THE OLD LIME TREE AND THE TOPPING STONE
The reformer Martin Luther once wrote: "Under the lime trees we like to sing, drink and dance and be merry."
The lime tree in Naters is mentioned in a document as early as 1357 and was already described as "magnam" (large) by the scribe at the time. Public and private matters were negotiated under the over 600-year-old Natis lime tree, and court was also held. Next to the tree, which is now hollow inside, was the medieval pillory for punishing offenders. The base of a former pillory column, to which the condemned were fastened with iron bands and put on display, is still visible.
The small wall around the trunk may have once served as a podium. Right next to the magnificent tree is the old and beautiful vicarage.
The lime tree in Naters is mentioned in a document as early as 1357 and was already described as "magnam" (large) by the scribe at the time. Public and private matters were negotiated under the over 600-year-old Natis lime tree, and court was also held. Next to the tree, which is now hollow inside, was the medieval pillory for punishing offenders. The base of a former pillory column, to which the condemned were fastened with iron bands and put on display, is still visible.
The small wall around the trunk may have once served as a podium. Right next to the magnificent tree is the old and beautiful vicarage.
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General information
Best Ager
Nature Lover
Attraction Tourer
Eligibility
Suitable for any weather
for individual guests
Suitable for Pushchair
Gruppen
Schulklassen
Familien
Erwachsene
Senioren
In der Nähe des Öffentlichen Verkehrs
Im Dorfzentrum
Accessibility
Partially wheelchair-accessible
Parking place partially wheelchair-accessible
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Blatten-Belalp Tourismus AG
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