Linden
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Linden is one of three English names for a genus of trees, Tilia, also known as lime and basswood.
The linden tree is a national symbol of several communities and nations, among others Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
Linden is also widely used as a place name, very often being a place where linden trees grow:
In Australia:
- Linden, New South Wales, a village in the Blue Mountains
In Belgium:
- Linden (Lubbeek), a town in the municipality of Lubbeek
In Canada:
- Linden, Alberta, a town in the province of Alberta
In England:
- Linden, Gloucestershire, a district of the city of Gloucester
In Germany:
- Linden, Lower Saxony, a formerly independent city and now a district of Hanover
- Linden, Hesse, a city in the Gießen district, Hesse
- Hohenlinden, Linden, a city in Bavaria
In Guyana:
- Linden, Guyana, a place in Guyana
In The Netherlands:
- Linden (Cuijk), a town in the municipality of Cuijk
In Switzerland:
- Linden, Switzerland, a place in the canton of Bern
In South Africa:
- Linden, Johannesburg, a suburb in the city of Johannesburg
In the United States of America:
- Linden, Alabama
- Linden, Arizona
- Linden, California
- Linden, Indiana
- Linden, Iowa
- Linden, Michigan
- Linden, New Jersey
- Linden, North Carolina
- Linden (Columbus Ohio neighborhood)
- Linden, Pennsylvania
- Linden, Tennessee
- Linden, Texas
- Linden, Virginia
- Linden, Wisconsin
- Linden, Maryland is a neighborhood in Silver Spring, Maryland
Some places in the USA with similar pronunciations are Lynden, Washington and Lindon, Utah.
[edit] Other uses
- Lipa, a divisional currency unit (100 lipa make a kuna), is a Croatian word meaning linden
- Linden Lab, creators of Second Life
- Dame Countess Defender Linden Tul of Amtgard
- Trevor Linden, Canadian ice hockey player
- Linden is a rapid transit station in Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.A
- Linden Recordings, a record label