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Strane () is a small village below the eastern slopes of Nanos, Slovenia, Mount Nanos in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Strane has what is considered the oldest and largest Taxus baccata, yew in Slovenia. The tree is estimated to be 550 years old and it has a circumference of .''Naravna vrednota. Tisa v Stranah''. 2011. Information sign in Strane. Ljubljana: Zavod Republike Slovenije za varstvo narave and Zavod za gozdove Slovenije. Karel Dežman had previously estimated the tree as 952 years old in 1860, assuming a slower rate of growth. Folk tradition claims that Saint Jerome preached under a predecessor of the current yew.
A second, younger yew stands near the older one. It has a circumference of and is estimated to be 230 years old. The younger yew is unusual in that it is monoecious, the only known example of such a yew in Slovenia.
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Feast of the Cross, Holy Cross and belongs to the Parish of Veliko Ubeljsko, Ubeljsko.Koper Diocese list of churches
Strane on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Postojna {{Postojna-geo-stub
Yew
Strane has what is considered the oldest and largest Taxus baccata, yew in Slovenia. The tree is estimated to be 550 years old and it has a circumference of .''Naravna vrednota. Tisa v Stranah''. 2011. Information sign in Strane. Ljubljana: Zavod Republike Slovenije za varstvo narave and Zavod za gozdove Slovenije. Karel Dežman had previously estimated the tree as 952 years old in 1860, assuming a slower rate of growth. Folk tradition claims that Saint Jerome preached under a predecessor of the current yew.
A second, younger yew stands near the older one. It has a circumference of and is estimated to be 230 years old. The younger yew is unusual in that it is monoecious, the only known example of such a yew in Slovenia.
Church
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Feast of the Cross, Holy Cross and belongs to the Parish of Veliko Ubeljsko, Ubeljsko.References
External links
*Strane on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Postojna {{Postojna-geo-stub