List of natural monuments in the Innsbruck-Land district

The list of natural monuments in the Innsbruck-Land district lists all objects designated as natural monuments in the Innsbruck-Land district in the state of Tyrol . The 61 existing natural monuments include 45 trees or groups of trees, 14 bodies of water, a rock formation and an occurrence of alpine roses. With ten natural monuments, the municipality of Volders has the highest number of monuments in the district.

Natural monuments

photo		Surname	ID	Location	description	surface	date
		Beech group in the Halltal	ND_3_43	Absam KG:  Absam location	The protected beeches are part of the valley forest in the Halltal .		1942
		Oak on the Melans hill	ND_3_56	Absam KG:  Absam GrStNr: 1520/4 location	The huge pedunculate oak with mighty branches is visible from afar on the east side of the Melanser hill, surrounded by other old oaks, maples, sycamore trees, robinia and spruce trees.		1949
		Oak tree in Eichat	ND_3_21	Absam KG:  Absam location	The slender, old pedunculate oak stands next to a farmhouse on Salzbergstrasse.		1931
		Three candelabra pine	ND_3_86	Aldrans GrStNr: 1661 location	The three stone pines are located below the Zirbenweg in the Bürstlingboden area at around 1940  m above sea level. The age of the stone pine is estimated to be 300 to 350 years, with the stone pine being around 16 to 19 meters high.		1997
		Yew tree in front of the entrance to Wohlgemutsheim Palace	ND_3_16	Baumkirchen location	The old yew tree stands next to the entrance gate of Wohlgemutsheim Palace . Its medium-strong trunk branches out several times, the crown protrudes over the porch of the house.		1930
		Linden tree by the baroque chapel	ND_3_4	Baumkirchen location	The very old winter linden tree stands on a ridge east of the Anna chapel. The tree is around 15 m high, the 7 m high main trunk has a circumference of 5 m at the base. It is marked with age and perforated several times, a thick side trunk and several smaller branches protrude from the main trunk. The age of the linden tree is difficult to estimate; it is probably the oldest protected linden tree in Tyrol. It was declared a natural monument in 1927, making it one of the oldest still existing protected sites in Tyrol.		1927
		Six maple trees next to the Gasthaus Speckbacher	ND_3_52	Gnadenwald , Gnadenwald 2 location	The large sycamores stand in a row on the road across from the Gasthaus Speckbacher on the edge of a mowing meadow in front of the St. Martin church.		1946
		Linden and Swiss stone pine near the church and monastery of St. Martin in Ausserwald	ND_3_5	Gnadenwald , Gnadenwald 2 KG:  Gnadenwald GrStNr: 4 location	The natural monument comprises three linden trees and originally five stone pines , of which only one old tree is left. Of the three linden trees, a tall summer linden tree with its broad crown is particularly striking.		1928
		Lattice beech	ND_3_29	Gnadenwald , Gnadenwald 8, southeast KG:  Gnadenwald GrStNr: 69 location	The more than 30 m high beech stands next to a path in the forest southeast of St. Martin. The name "lattice beech" refers to the richly branched crown.		1940
		Linden trees at the Gnadenwalderhof	ND_3_53	Gnadenwald , Gnadenwald 7 KG:  Gnadenwald location	The linden trees are the remnants of the park of the former, now dilapidated Gnadenwalderhof inn. Four linden trees and a group of ash trees, which were originally also under protection, have died and have been removed.		1947
		Brennersee	ND_3_18	Gries am Brenner KG:  Gries am Brenner site	The Brennersee has a length of 450 m and a width of 250 m, whereby it was made smaller by the construction of the motorway. It is 1310  m above sea level and has a maximum depth of 11.5 m. Large populations of brown and rainbow trout live in the lake, and there are extensive silting zones on the southwest side.		1930
		Wirtsee wetland to the west of Grinzens church	ND_3_81	Grinzens KG:  Grinzens GrStNr: 203/2 location	The approximately 0.15 hectare wetland in a depression is surrounded by agricultural meadows. It is a boiler bog that probably emerged from the remainder of a dead ice hole in which a now silted lake had formed after it had melted. Small, periodically filled water receded, landing areas with a high have large sedge Ried and transitions to a small swamp forests with gray alder , gray willow, aspen , birch and bird cherry formed. In the northwest there is a dense willow bush with a lot of dead wood. The understory shows a great diversity of species of shrubs and tall perennials that provide a habitat for various animals, including dragonflies, toads and frogs, reptiles and songbirds.		1989
		Stone pine on the Grüblalpe	ND_3_44	Gschnitz KG:  Gschnitz GrStNr: 464 location	The 50 or so Swiss stone pines, some of them very old, are spread over an altitude of between 1800 and 1900  m above the Grübalpe in the inner Gschnitztal.		1942
		Plane tree in Hall, on Brucker Gasse	ND_3_89	Hall in Tirol KG:  Hall location			2005
		Plane tree on the lower town square in Hall	ND_3_91	Hall in Tirol KG:  Hall location			2007
		Linden tree	ND_3_51	Hall in Tirol KG:  Heiligkreuz I GrStNr: 3716/2 location	The mighty winter linden tree that characterizes the town stands at the corner of Lindengassl and Scheidensteinstrasse.		1945
		Friedrichslinde near the hamlet of Toblaten	ND_3_25	Inzing KG:  Inzing location	According to tradition, the linden tree was planted in memory of Duke Friedrich IV , who is said to have spent the night in Toblaten in 1416 while fleeing from his brother. Of the originally mighty linden tree, only the rotten stump with young shoots remains.		1933
		Snowdrop tree, group of shrubs above Toblaten near the hamlet of Hof	ND_3_76	Inzing KG:  Inzing GrStNr: 1917 location	The snowdrop tree was brought from China by a missionary more than 100 years ago and planted next to the path at the existing cross. The photo shows the state of the plant in July (without flowers).		1986
		Oaks on the Melach, in the area of ​​the municipalities of Kematen and Unterperfuß	ND_3_72	Kematen in Tirol , Unterperfuss location	The natural monument includes around 24 mighty English oaks on the embankment along the Melach , which form a bar that is visible from afar across the Inn Valley. The trees, some of which are several hundred years old, are probably a remnant of the formerly extensive oak stocks in the alluvial forests of the Inn Valley.		1981
		Water lily pond (Lanser Moor)	ND_3_59	Lans KG:  Lans location	The Lanser Moor is a silting Moor in a Toteisloch , from the early peat was recovered. The pond, which is around 80 × 110 m in size and a maximum of 3 m deep, is surrounded by a wide belt of reeds , cypergrass sedge and cattails . The shallow water areas near the shore are covered with white water lilies . In the northeast part there is an extensive swinging lawn consisting of mosses, swamp fern , round-leaved sundew , reeds and sedges .		1950
		Toteisloch in the Moos district in the southern part of Leutasch	ND_3_77	Leutasch KG:  Leutasch GrStNr: 2242/3, 2244 location	The Toteisloch is part of an extensive moor landscape in an area at the foot of the Hohe Munde that has been used for agriculture since prehistoric times . In the dead ice hole there is a silting bog , at its edge there is a group of birches.		1987
		Five black pines across from the train station	ND_3_41	Matrei at the Brenner site	The black pines are located at the parking lot of the Parkhotel and form a belt of trees that also includes two spruces.		1942
		Black pine	ND_3_84	Mieders location	The tall black pine has a large, sweeping crown and is located in the private garden of a villa near the church.		1991
		Elm (1900)	ND_3_87	Mutters KG:  Mothers location			2004
		Hirschlacke near the mountain station of the Muttereralmbahn , in the area of ​​the municipalities of Mutters and Natters	ND_3_69	Mutters , Natters location	The approximately 20 × 10 m large pond is surrounded by a dense spruce forest. A silting zone with sedges, rushes and peat moss has formed in the western part.		1980
		Umbrella pine on the road to the pulmonary hospital	ND_3_60	Natters KG:  Natters location	The well-preserved black pine , visible from afar, stands on a small hill on the outskirts of Natters at the junction of the path to Natterer Boden.		1963
		Grawa waterfall, opposite the Grawa Alm	ND_3_67	Neustift im Stubaital KG:  Neustift GrStNr: 2393 location	The Sulzachach waterfall falls over a roughly 80 m wide rock surface in a wooded steep slope. The waterfall can be seen clearly from the road to the Mutterbergalm; the foot of the waterfall can be reached via a footbridge from the Grawa-Alm.		1979
		Mischbach waterfall, near the Gasteig district	ND_3_66	Neustift im Stubaital KG:  Neustift GrStNr: 2045/1 location	The Mischbach waterfall is the outflow of the Mischbachferner below the Habicht . The waterfall falls in a steep gully over several steps into the valley.		1979
		Obernberger See	ND_3_26	Obernberg am Brenner KG:  Obernberg location	The Obernberger See is actually two lakes that are connected to each other when the water level is high at the bridge to the Chapel of Our Lady on the Lake. The lake is surrounded by spruce block forest and has an area of ​​around 16.5 hectares. The mean depth of the front lake is 13 m, that of the rear lake 15 m. The lake is populated by trout, char and minnows, among others.		1935
		Four spruce trees in the Rossboden area	ND_3_83	Patsch KG:  Patsch location	Of the original four spruce trees on the edge of the forest above Patsch, three are still designated as natural monuments.		1991
		Linden grove below Hörtenberg Castle	ND_3_47	Pfaffenhofen KG:  Pfaffenhofen location	From the formerly extensive linden grove along the road to Hörtenberg Castle , there are still some old linden trees. Some have been replaced by new plantings.		1943
		Magnificent stone pine below the Neunerspitze	ND_3_2	Rinn KG:  Rinn GrStNr: 1178 location	It is unclear whether the stone pine, which was declared a natural monument in 1926, still exists, but there are several centuries-old stone pine on the site. One of them is around 750 years old.		1926
		Two maple trees	ND_3_88	Rinn KG:  Rinn location			2004
		Wetland Rinner Lacke	ND_3_71	Rinn KG:  Rinn location	The Rinner Lacke in the forest south of Judenstein is an inflow and outflow-free swamp moor , which was probably created from a dead ice hole . The pond is surrounded by a belt of sedge made of bladder sedge and beak sedge , as well as hedgehog cob and black alder .		1981
		Norway maple	ND_3_70	Rinn KG:  Rinn location	The around 100 year old Norway maple stands on a lawn next to the church below the old Neuwirth inn.		1981
		Earth pyramids at the Kleinburgstall	ND_3_73	Schönberg im Stubaital KG:  Schönberg GrStNr: 599 location	On Brennerstrasse north of the Europabrücke there are several earth pyramids on a steep slope that have formed in the moraine gravel.		1982
		Seefeld Wildsee	ND_3_1	Seefeld in Tirol KG:  Seefeld location	The 6.1 hectare lake was previously used for fish farming and is now used as a bathing lake. It is bordered in the east by smaller reeds and sedges, on the west bank by mixed forest. South of the lake is the nature reserve Reither Moor , an upland moor interspersed with mountain pines that emerged from the siltation of the Wildsee.		1926
		Fotscher Bach	ND_3_74	Sellrain KG:  Sellrain location	The Fotscher Bach as well as its side streams and a five meter wide strip of land along the banks are designated as a natural monument. Partly there are river meanders and extensive moors, whereby the valley of the Fotscher brook leads through different vegetation units from montane ravine forest to the alpine level.		1983
		Magnificent Swiss stone pine above the Seigesalpe	ND_3_8	Sellrain KG:  Sellrain location	The stone pine is located above the Seigesalpe above the closed tree line.		1928
		Swiss stone pine in the Längental, municipality of St. Sigmund i. S.	ND_3_37	St. Sigmund im Sellrain KG:  St. Sigmund GrStNr: 515 location			1941
		Lime spring corridor in Wassertal	ND_3_93	Telfs KG:  Telfs location	The lime-rich source Corridor consists of a lime marsh , a head rushes -Hangmoor and a sea-buckthorn - willows and is of a Erica - Juniperus - pine forest surrounded. The wetland offers a habitat for glacial relics such as swamp heart leaf , round-leaved sundew , common butterwort , flour primrose and common lily as well as numerous protected and rare plant species such as swamp trident , black copfried or various willows.		2008
		Rust-brown alpine rose on Lake Möserer See	ND_3_46	Telfs KG:  Telfs location	On the south side of the Möserer See there is a small group of rust-brown alpine roses , which used to cover a 50 m wide strip around the lake.		1942
		Sycamore maples at the Hoiselerhof in Buchen	ND_3_79	Telfs KG:  Telfs GrStNr: 4189 et al. Location	The two striking 20-meter high mountain maples are over 250 years old.		1989
		Ash at the Buchen inn	ND_3_68	Telfs , Buchen 6 KG:  Telfs location	The ash next to the inn is several centuries old. After it was already close to dying, it sprouts again after several maintenance measures on the hollow trunk.		1980
		Book on the keeper's mahd at the Eggerhütte	ND_3_62	Thaur KG:  Thaur I GrStNr: 3583 location	The beech tree, which is around 200 years old and visible from afar, stands at around 1300  m above sea level. A. next to the path to the Thaurer Alm below the Eggerhütte at the lower end of a small, steep high mahd. The tree is around 20 m high and has a strikingly short trunk and a wide spreading crown. A tortoise was nailed to the trunk and a seat board was attached to the roots.		1968
		Doppel-Schwarzföhre, at the Kaponsweg bend	ND_3_61	Thaur , Kaponsweg 1, opposite KG:  Thaur I location	The striking, high black pine stands on the edge of the built-up area to the Thaurer fields.		1968
		Toad pond southwest of the Anna Chapel	ND_3_57	Trins KG:  Trins GrStNr: 2147 location	The toad pond developed in a dead ice hole on the slope east of Schneeberg above the Gschnitzbach. It is a meadow sedge moor.		1949
		Larch on the way from Trins to Trunahütte	ND_3_7	Trins KG:  Trins GrStNr: 1837 location	The roots of the very old larch grow around a large boulder and are anchored in a crevice.		1928
		Larch on the Vorbergalm	ND_3_36	Volders KG:  Großvolderberg GrStNr: 709 location	The larch rises above the Vorbergalm on the edge of the alpine pasture next to a fountain.		1941
		Row of poplars near Aschach Castle	ND_3_14	Volders KG:  Volders location	From the formerly long poplar avenue from the main street to Aschach Castle , only two pyramid poplars ( Populus nigra ) are left at the beginning of the path.		1929
		Linden tree in place	ND_3_85	Volders KG:  Volders GrStNr: 210/3 location	The around 100 year old, mighty summer linden tree with a large, leafy crown is 21 m high, the trunk is about 1 m in diameter. It stands on the edge of a garden north of the Villa “Maria” near the bridge over the Voldertalbach .		1997
		Two oaks above the Fiegerhof	ND_3_34	Volders KG:  Kleinvolderberg location	The natural monument includes a medium-sized English oak with a branched trunk on the meadow above the Fiegerhof and another above on the edge of the hillside forest.		1940
		Two linden trees on the ravine	ND_3_33	Volders KG:  Kleinvolderberg location	On both sides of the driveway to Friedberg Castle are two very large summer linden trees, which together with four giant spruce trees (ND_3_11) and other trees form a shady ravine.		1940
		Linden tree below Friedberg Castle	ND_3_35	Volders KG:  Kleinvolderberg location	A summer linden tree on the edge of the forest near Friedberg Castle		1940
		Linden tree above the Fiegerhof	ND_3_30	Volders KG:  Kleinvolderberg GrStNr: 8 location	On the slope above the Fiegerhof near Friedberg Castle there is a large, approximately 20 m high summer linden tree with a triple branched trunk.		1940
		Two beeches in the Schloss Friedberg area in Kleinvolderberg	ND_3_92	Volders KG:  Kleinvolderberg location			2008
		Oaks at the Josefinum	ND_3_17	Volders KG:  Kleinvolderberg location	Of the original nine pedunculate oaks below the Hautzenheim residence (Josefinum) west of the Servite monastery, there are still six old trees around 30 m high.		1930
		18 trees in Volders (17 English oaks, 1 summer linden)	ND_3_90	Volders KG:  Volders, Kleinvolderberg location			2006
		Linden tree on the Blasiusberg	ND_3_75	Völs KG:  Völs GrStNr: 728/2 location	The 20 m high and rather narrow winter linden tree stands on the slope south below the former Widum on the Blasiusberg.		1986
		Völser Giessen	ND_3_82	Völs location	The Völser Gießen flows in several loops from Kematen to Völs and flows into the Inn south of Kranebitten. In the estuary area, the bank is densely overgrown with meadowsweet , balsam and other tall perennials and is surrounded by a loose alluvial forest with old white willows and light undergrowth.		1990
		Manna ash, on the Seefelder Bundesstrasse below the ruins offragenstein	ND_3_63	Zirl KG:  Zirl location	There is a large population of young manna ash on the steep slope below the ruins of inquiries stone . Three larger trees south of Seefelder Straße are designated as natural monuments.		1971

Former natural monuments

photo		Surname	ID	Location	description	surface	date
		Silver firs in the Halltal	NDW_3_42	Absam KG:  Absam location	The four old fir trees near the well by the third lad's hut are already very rotten and many branches have broken off. An application was made to remove the trees and the protection was lifted in 1974. However, the trees are still standing and represent an important habitat for various animal species (such as wood-boring insects or birds that breed in tree hollows).		1942
		Copper beech	NDW_3_78	Hall in Tirol KG:  Hall GrStNr: 165/5 location	This beautiful beech ( Fagus sylvatica purpurea ) stood in a garden next to a villa and was dizzy with a wide spreading crown.		12/11/1987
		Zirbenbaum in the district Kengelplatten	NDW_3_65	Oberperfuss KG:  Oberperfuss location	The tall old stone pine next to a barn is almost 20 m high. It is visible from afar. The location of the stone pine at only 840  m is remarkable . Note: On Tiris in the current orthophoto there are two new buildings on both sides, stone pine no longer exists at the specified position.		January 31, 1979
		Mulberry tree at the Antoniuskapelle	NDW_3_64	Thaur location	The mighty old mulberry tree stood next to the Antonius Chapel. The declaration of a natural monument was revoked in 2013.		1978
		Trees at Friedberg Castle in Kleinvolderberg: Four spruces on the ravine to the castle	NDW_3_11	Volder's location	Around Friedberg Castle there are numerous mighty and old trees, whose protection as a natural monument was suggested by the owner of the castle and then state curator Oswald Trapp . The protection of the four spruce trees on both sides of the ravine leading to the castle was revoked in 1943 when the road was never built. However, the trees were not felled and are still there today. There are four huge old spruce trees, three of which (some with very old signs) are designated as natural monuments. One has a five-branched trunk that is more than 2 m in diameter.		1929

Web links

Commons : Natural monuments in the Innsbruck-Land district  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Natural monuments Tyrol - punctiform and flat at data.gv.at

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stone pine at 750 years of age is the oldest living tree in Tyrol
2. ↑ Günter Krewedl: The vegetation of Naßstandorten in the Inn valley between Telfs and gondola. Basics for the protection of threatened habitats. Reports of the Natural Science and Medical Association in Innsbruck, Supplementum 9, Innsbruck 1992, pp. 72–80 ( PDF; 26.4 MB )

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