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Not felled for the time being: the three lime trees on Bahnhofstrasse.
The city must first obtain approval from the State Office for Monument Preservation.
It is unclear whether she will receive it and how long it will take.
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The Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation intervened in the debate about the three lime trees on Penzberger Bahnhofstrasse and stopped the felling for the time being.
The authorities certified that the two northern trees had monument status.
She also explained that permission must be obtained before removal.
The city is already working on it.
Penzberg - After Carl-Christian Wippermann from the city's department for environmental and climate protection presented a summary of the report from tree expert Karla Melka-Müller to the building committee on Tuesday, the almost year-old decision to fell the linden trees should now actually be "promptly" be implemented.
That means: still in February.
From March 1st, according to the Federal Nature Conservation Act, it is forbidden to plant or remove trees that are outside the forest, short rotation plantations or land used for gardening.
There will be no “timely” felling
At least this “prompt” felling will not occur.
Immediately after this decision, Erich Sczepanski from the Penzberg Monument Association contacted Detlef Knipping from the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation, forwarded him the report commissioned by his association and asked Knipping to inform the city of Penzberg about the monument status of the two trees in particular the main intersection.
State office head Knipping also did that on Friday, as he told Sczepanski in an email that was available to the local newspaper.
In it, Knipping continues: “I assume that a permit procedure will now be initiated in accordance with Article 6 BayDSchG, in which the state office must be involved.” This article of the Bavarian Monument Protection Act stipulates that permission from the State Office for Monument Preservation is necessary , monuments should be removed or changed.
Trees are “historical monuments” of the Penzberg murder night
As reported, the linden tree at the main intersection is believed to be the tree on which Albert Grauvogel was hanged during the “Penzberg Murder Night” in May 1945.
Sebastian Tauschinger is said to have almost died on the tree right next to it.
Because of this historical background, the monument association has campaigned in recent months to preserve these two trees in particular.
He is now “greatly happy” about the fact that their felling could just be prevented, says club chairman Max Kapfer.
For him it is clear that the two linden trees are the trees from the Penzberg murder night.
That is why they are “historical monuments”.
The building experts' report states the age of all three trees as around 100 years, but emphasizes that this is an estimate.
The report is available to the local newspaper.
The expert identified an “acute risk of breakage” for the tree at the main intersection and the neighboring lime tree and recommended felling or massive shortening.
However, given its historical significance for Penzberg, the tree at the intersection could be preserved “with a metal frame to secure the tree,” according to the report.
Unlike his neighbor, he is still “sufficiently” vital.
Against this background, Kapfer advocates covering the lime tree at the intersection with a metal grid.
This means it can be “preserved for decades”.
It doesn't necessarily have to break, because a tree lives primarily through its bark, which can continue to grow in a vital tree.
The city points to the lack of stability of the trees
The letter from the State Office for Monument Preservation was received in the town hall.
When asked, Wippermann said his department was already in the process of getting permission to fell the trees.
He couldn't say how long it would take for approval.
But he has no doubt that the city would receive an exemption from the lower nature conservation authority in the district office for felling after March 1st.
In his opinion, the report is “significant enough” in its recommendation for action on felling.
The trees are no longer stable, said Wippermann and once again referred to the city's traffic safety obligation.
He now wants to know from the monument authority how the city can make this obligation “worthy of a monument”.