As of: February 10, 2024, 5:23 p.m
By: Gerti Reichl
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The old willow tree, which dominated the view of the lake as a solitary tree, shortly before it was felled.
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When trees are felled, some valley residents take a closer look.
If these are individual trees that shape the landscape, then the trouble is great.
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– Such a case has now happened in Tegernsee-Süd on a lake property on Schwaighofstrasse.
Neighbors were woken from their sleep these days by the sound of a chainsaw and couldn't believe their eyes: a willow tree that was probably around 80 years old and stood as a solitary tree on the bank, a beloved sight in all seasons and a nesting place for many birds, was sawn down.
“This is crazy,” says Angela Brogsitter-Finck, who, as chairwoman of the Tegernsee Valley Protection Association (SGT), was informed about the campaign.
“The tree was a feast for the eyes,” says Brogsitter-Finck and immediately remembered a description in the book “Tegernsee Valley, Natural History Hikes,” in which the Gmund bird expert Wolfgang Hiller even described the tree.
“The willow dominated the habitat on the bank,” says Hiller.
“Little grebes, herons, mallards and coots were in large numbers under the protection of the tree.”
Palaces and Lakes Administration checks ownership
The SGT chairwoman was not the only one who turned to the relevant authorities with her questions about the felling.
Even on the sidelines of the most recent city council meeting, Barbara Staudacher (Greens) asked Mayor Johannes Hagn (CSU) whether there had been approval for the felling.
Hagn reported that he had already passed the case on to the Miesbach district office.
But he heard that the tree was probably sick.
Here the pasture is already on the property.
The district office is now examining the case.
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The district office, and there the nature conservation authority, now confirms that they have been informed about the felling.
“The Bavarian Palaces and Lakes Administration is currently checking whether the tree was on their property or on private property,” said press spokeswoman Sophie Stadler.
She emphasizes: “The felling of a single tree that characterizes the landscape is prohibited in the temporarily secured landscape protection area 'Tegernsee and the surrounding area'.” Failure to do so will result in a fine.
In addition, the removal of trees that characterize the town and landscape contradicts the design statutes of the city of Tegernsee.
The test procedure is pending.
Whether and how much a fine may be due cannot be said until this procedure is completed.
In the future, houses will grow taller here
This was little consolation for Tegernsee residents who were used to the sight of the tree.
Rather, you have to get used to the sight of two large houses that will soon grow tall on the property on Schwaighofstrasse.
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