The Mallinden Lime Trees in Mark Dorla

The old linden tree is particularly worth seeing because of its size.

The Mallinden are a natural monument and a historic courthouse on the border between Oberdorla and Niederdorla in the municipality of Vogtei south of Mühlhausen in the Unstrut-Hainich district in Thuringia, not far from the center of Germany. The Mallinden are a group of three old lime trees. The oldest, a summer linden (Tilia platyphyllos) with a trunk circumference of 9.30 m, is estimated to be 400 years old. The other two are approximately 200-year-old winter linden trees (Tilia cordata) with trunk circumferences of 5.17 and 3.52 m. The three linden trees form a common crown and are 25 m high at the highest point. 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.
The place is believed to be the former place of judgment of the Mark Dorla and features a stone table where, according to tradition, judgment was held. According to old writings, executions were also carried out here, for example a woman who was burned at the stake as a witch. (Source Wikipedia)