Tordenskiold Oak

The oak was protected by a royal decree on December 9, 1921.

Local environmental protection authorities were concerned about the safety, but lacked the financial means to take adequate security (fencing).

However, these plans led to great local involvement in the city, and much publicity in the local newspaper Gjengangeren, where a fundraising event was discussed.

At that time, former Mayor Jon Brekke pointed out that oak represents an important part of the city's identity, and is a very important cultural heritage worth preserving.

[1][2] About this oak it is said that admiral Peter Wessel Tordenskiold used it as a bollard when he was to moor his ship, and when the ship was to be keeled, the tree turned around.