Lipa republic in Mezilečí

In recent centuries, the linden has been designated as our national tree, but long before that it had a great protective value, because it was planted at crossroads or many rows of trees were formed from it, its shoots were placed outside the windows on Pentecost holidays, linden branches used to be placed on altars on God's Day the body and then to the field for grain or other crops so that it grows well, or for paintings in buildings for their…