Thick linden tree

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Thick linden tree in Upstedt

The big linden tree , also known as the thousand-year-old linden tree , is a protected natural monument in Upstedt , a district of Bockenem in the Hildesheim district in southern Lower Saxony .

The "big lime tree" in Upstedt's coat of arms
Foot of the thick linden tree in Upstedt
Crown of the thick linden tree in Upstedt

The linden tree has been the symbol and center of the village for centuries and has also found its place in the village's coat of arms .

history

The thousand-year-old linden tree stands on the meeting place of the village, the Thie . It is probably a linden tree of Mary that was planted for the introduction of Christianity and consecrated to Mother Mary - it stands near the church.

The linden tree was first mentioned around the year 1100. In the centuries that followed, it had to endure a lot: During the Hildesheim collegiate feud (1519–1523) the entire village was burned down. At the beginning of the 20th century, in 1908, children playing set fire to dry wood and straw in the hollow trunk of the tree. The fire brigade could only extinguish the fire with difficulty. In 1973 the linden tree lost all branches in a great storm; in the following year it drove out again.

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literature

Web links

Commons : Dicke Linde  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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Coordinates: 52 ° 2 ′ 2.9 "  N , 10 ° 4 ′ 12.2"  E