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Olive tree Old and Glorious |
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"This olive tree is among the
oldest trees in the world. It grows in Kastel Stafilic, near Split in
Croatia. It’s exceptionally large, beautiful and attractive. Every
year its olives are used to produce several dozen liters of fine olive
oil. The local people say this oil is sacred, and they give it to the
churches. This olive tree "is bursting with health" because
of the fertile soil and the water table in the western section of the
Kastel area. The tree is far from the industrial zone."
"Kastel people preserved this tree
with love and care. They say it was already there upon the arrival of
the Croats in this region. This tree, almost as old as the nearby city
of Split which was established in the 3rd century BC, was entered into
Croatia's register of protected natural monuments in 1990. The exceptional
importance of the Kastel olive tree is proven by the fact that a broad
initiative has been launched to place it under the protection of UNESCO's
international natural heritage list." Miroslav M. NGO Our Children, Slavonski Brod, Croatia Photo taken from: www.croatianmall.com |
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This is an example of the outstanding project created in collaboration between Israel and Croatia. You can enjoy it, click here: http://www.globaldreamers.org/share/olives/index2.html Thank you Rozalija, from Croatia, and Marsha, from Israel, for this excellent work. |
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