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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael Probst and Stefanie Dazio

How a German tree has connected lovers for more than a century

A passerby climbs up a ladder of the Bridegroom's Oak - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A 500-year-old oak tree in a forest in northern Germany has been connecting lovers for more than a century.

The Bridegroom's Oak, known as “Bräutigamseiche” in German, has a famous knothole that's been used as a mailbox since 1892.

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