Plenerowe muzeum Czarnego Dębu
Free open-air display at the Buków polder: trunks of black oak from the Oder, open around the clock.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Plenerowe Muzeum Czarnego Dębu (Open-Air Museum of the Black Oak) is located in the village of Roszków in the Krzyżanowice commune, near the Buków flood-control reservoir (Polder Buków) on the Oder. The exhibit is the trunk of a pedunculate oak which, according to scientific research, sprouted around the 11th century and, after about 350 years, was felled by a flood. For centuries it lay under water and in the ground, which is why the wood darkened and became known as black oak.
The trunk was uncovered about 600 years after the flood. Only the hard heartwood has survived to this day, as the outer sapwood has completely decayed. The exhibition includes two large trunks and a display case with a cross-section of the wood, showing its internal structure.
Next to the exhibition stands an information board explaining what black oak is, and a picnic shelter with a plaque commemorating Anna Otlik, a long-time resident of Roszków known for her hospitality.
Highlights
- Two large trunks of black oak from the Oder
- Display case with a cross-section of the wood
- Information board on how black oak forms
- Picnic shelter and free parking
Permanent exhibition
- Czarny dąb – ekspozycja plenerowa – Two black oak trunks recovered from the Oder, a display case with a cross-section of the wood and an information board on how black oak forms.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By car
Free parking
The exhibition is in Roszków at Wiejska Street 12, near the embankments of the Buków Polder; parking is free.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
A picnic shelter stands nearby.
Events & venue rental
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