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Natural PlacesSite Name: Gerichtsplatz an der Femeiche Alternative Name: Rabenseiche, Ravenseichen, Erler EicheCountry: Germany Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Raesfeld
Latitude: 51.745472N Longitude: 6.862047E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Harald_Platta visited on 1st Oct 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
Each of the eight stones carries the name of the historical juryman. The stones are arranged in a half-circle. The court table and the seat of the judge lie in the center. The whole site is surrounded by a hedge. Each of the two entrances is marked with a marker stone.
It has been proven that the court site was used already in the 14th century. It has lost this function in the late 18th century. The original court stone table was destroyed by British soldiers in 1945.
The Femeiche is 11 m high. Originally, it had measured 18 m, until parts of the treetop broke in 1927. It has a circumference of about 14 m. This makes it the thickest oak tree in Germany. The treetop has a diameter of 8 m.
The age of the Femeiche itself can only be guessed, because the central part of the trunk is largely destroyed. The different attempts mainly point to an age of about 850 years. The minimal age is assumed by some researchers to be 600 years, while others propose an age of 1000, 1300 or even 1500 years.
It is interesting to note, that the alternative names Rabenseiche or Ravenseiche may point to an old thing site by refering to Odin`s ravens. However, even an age of "only" 850 years would make the Femeiche the oldest oak tree in Germany.
Literature:
[01] Ullrich, B., Kühn, S., Kühn, U.: Unsere 500 ältesten Bäume: Exklusiv aus dem Deutschen Baumarchiv (2009).
[02] Kühn, S., Ullrich, B., Kühn, U.: Deutschlands alte Bäume (2007).
[03] Kühn, U., Kühn, S., Ullrich, B.: Bäume, die Geschichten erzählen (2005).
[04] Lenzing, A.: Gerichtslinden und Thingplätze in Deutschland (2005).
[05] Stuff, N.: Die Femeiche in Raesfeld-Erle: nach über 1000 Jahren vital wie ein junger Baum (2000).
[06] Buskamp, G.: Erle: Erinnerungen unter der Femeiche (2000).
[07] Schwingenheuer, F.: Die Erler Eiche seit 1882 (Eine Wort-und-Bilddokumentation). In: Heimatbund Herrlichkeit Lembeck und Stadt Dorsten e. V. (Hrsg.): Heimatkalender (1982).
[08] Bernatzky, A.: Baum und Mensch – Mit Beiträgen von Michael Maurer (1976).
[09] Böckenhoff, J.: Die alte Eiche und der Freistuhl zu Erle bei Dorsten. In: Heimatbund Herrlichkeit Lembeck und Stadt Dorsten e. V. (Hrsg.): Heimatkalender (1966).
[10] Maurer, M.: Die Femeiche in Erle – Ein Vorschlag für ihre Erhaltung. In: Heimatbund Herrlichkeit Lembeck und Stadt Dorsten e. V. (Hrsg.): Heimatkalender (1965).
[11] Schwingenheuer, F.: Das Femegericht unter der Erler Eiche. In: Heimatbund Herrlichkeit Lembeck und Stadt Dorsten e. V. (Hrsg.): Heimatkalender (1932).
[12] Joly, P.: Die Erler Eiche. In: Heimatbund Herrlichkeit Lembeck und Stadt Dorsten e. V. (Hrsg.): Heimatkalender (1925).
[13] Weskamp, A.: Geschichte des Dorfes Erle und seiner Eiche. Westfälische Vereinsdruckerei (1902).
[14] Niesert, J.: Beiträge zu einem Münsterischen Urkundenbuche aus vaterländischen Archiven. gedruckt mit Coppenrathschen Schriften, Münster (1823).
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