Kaiser-Lothar-Linde
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The Kaiser-Lothar-Linde is a summer linden tree planted in honor of the Kaiserdom in Königslutter on a meadow next to the church . It is estimated to be 900 years old, as it is said to have been planted in 1135 (the year the collegiate church began to be built). Königslutter it has in the vernacular naturalized, they millennial Linde to name. The planting of the linden tree is said to have been personally commissioned by Emperor Lothar .
Metric information
The trunk circumference is 12.37 meters, the height 23 meters. The area of the treetop has a diameter of about 26 meters.
Appearance and special properties
The linden tree near the cathedral is a natural monument of supraregional importance, as the tree is one of the oldest and thickest linden trees in Lower Saxony. It is an important tourist destination in Königslutter. The appearance of the linden tree is bizarre. Grids have been inserted into the openings in the hollow trunk. The tree is said to have been planted at an execution site in 1135, the year construction began on the cathedral . It is not known whether it is actually almost 900 years old. Today the tree no longer grows in height, but in width. The trunk is lined inside. The lowest branch off the trunk at a height of 1.5 m is supported against breaking off. Wire ropes also hold the tree together. It has been a natural monument since 1956; In 1975 a tree maintenance measure was carried out by a tree surgeon.
The linden tree is now on the grounds of the AWO Psychiatry Center .
See also
literature
- Ernst Andreas Friedrich : If stones could talk , Landbuch-Verlag, Hannover 1989, ISBN 3-7842-0397-3 .
- Ernst Andreas Friedrich: Designed natural monuments of Lower Saxony , Landbuch-Verlag, Hanover 1982, ISBN 3-7842-0256-X .
Web links
- The Kaiser-Lothar-Linde ( memento of October 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) at altebaeume.de (archive version) memorial tree
Individual evidence
- ^ Kaiser-Lothar-Linde in the directory of monumental oaks . Retrieved January 31, 2017
Coordinates: 52 ° 14 ′ 38.6 ″ N , 10 ° 48 ′ 56.2 ″ E