Taufkirchner Mooreiche

Taufkirchen bog oak
The remains of the crown of an oak tree, which was probably felled by a storm between 260 and 420 AD, can be admired in Taufkirchen an der Pram.
Due to its size, it can be assumed that the oak sprouted from an acorn shortly after the birth of Christ. The crown was excavated in the course of creating the flood trough near today's weir at Gumping. It lay around 2.5 metres below today's level in the fine sand and mud of the former riverbed. At the same time, wood remains of alder, ash, hornbeam and fir were recovered and analysed at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences. The most interesting find is a piece of willow wood with gnaw marks from a beaver.
Many of these finds can be seen in the Taufkirchen an der Pram Museum.
Further information can be obtained from the Taufkirchen an der Pram municipal office.