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Bartek (tree)
The Bartek Oak ( pl, Dąb Bartek) is one of the oldest oak trees in Poland. It grows in Zagnańsk near Kielce in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. Its age, previously estimated at up to 1200 years, has recently been established to be 686 years (in 2016),Cezary Pacyniak. ''Najstarsze drzewa w Polsce''. PTTK Kraj. 1992. p.?. with a corer used to extract a sample for a ring count. An accurate count is impossible, as Bartek's interior has hollowed with age. There are several older trees in Poland, both oaks and yews (some over 1000 years old), yet none of them have matched Bartek's fame. The 33,5-metreRobert Tomusiak, Paweł Zarzyński. ''90 drzew. Okazy niezwykłe''. Centrum Informacyjne Lasów Państwowych. Warszawa. 2014. p.70. tall Bartek measures 970 cmKrzysztof Borkowski. ''Polskie drzewa''. DALPO. 2014. p.? at CBH (circumference at breast height) and 13.5 metres in girth at its base. Its crown spreads about 40 metres. King Casimir III (1310–1370) is known to have held cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dab Bartek
DAB, dab, dabs, or dabbing may refer to: Dictionaries * '' Dictionary of American Biography'', published under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies * '' Dictionary of Australian Biography'', published since 1949 Places * Dąb, Katowice, a district in southern Poland * Dąb, Greater Poland Voivodeship, a village in west-central Poland * Dąb, Lubusz Voivodeship, a village in west Poland * Dąb, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, a village in northern Poland * Dab, Chakwal, a village in Punjab, Pakistan Organizations * Da Afghanistan Bank, central bank of Afghanistan *, a Danish non-profit housing association * Defense Acquisition Board, a United States Department of Defense purchasing oversight board * Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, a political party in Hong Kong * Dortmunder Actien Brauerei, a German brewery Defunct organisations * Dabs.com, a defunct British e-commerce retailer * Danish Automobile Building, a former Danis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a East Thrace, small portion on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It shares borders with the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq to the southeast; Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest. Cyprus is located off the south coast. Turkish people, Turks form the vast majority of the nation's population and Kurds are the largest minority. Ankara is Turkey's capital, while Istanbul is its list of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city and financial centre. One of the world's earliest permanently Settler, settled regions, present-day Turkey was home to important Neol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geography Of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. The first recorded use of the word γεωγραφία was as a title of a book by Greek scholar Eratosthenes (276–194 BC). Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. One such concept, the first law of geography, proposed by Waldo Tobler, is "everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things." Geography has been called "the world discipline" and "the bridge between the human and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
