Memorable trees of Opava and Bruntál Districts
Lime tree at the statue of Saint Immaculate
Basic information
There is a small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata) at the vicinity of the statue of Saint Immaculate. The lime was declared memorable in the year 1999. At that time, its estimated age was 250 – 350 years, its trunk perimeter was 625 cm and its height was 28 m. Nowadays the tree is a living complement to the cultural monument of the statue which comes from the year 1764. At the time the statue was put into place, the tree might have had a full-grown trunk already.
Things to note
The statue of the Saint Immaculate is actually a statue of Virgin Marry. Immaculate Virgin Marry is usually depicted with loose hair, her hands clasped together. Her head is usually circled with twelve stars. She stands on a globe or a crescent and sometimes stamps on a snake, the symbol of hereditary sin. The name Immaculate comes from Latin “sine macula” meaning free from taint.
Lime tree at the statue of Saint Immaculate
Lime tree at the statue of Saint Immaculate
Lime tree at the statue of Saint Immaculate
Useful information
Contacts
Moravian-Silesian Region, Department of the Environment and Agriculture 28. října 117, 702 18 Ostrava www.kr-moravskoslezsky.cz tel.: +420 595 622 297
Městský úřad Rýmařov náměstí Míru 1 79501 Rýmařov http://www.rymarov.cz/
Contact
Krajský úřad Moravskoslezského kraje, odbor životního prostředí
28. října 117, 702 18 Ostrava
Tel.:+420 595 622 297
http://www.kr-moravskoslezsky.cz
