Mallinden
The Mallinden (sometimes also Mahllinden ) are a natural monument and a historical court square on the border between Oberdorla and Niederdorla in the Vogtei community south of Mühlhausen in the Unstrut-Hainich district in Thuringia , not far from the center of Germany .
Natural monument
The mallinden is a group of three old linden trees. The oldest, a summer lime tree ( Tilia platyphyllos ) with a trunk circumference of 9.30 m, is estimated to be 400 years old. The other two are about 200 year old winter linden trees ( Tilia cordata ) with trunk circumferences of 5.17 and 3.52 m respectively. The three linden trees form a common crown and are 25 m high at the highest point. The group of trees is on the 1016 road from Mühlhausen to Eisenach and has been protected as a natural monument since 1936. The trunk of the oldest of the three linden trees is said to have been hollow 100 years ago and was filled with bricks and concrete to preserve the tree.
Historical meaning
The place is believed to be the former court of the Mark Dorla and is provided with a stone table , where according to tradition, court was held. According to ancient scriptures, executions were also carried out here, for example on a woman who was burned at the stake as a witch .
Mallinden from the west
In the golden autumn leaves
Stone table
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ nn: Interesting trees in Mühlhausen and the surrounding area . In: City of Mühlhausen / Thür. (Ed.): E . Mühlhäuser Druckhaus, Mühlhausen / Thuringia 1994, p. 36 .
- ↑ Weise, Ralf et al. (2007): Natural monuments in the Unstrut-Hainich district, p. 56
- ↑ Information board at the center of Germany near Niederdorla
Coordinates: 51 ° 9 '42.3 " N , 10 ° 26' 7.8" E