Eminescu’s Linden Tree

Eminescu's Linden Tree is a 500-year-old silver lime in Copou Park, Iași, Romania. Mihai Eminescu reportedly wrote some of his best works underneath this lime, rendering the tree one of Romania's most important natural monuments and a Iași landmark.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Copou Park and Mihai Eminescu Museum in Iași.

Copou Park

Park

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The Copou Park or Copou Gardens is the oldest public park in Iași, Romania. Its development started in 1834 under the reign of Mihail Sturdza, making the park one of the first public gardens in Romania and a Iași landmark.

Mihai Eminescu Museum in Iași

Museum

Mihai Eminescu Museum in Iași

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Lions’ Obelisk

Work of art

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The Lions' Obelisk, also known as the Obelisk of Lions is a historical monument in Copou Park, Iași, Romania. The construction was built between 1834 and 1841 and is dedicated to the Law of Organic Rules.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iași and Aroneanu.

Iași

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Iaşi is the second city of Romania after Bucharest, the national capital, by population and in cultural, historical and academic importance. It is the second largest university centre in Romania.

Aroneanu

Village

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Aroneanu is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Eminescu’s Linden Tree.

Miroslava

Village

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Miroslava is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Eminescu’s Linden Tree.

Eminescu’s Linden Tree

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Romanian tree
Categories: remarkable tree and tourism
Location: Municipiul Iaşi, Iași County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

47.17838° or 47° 10′ 42″ north

Longitude

27.56672° or 27° 34′ 0″ east

Open location code

8GV95HH8+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=tree

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Romanian to Spanish—“Eminescu’s Linden Tree” goes by many names.

Romanian: “Teiul lui Eminescu din Iaşi”
Romanian: “Teiul lui Eminescu din Iași”
Romanian: “Teiul lui Eminescu”
Spanish: “Tilo de Eminescu”

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