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The tree is on the side of a hillock, and its visible roots are unusually huge.
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Most of the great tree’s mighty branches are gone, and among those that are still there, the thickest ones are held up by supports, and the tree’s hollow centre is protected against snow and rain with a little roof. This is the thickest Common Oak (Quercus robur) in Latvia and the Baltic States. Indeed, it is one of the thickest oak trees in all of Northern Europe. The tree is a gorgeous part of the surrounding landscape. There is a car park and an information stand nearby.
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This is the thickest birch (Betula pendula) tree in Latvia and can be seen from the Klapkalnciems-Milzkalne road.
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Ist ein geschützter Baum von
örtlicher Bedeutung am Rand der Tukuma Straße
gegenüber der Kindertagesstätte „Pienenīte”.
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This is an unusually shaped pine which, according to legend, was planted by the king of Sweden during the Great Northern War.
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This is the thickest common juniper (Juniperus communis) in Latvia and the Baltic States. It stands in the middle of a field and looks wonderful. The tree is sometimes known as the Rieteklis juniper, because the Latvian poet Rieteklis (Jūlijs Eduars Balodis, 1856-1940) like to sit under it.
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This is the thickest and tallest common ivy in Latvia. It is in the park of the Zentene Estate, opposite the mansion (which is now a school).
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Die prächtige Kiefer in Bigauņciems
bei dem Café Dižpriede.
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Der deutsche Pastor Glück vollendete während seiner Amtszeit in Alūksnē eines der bedeutendsten Werke seine Lebens – er fertigte die erste lettische Bibelübersetzung an. 1685 hatte er das Neue Testament, 1689 das Alte Testament übersetzt und jeweils zum Gedenken an die vollendete Arbeit eine Eiche gepflanzt, beide wachsen dort heute noch. |
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