Muzeum Plenerowe Czarnego Dębu w Roszkowie
Free open-air exhibition by the Buków Polder with an impressive trunk of black oak recovered from the Oder.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Open-Air Museum of the Black Oak was established in Roszków, near the artificial flood-control reservoir on the Oder – the Buków Polder. A polder is a flood area that fills with water during high water and protects neighbouring land. In such areas trees, especially oaks, willows and elms, are often flooded and yet keep growing, and only during great floods are they felled.
Black oak is not a separate species but the name for the trunk of a pedunculate oak which stayed under water or in the ground for a long time and therefore turned dark. According to research, the trunk shown here probably sprouted in the 11th century; after about 350 years it was felled by a flood and lay under water and earth for hundreds of years. After several centuries the trunk was recovered and displayed by the embankments of the polder.
According to the commune’s description, two large oak trunks can be seen at the exhibition, as well as a display case with a cross-section of the wood showing its internal structure. An information board next to the trunk explains the origin of the black oak, and beside it stands a picnic shelter called “U Tanty Anny” (“At Aunt Anna’s”). A similar board has also been placed in the centre of Krzyżanowice.
Highlights
- trunk of a pedunculate oak from the 11th century
- display case with a cross-section of the wood
- information boards about black oaks
- picnic shelter “U Tanty Anny” by the Buków Polder
- free admission around the clock
Permanent exhibition
- Pień czarnego dębu – Open-air exhibition of oak trunks with information boards and a display case showing a cross-section of the wood.
- Operated by
- Gmina Krzyżanowice
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By car
Free parking
Free parking at the exhibition; the site lies by the embankments of the Buków Polder near Roszków.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
A picnic shelter stands next to the trunk.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | no |
|---|---|
| Good to know | Open-air exhibition without staff; information is provided by the boards next to the trunk. |
