Hitzeröder Dorflinde, Natural monument lime tree in Hitzerode, Germany.

The Hitzeröder Dorflinde is a hollow lime tree on the village green between Kirchberg and Albunger Straße, north of Hitzerode's Evangelical Church. Its trunk is entirely hollow, with a broad crack that was filled in during the early 1980s reshaping of the green, when the old dividing wall and about half a metre of the lower trunk disappeared under the raised surface. The reduced area around the tree is paved with interlocking blocks.

Under this lime tree, village affairs were settled and justice was dispensed in earlier times. Around 1300 Hitzerode passed to the Landgraves of Hesse; by 1498 one half of the village belonged to the Landgraviate while the other was held as a fief by the lords of Völkershausen, later by Apel Appe zu Aue and the lords of Eschwege. In 1572 the divided village therefore had two Schultheißen, each representing his own lord. The two-level square was reshaped in the early 1980s, when the dividing wall vanished under the earth.

The tree serves as a village gathering spot where residents come together for conversations and celebrations. Social moments and everyday meetings naturally happen here throughout the year.

The wooden benches surrounding the tree provide a comfortable spot to rest while exploring the surrounding area. The tree stands in the village center with easy access at any time of day.

The tree is completely hollow, and a wide crack in its trunk was filled in during the early 1980s reshaping of the village green. At the same time the old dividing wall vanished underground, along with about half a metre of the trunk's base.