Location
State: Latvia
Region: Zemgale
County: Jēkabpils
Parish: Rubenes
Other references to the location
On the Western side of the courtyard of “Leiskini” home (Slate village), 50 m direction W from the house.
Coordinates
lat=56.2080555556, lon=25.9905555556
56° 12′ 29″ N, 25° 59′ 26″ E
Description
Bifurcated linden – the girth of the E stem is 3,25 m, while that of the W stem – 3,40 m. Both are old, bearing many hollows, once have been hooped with a contracting wire, which has snapped and is now partly free hanging, partly – grown into the bark on the other side, and is well fixed.
Narrative
According to a legend the Devil is said to have washed spoons in the hollow (L.Jakubenoka, 2006).
Attraction
Well-shaped linden, but there is much household waste (bottles and other things) underneath its dense foliage, around the stem.
Availability
Rather easy accessible. The linden is located next to abandoned house (2011), which may become inhabited at some other time and thus the access may be restricted without receiving prior approval from the owners.
Infrastructure, management, facilities
No tourism infrastructure in direct vicinity, only some abandoned homes. Nearest town – Akniste, where one shall find tourism infrastructure: a shop, a catering site, and some sightseeing objects.
Local info
No information.
Capacity
10 – 40
Publicity
Known
Legal Status
Private
Comments
In summer 2011 the “Lesikini” home was uninhabited; a few years ago the house was for sale, but, most probably, it was not sold. There is a secular oak (circumference – 4,20m) growing 10 m from the house.
