The Maksym Zalizniak oak tree () is a
natural monument
A natural monument is a natural or cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities, or cultural significance. They can be natural geological and geographical features such as w ...
in Ukraine. It is located near the Buda village in
Cherkasy Raion
Cherkasy Raion () is a Raions of Ukraine, raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast. It is located in the central part of Cherkasy oblast, and the center of the raion is the city of Cherkasy. The population is
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administr ...
of
Cherkasy Oblast
Cherkasy Oblast (, ), also referred to as Cherkashchyna (, ) is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in central Ukraine located along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. The Capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the cit ...
, Ukraine, and cared for by the . The tree took 3rd prize in the "National Tree of Ukraine" national competition in 2010. Being over 1,100 year old, it is one of the oldest and biggest trees in Ukraine and Europe. It is named after
Maksym Zalizniak
Maksym Zalizniak (), (born early 1740s in Medvedivka near Chyhyryn - date and place of death unknown, after 1768) was a Ukrainian Cossack and leader of the Koliivshchyna rebellion.
History
Zalizniak was born in a poor peasant family of Ort ...
, a leader of the
Koliivshchyna
The Koliivshchyna (; ) was a major haidamaky rebellion that broke out in Right-bank Ukraine in June 1768, caused by the dissatisfaction of peasants with the treatment of Orthodox Christians by the Bar Confederation and serfdom, as well as b ...
rebellion of
haidamaks in 1768. Its trunk is 9 metres in circumference and is about tall.
References
External links
NHCP "Chyhyryn" site (Ukrainian)
1100 Years Old OakNHCP "Chyhyryn" guideMillennial oak in Kholodnyi Yar continues to grow (photo) (Ukrainian)
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National Historical and Cultural Preserve "Chyhyryn"
Individual trees in Ukraine
Individual oak trees