Palisády Street
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Palisády Street is a major street
in Bratislava
's Old Town
connecting Hodžovo námestie
and Bratislava Castle
in the Slovakia
's capital. The street is served by public transport trolleybus
ses. Near the Bratislava Castle and National Council of the Slovak Republic
building it bends sharply and continues as Mudroňova Street, together forming the main passageway through the western part of the Bratislava Old Town.
tree located at Palisády Street no. 12 - 14. which survived several centuries. It is probably a survivor of one of the famous renaissaince gardens
that used to be in this area. There is a copperplate from A. Kaltschmied from 1735, according to a geometer Mikovíny, providing historical evidence of the widespread linden trees in the area of contemporary "Palisades". On the plan from 1768 there is a dominant tree marked in the garden of baron Jesenák, it is mentioned also by M. Korabinský in his publication on Bratislava from 1781.
The tree raised attention of the Slovak revival generation. The tree represented a symbol to so called Ľudovít Štúr
- movements - the linden is considered to be a symbol of Slavs. In this period, lindens were popular trees all over Europe. Lindens are subject of making gardens and tree alleys (for example "Unten den Linden" (Under the lindens) in Berlin
). Later, the garden of baron Jesenák became the ownership of a spirit producing entrepreneur Slubek. In 1865, the members of the general meeting of the Austrian Monarchy Doctor Association and Scientists admired the most spectacular sightseeing of the city and one of the most attractive natural objects of the whole Austrian Monarchy. According to historian Ortvay, these specialists estimated the tree's age to be one thousand years. In the 19th century, the tree had a perimeter at the root of 11 meters and at chest height of 8 meters whereas one of the side twigs was 4 meters.
In the 20th century, during the construction boom in Bratislava, the area of the linden tree was endangered. In 1982, the tree was proclaimed to be a preserved tree. The area was protected by fencing which enabled huge boughs to grow. Today the holes in the tree are the evidence of it. The linden tree however deprecated and today survived just as a remainder. In the 1990s its protection was cancelled. In 2003, the tree was designated as the Tree - the Hero of the year 2003. The Bratislava tree is being referred to as the "Palffy´s tree" because it was displayed so in one masterpiece from 18th century. Referring to existing historical documents, the tree can be proven to be at least 236 years old. The tree could be even older because no data is kept to prove whether the tree was not in the past a tree connected and being part of "Prepost" gardens and maybe even the remainder of the original primeval forests of the Small Carpathian Mountains
.
Street
A street is a paved public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, but is more often paved with a hard, durable...
in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
's Old Town
Old Town, Bratislava
The Old Town of Bratislava is the historic center and one of the boroughs of Bratislava, in the Bratislava Region of Slovakia. It is coextensive with the smallest Slovak administrative district by area, Bratislava I. It contains the small, but preserved medieval city center, Bratislava Castle and...
connecting Hodžovo námestie
Hodžovo námestie
Hodžovo námestie is a major square in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The square is located at the edge of Old Town, in front of the Slovak Presidential Palace, some 5 minutes walking distance from the historical city center...
and Bratislava Castle
Bratislava Castle
Bratislava Castle is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on a quite isolated rocky hill of the Little Carpathians directly above the Danube river in the middle of Bratislava...
in the Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
's capital. The street is served by public transport trolleybus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
ses. Near the Bratislava Castle and National Council of the Slovak Republic
National Council of the Slovak Republic
The National Council of the Slovak Republic , abbreviated to NR SR, is the national parliament of Slovakia. It is unicameral, and consists of 150 MPs, who are elected by universal suffrage under proportional representation every four years....
building it bends sharply and continues as Mudroňova Street, together forming the main passageway through the western part of the Bratislava Old Town.
Bratislava tree
There is an old LindenLinden
Linden is one of three English names for the tree genus Tilia . Several of the common names for species within the Tilia genus have Linden in their names...
tree located at Palisády Street no. 12 - 14. which survived several centuries. It is probably a survivor of one of the famous renaissaince gardens
Parks and gardens in Bratislava
The parks and gardens in Bratislava have formed a part of the landscape of the capital of Slovakia since the Middle Ages. Some of the historical gardens of Bratislava had such architectonic value that they were widely known outside of the city and well beyond the borders of Hungary...
that used to be in this area. There is a copperplate from A. Kaltschmied from 1735, according to a geometer Mikovíny, providing historical evidence of the widespread linden trees in the area of contemporary "Palisades". On the plan from 1768 there is a dominant tree marked in the garden of baron Jesenák, it is mentioned also by M. Korabinský in his publication on Bratislava from 1781.
The tree raised attention of the Slovak revival generation. The tree represented a symbol to so called Ľudovít Štúr
Ludovít Štúr
Ľudovít Štúr , known in his era as Ludevít Velislav Štúr, was the leader of the Slovak national revival in the 19th century, the author of the Slovak language standard eventually leading to the contemporary Slovak literary language...
- movements - the linden is considered to be a symbol of Slavs. In this period, lindens were popular trees all over Europe. Lindens are subject of making gardens and tree alleys (for example "Unten den Linden" (Under the lindens) in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
). Later, the garden of baron Jesenák became the ownership of a spirit producing entrepreneur Slubek. In 1865, the members of the general meeting of the Austrian Monarchy Doctor Association and Scientists admired the most spectacular sightseeing of the city and one of the most attractive natural objects of the whole Austrian Monarchy. According to historian Ortvay, these specialists estimated the tree's age to be one thousand years. In the 19th century, the tree had a perimeter at the root of 11 meters and at chest height of 8 meters whereas one of the side twigs was 4 meters.
In the 20th century, during the construction boom in Bratislava, the area of the linden tree was endangered. In 1982, the tree was proclaimed to be a preserved tree. The area was protected by fencing which enabled huge boughs to grow. Today the holes in the tree are the evidence of it. The linden tree however deprecated and today survived just as a remainder. In the 1990s its protection was cancelled. In 2003, the tree was designated as the Tree - the Hero of the year 2003. The Bratislava tree is being referred to as the "Palffy´s tree" because it was displayed so in one masterpiece from 18th century. Referring to existing historical documents, the tree can be proven to be at least 236 years old. The tree could be even older because no data is kept to prove whether the tree was not in the past a tree connected and being part of "Prepost" gardens and maybe even the remainder of the original primeval forests of the Small Carpathian Mountains
Carpathian Mountains
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a range of mountains forming an arc roughly long across Central and Eastern Europe, making them the second-longest mountain range in Europe...
.