), the girth of the trunk - about 6.5 m. The tree supports numerous extensions. Many historical and cultural significance of oak influenced the decision of the local authorities to build a complex "700-year-old oak Zaporozhye" in Zaporozhye, in conjunction with the opening of the 10th anniversary of Ukraine`s independence in 2001.
The complex offers:
- oak;
- Theatre Cossack battle "Zaporozhye Christ";
- a chapel dedicated to the Holy Virgin;
- souvenir shop;
Here, too, you can:
- riding lessons;
- horse riding;
- View breathtaking gaming performance.
Interesting Facts
According to legend, the Cossacks wrote his famous letter to the Turkish sultan was under this oak. By the way, the age of the tree more inaccurate. Among scientists there is a suggestion that in fact oak more than 9 centuries; This version is said to mention the Zaporozhye oak in the manuscript of the 10th century AD chronicler Constantine VII.
How to get to the old oak in Zaporozhye
Find this miracle possible at Zaporozhye, Upper Khortytsya Street. Taras Bulba, 14. The complex has a good location as it is located in an ecologically clean suburban area - on the Upper Khortitsa, which provides a comfortable environment for both work and leisure. The road to the city center takes 15 minutes. Also, to the complex can be reached by public transport, for example, by bus number 48.
