Rakoczi’s tree (Romhany)
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BlackElders
N 47° 54.984 E 019° 15.091
34T E 369362 N 5308488
300 year old hazelnut tree
Waymark Code: WM1JCF
Location: Nógrád, Hungary
Date Posted: 05/19/2007
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The 300 year old hazelnut tree known as Rákóczi's tree stands on Kastélyka hill nearby Romhány. It is accessible from Budapest on road No. 2, after the fork towards Rétság. This famous protected tree is 20 m tall and has a crown spread of 25 m. The perimeter of the tree-trunk is about 250 cm. It’s named after Prince Ferencz Rákóczy II.
A Rákóczi-fa néven ismert 300 éves törökmogyorófa a Kastélyka-hegyen áll, Romhány közelében. Budapestrõl a 2-es úton a rétsági elágazás felõl közelíthetõ meg. A pompás védett fa magassága 20 m, koronája 25 m átmérõjû, törzskerülete kb. 250 cm. Nevét II. Rákóczi Ferenc után kapta.
Genus/Species: Corylus colurna
Height: 65
Girth: 8
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Other public property
Age: 300
Historical significance:
One of the last battles of the war of independence led by Prince Rákóczi, the battle of Romhány was fought here on 22 January 1710, in the territory between the Vérhegy hill and the brook Lókos. According to a legend the tree was planted in memory of the battle. Other peoples said the tree grew out of the Prince's stick.
A romhányi csata volt a Rákóczi-szabadságharc utolsó jelentõsebb csatája, 1710 január 22-én, a Vérhegy nevű domb és a Lókos-patak közötti területen. A legenda szerint a fát a csata emlékére ültették. Egy másik verzió szerint a fa a fejedelem botjából sarjadt ki.
Parking coordinates: N 47° 55.039 W 019° 15.090
Walk time: 1
Planter: Not listed
Website reference: Not listed
Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
A closeup picture of your GPS receiver in your hand, with the tree in the background, is required. If the tree is on private property, this closeup photograph with the tree in the background may be taken from the nearest public vantage point without actually going to the tree.
The required photograph does not need to show the entire tree, but the individual tree must be recognizable.