Lipa malolistá - Malec, Czech Republic
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N 49° 46.244 E 015° 40.886
33U E 549067 N 5513362
A memorial tree and the commemorative plaque
Waymark Code: WM105KT
Location: Kraj Vysočina, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/03/2019
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The lime tree (CZ: lípa) or Linden (Tilia) is important in the mythology, literature and folklore of a number of cultures.
In old Slavic mythology, the linden (lipa, as called in all Slavic languages) was considered a sacred tree. Particularly in Poland, many villages have a name "Swieta Lipka" (or similar), which literally means "Holy Lime". To this day, the tree is a national emblem of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Lusatia.
This tree and the commemorative plaque reminds of the independent Czechoslovak state and the founding of the Malec village.
Plaque Inscription:
CZ
LÍPA MALOLISTÁ
(Tilia cordata)
zasazena k 100. výrocí vzniku
samostatného ceskoslovenského státu
u príležitosti
740 let
od první písemné zmínky o obci Malec a
setkání rodáku 2018
SDH Malec V Malci 23. 6. 2018 Obec Malec
EN (Google translation)
LIPA MALOLISTÁ
(Tilia cordata)
set to the 100th anniversary of its creation
an independent Czechoslovak state
on the occasion
740 years
from the first written mention of the village Malec a
meeting of natives 2018
Location of the tree: in centre of Maleč village
Type of tree: Tilia cordata
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