Strane () is a small village below the eastern slopes of Mount Nanos in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Yew

Strane has what is considered the oldest and largest

yew Yew is a common name given to various species of trees. It is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Taxus'': * European yew or common yew (''Taxus baccata'') * Pacific yew or western yew (''Taxus br ...

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 Monoecy (; adj. monoecious ) is a sexual system in seed plants where separate male and female cones or flowers are present on the same plant. It is a monomorphic sexual system alongside gynomonoecy, andromonoecy and trimonoecy. Monoecy is conne ...

, the only known example of such a yew in Slovenia.

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the

Holy Cross Holy Cross or Saint Cross may refer to: * the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus * Christian cross, a frequently used religious symbol of Christianity * True Cross, supposed remnants of the actual cross upon which Jesus was crucified * Feast ...

and belongs to the Parish of Ubeljsko.Koper Diocese list of churches

References

External links

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Strane on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Postojna {{Postojna-geo-stub