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The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Germany’s Most Romantic Post Office Box

July 30 · 23 min · Episode 1379 · 22.3 MB
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For decades, people have been addressing love letters to an oak tree deep in the Dodauer Forest in Germany called the Bridegroom’s Oak. The hope is that a passerby might find their letter, write back and form a connection. Journalist Elliot Stein visited this romantic post office box and talked to the mail carrier who used to deliver these letters and who one day, found a letter that was addressed to him. 

If you would like to address your own love letter to the Bridegroom’s Oak, the mailing address is: 

Bräutigamseiche,

Dodau 99 Dodauer Forst,

23701 Eutin, Germany


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