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The Hollow Linden (Legendary Hollow Linden Tree)

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The Hollow Linden (Legendary Hollow Linden Tree)

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The Hollow Linden (Legendary Hollow Linden Tree)

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Location: Hartenstein, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

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Best Hikes to The Hollow Linden (Legendary Hollow Linden Tree)

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1. Zwickauer Mulde River – Mulde Weir at Aue loop from Thierfeld

13.2km

03:41

250m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Alexanderstein Monument – Princes' Cave loop from Wildbach

6.44km

01:58

210m

Hard hike. Great for any fitness level. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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4.7

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3. Stein Castle – Zwickauer Mulde River loop from Hartenstein

12.9km

04:01

380m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Andi

January 2, 2021

A soldier got stuck there and died. The skeleton, the uniform and the saber were found.

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Hundephysiotherapie Heike Amthor

August 29, 2021

Say "Die Huhle Lind"
At this point there used to be a mighty linden tree, around which a legend is entwined:
"Die huhle Lind"
The soul of the hard-hearted "Wild Count" (probably Ernst II. Von Schönburg), which found no rest after his death, is said to have been banished to this tree. Here it rumbled for a few years.
When a storm uprooted the linden tree at the end of the 19th century, forest workers found a skeleton with a soldier's saber and uniform in the hollow trunk. Presumably a deserted recruit from the war of 1756 had hidden in the hollow trunk and could no longer get out.
Certainly he called and for a few days
knocked before he finally died of hunger and exhaustion. Lonely forest walkers will have believed in a "ghost" and anxiously walked on.

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Nicole 🚶‍♀️& Franca 🐕

September 22, 2021

A legend to read

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Elevation 10 m

Weather

Tuesday 30 December

1°C

-8°C

93 %

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Max wind speed: 30.0 km/h

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Location: Hartenstein, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

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The Hollow Linden (Legendary Hollow Linden Tree)

1. Zwickauer Mulde River – Mulde Weir at Aue loop from Thierfeld

2. Alexanderstein Monument – Princes' Cave loop from Wildbach

3. Stein Castle – Zwickauer Mulde River loop from Hartenstein

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