The sagas specifically mention linden wood for shield construction, although finds from graves shows mostly other timbers, such as fir, alder and poplar.
There are also planted lindens on the street.
The present church, surrounded by the churchyard, was built in the late 16th century next to a large linden.
The most widespread genera of trees are beech, linden and ash.
The linden sprig comes from old guild seals, which bore a cloverleaf and a star.
There are two secondary avenues of double rows of linden trees.
The outer walls of the chapel are preserved as well as the linden tree that stood next to it.
Here visitors can view a wide variety of flowering crabapples, beeches, lindens, maples, oaks, lilacs and other trees and shrubs.
