Katharinenlinde
| Katharinenlinde | ||
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 The Katharinenlindenturm |
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| height | 471.8 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Esslingen am Neckar | |
| Mountains | Virgin forest | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 46 '15 " N , 9 ° 17' 48" E | |
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| Type | Shift level | |
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The north of Esslingen am Neckar located Katharinenlinde at 48 ° 46 '12.7 " N , 9 ° 17' 50.2" O is considered to be the scene of the legend of the holy Katharina , the founder of Esslinger St. Catherine's Hospital . This is said to have come to a pagan sacrificial site here in the fourth century. Because she refused to worship the gods and was executed, a divine judgment was required. A linden tree was planted upside down in the ground. If the plant dies, it should be evidence that the pagan deities are stronger; if it survives, it should show that the Christian religion is superior. The roots began to turn green. The current linden tree was planted in the 19th century to replace a predecessor felled by the storm.
In honor of Katharinas was on the 471.8 m above sea level. NHN high mountain built a field chapel that existed until around 1580. Near the Linde in 1957 the Katharinenlinde tower , a at 48 ° 46 '15 " N , 9 ° 17' 48" O situated observation tower of Schwäbischen Albverein built. It is made of reinforced concrete and is 17 meters high.
Alexander Graf von Württemberg wrote a poem about this place. He did not go into the Catherine's legend, but was reminded of the old times of chivalry, the buildings of which could still be seen as ruins overgrown by plants.
