Location
State: Latvia
Region: Riga
County: Salacgrīva
Parish: Liepupe
Other references to the location
At the Rūji homestead, about 100 m S of the homestead, at the edge of the kitchen garden
Coordinates
lat=57.4566666667, lon=24.5408333333
57° 27′ 24″ N, 24° 32′ 26″ E
Description
The Rūju Holy Linden has been known since the turn of the 19th-20th century. In former times, the Linden had at least six large trunks which had gradually disappeared one after another. The last trunk broke before nearly a year, now it has been sawn and placed by the Linden site. In 1994, its circumference was 2.65 m, the height of the Linden’s crown’s narrow part was 25 m. Nowadays around the Linden, several new offsprings have appeared; there are new bushes growing around too. The Linden site is located about 100 m S of the Rūju homestead, at the edge of the homestead’s kitchen garden. It seems that in archaeologiocal terms, no changes have occurred to the Rūju Holy Linden.
Attraction
Unattractive
Availability
It is accessible only by crossing a private yard.
Infrastructure, management, facilities
None
Local info
None
Capacity
0 – 9
Publicity
Unknown
Legal Status
Private
Comments
The object is of interest only to specialists.
