List of natural monuments in the Linz-Land district

The list of natural monuments in the Linz-Land district lists the objects designated as natural monuments in the Linz-Land district in the state of Upper Austria . The 16 natural monuments include a pond, a low terrace slope and a stone formation, exclusively trees or groups of trees, especially linden, chestnut, oak and beech.

Natural monuments

photo		Surname	ID	Location	description	surface	date
		300-year-old oak in Rufling	nd538	Leonding KG:  Rufling GrStNr: 213 location	The approximately 300 year old pedunculate oak is located south of the connecting road from Leonding to Alkoven between the villages of Rufling and Hitzing. At the time it was placed under protection, the oak had a trunk circumference of 4.3 m (measured at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 13 m and a height of around 15 m. The oak is in a group of trees, with some branches having to be cut back for safety reasons because of a power line passing by.		05/16/1994
		5 plane trees in Enns	nd555	Enns KG:  Enns GrStNr: 1280/3 location	The five plane trees (Platanus x hybrida) belong to a group of trees which, in addition to the plane trees, also includes three larches and three spruces . The group of trees is in the immediate vicinity of the Enns reservoir area near the “Schießwiese” residential area. At the time they were placed under protection, the plane trees had a trunk circumference of 3.6 to 3.9 m (measured at a height of one meter) and a height of around 25 m. The age of the plane trees was estimated at 150 years.		04/03/1997
		Trees in Wilhering Abbey Park	nd029	Wilhering KG:  Wilhering GrStNr: 1/1 location	The three protected trees in Wilhering Abbey Park are a yew tree (Taxus baccata), a tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) and a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). At the time it was placed under protection, the probably oldest yew tree in Upper Austria had a trunk circumference of 4.4 m at chest height. The tulip tree was around 25 m high and is said to be a gift from a French colonel who thanked for the care in 1809. The sequoia was around 80 years old.		10/11/1962
		Copper beech	nd582	St. Florian KG:  Tillysburg GrStNr: 10 location	The copper beech (Fagus sylvatica f. Purpurea) is located on a forecourt in front of Tillysburg Castle . At the time it was placed under protection, the beech tree had a trunk circumference of 4.7 m (measured at a height of half a meter), a crown diameter of 21 m and a height of around 27 m. The trunk already has a branching off branch at a height of half a meter, and at a height of around one meter the trunk also divides into three main branches.		10/09/2000
		Oak in Kematen	nd465	Kematen an der Krems KG:  Burg GrStNr: 546/2 location	The pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) in Kematen had a trunk circumference of 5.7 m (measured at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 16 m and a height of around 25 m at the time it was placed under protection. The approximately 200-year-old oak branches out into numerous main branches at a height of around 5 m.		09/26/1991
		Oak in Leonding	nd651	Leonding KG:  Leonding GrStNr: 640/5; 653/5 location	The pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is located on the heights of the Buchberg near the 9er tower near Daffingestrasse. At the time it was placed under protection, the oak had a trunk circumference of 2.7 m, a crown diameter of 15 m and a height of around 17 m. The age of the natural monument with a spherical crown shape is estimated at 100 years.		09/04/2006
		Ginkgo tree	nd030	St. Florian KG:  St. Florian GrStNr: 1/2 location	The natural monument originally consisted of a sequoia tree, a red beech and a ginkgo tree. After severe storm damage, however, the sequoia and the red beech had to be felled, which is why the protection of the two trees was declared extinct in 1987. The ginkgo tree is located in the prelate garden of the Canons' Monastery of St. Florian and has been placed under protection due to its rarity, among other things.		10/11/1962
		Summit block and Z`klobener stone	nd026	Wilhering KG:  Wilhering GrStNr: 91/1 location	The "summit block" at the Kürnbergerburg on the summit of the Kürnberg Forest is a so-called rune stone, the "z'klobener stone" is a huge split granite block on the north flank of the Kürnberger forest in the Kohlgrube of the Hirschleitengraben, which is said to have served as a pagan sacrificial stone. The depression on the top of the z'klobener stone is said to have served as a sacrificial bowl. The two stones have been protected for cultural, scientific and historical reasons.		10/18/1962
		Emperor Lime Tree	nd521	Leonding KG:  Leonding GrStNr: 8/3 location	At the time it was placed under protection, the linden tree on the west side of the parish church of St. Michael had a trunk circumference of 3.05 m (measured at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 17 m and a height of around 30 m. The age of the tree, which branches into two main branches at a height of around 6 m, was estimated to be 100 years.		11/16/1993
		Chestnut tree avenue	nd456	Enns KG:  Enns GrStNr: 1330 location	The double-row avenue in the northern area of ​​the historic town center of Enns along the former city moat consists of 90 chestnut trees of the common horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum). The avenue is around 350 meters long and 8 to 10 meters wide and was mentioned as early as 1930 in an article by the museum association.		04/12/1991
		Church linden tree	nd520	Kematen an der Krems KG:  Kematen an der Krems GrStNr: .76 location	The so-called church linden tree on the north side of the parish church of Kematen is a winter lime tree (Tilia cordata), which at the time it was placed under protection had a trunk circumference of 3.3 m (measured at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 19 m and a height of over 30 m on. The linden tree, which was around 100 years old at the time, was placed under protection due to its landscape-defining character and its role as an approach destination for birds.		11/16/1993
		Linden tree in Berg near Ansfelden	nd572	Ansfelden KG:  Kremsdorf GrStNr: 1314/1 location	The winter lime tree (Tilia cordata) at the former school in Berg had a trunk circumference of around 3.0 m (measured at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 17 m and a height of around 22 m at the time it was placed under protection. The age of the linden tree, the trunk of which is 2.5 m divided into three strong main branches, was estimated to be around 150 years in 1999.		10/15/1999
		Lower terrace slope in Traun	nd539	Traun KG:  Traun GrStNr: 1761; 1762 location	The limestone semi-dry lawn in the area of ​​the Traun gravel terraces south of the hemp field in Wagram-Pasching is around 300 m south of the B1. The area of ​​around 600 m² has rare plant species.		October 24, 1994
		European beech at Eggendorf Castle	nd585	Eggendorf im Traunkreis KG:  Eggendorf GrStNr: 824 location	The common beech (Fagus sylvatica) is located in the castle park of Eggendorf Castle . At the time it was placed under protection, the beech had a trunk circumference of 4.25 m (measured at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 24 m and a height of approx. 27 m. The trunk of the beech branches at a height of around 2 m into two main branches that form a pyramidal crown.		October 24, 2000
		Castle linden tree	nd031	Leonding KG:  Rufling GrStNr: 179/3 location	The winter linden (Tilia cordata) is located on the so-called Thinghügel near Rufling Castle . In 1957, after storm damage, renovation work was carried out on the linden tree.		10/09/1962
		Tabortich	nd224	Enns KG:  Enns GrStNr: 1452 location	The Taborte pond is located 20 m south of the Danube at the river designation 82.112 / 12 and north of the chemical plant in Enns. Its origin is traced back to the quarries that were operated in prehistoric times. The approximately 3,000 m² pond was placed under protection due to its location, the pronounced granite steps and the surrounding vegetation.		11/16/1983

Former natural monuments

photo		Surname	ID	Location	description	surface	date
		ivy	gnd024	Enns location	Ivy stick at the baker's tower in Enns
		Erratic rolling block	gnd027	Wilhering coordinates are missing! Help.	Erratic roll block made of quartzite conglomerate with a volume of around 0.5 m³ on the Nibelungen Bundesstrasse
		Hirzerlinde in Wilhering	gnd323	Wilhering coordinates are missing! Help.	The summer linden ( Tilia platyphyllos ) in Wilhering was one of the strongest linden trees in Upper Austria with a trunk diameter of more than 2 m. At a height of 1.2 m, the trunk branched into nine strong branches.
		Linden tree	gnd028	Wilhering coordinates are missing! Help.	The winter linden tree standing on a hill was visible from afar and had a height of around 20 m, a trunk circumference of 5.6 m and a crown diameter of 15 m.
		White pine	gnd025	Enns coordinates are missing! Help.	White Pine or Stobe in the Enns castle courtyard

literature

• Office of the Upper Austrian State government, agricultural and forest law department (ed.): Natural monuments in Upper Austria. Linz 1989, pp. 47-48 ( PDF; 99.1 MB )

Web links

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

• State of Upper Austria nature conservation database and nature conservation book
• Natural monuments (Province of Upper Austria) at data.gv.at

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