Annalinde, Natural monument linden tree in Kirchhausen, Heilbronn, Germany.

The Annalinde is a winter linden tree standing near Kirchhausen, Frankenbach, and Leingarten that commands attention for its size. The trunk measures roughly 7 meters in circumference, while the crown extends about 80 meters across, giving the tree its striking proportions.

The linden was designated a natural monument on 23 April 1941. A local legend holds that a chapel dedicated to Saint Anna once stood on this hill, founded by Juliana, wife of the knight Ralf von Kirchhausen, who endowed fields near Großgartach for its upkeep. No document proves the chapel existed, and the story of tenants filling candles with gunpowder and blowing up the feast-day congregation is unrecorded elsewhere.

The name recalls a chapel to Saint Anna that legend places on this spot, though no document or foundation confirms it. The tale is still told in Kirchhausen: tenants of chapel lands had to deliver six wax candles as thick and tall as a strong man each 26 July, and after the Reformation they hollowed the candles, filled them with gunpowder, and the resulting explosion killed the priest and many worshippers.

The tree receives regular care through steel cables that support its branches while the crown is carefully trimmed. Visitors find it easily accessible in a quiet spot between the three villages.

A memorial stone called Annakreuz stands near the tree and was relocated to its current spot in 1975. The stone connects stories of an old chapel explosion with the present day.