before the church stands a linden tree that is more than 730 years old. together with the church, the tree makes for a picturesque tableau over the marketplace. the poet heinrich ruppel dedicated the poem "die kirchhofslinde in homberg" to the tree as his way of thanking those who had made donations for the tree's preservation after it had been burnt by a fire in its hollow. also, erich kaiser, a "homeland researcher" ("heimatforscher") and writer, often mentioned the veteran tree in his writings.