List of natural monuments in the district of Southeast Styria

The list of natural monuments in the district of Südoststeiermark lists 46 objects designated as natural monuments in the district of Südoststeiermark in the state of Styria . The natural monuments are mainly trees or groups of trees, a natural monument is a protected rock formation. The trees and groups of trees designated as natural monuments include various domestic but also exotic species, with 21 natural monuments relating to pedunculate oaks ( Quercus robur ) and nine winter linden ( Tilia cordata ). Spatially, the natural monuments are spread across the town of Bad Radkersburg , where there are nine natural monuments alone (20% of the natural monuments in the district). There are also four natural monuments in Klöch and three in Sankt Anna am Aigen .

Natural monuments

The table is pre-sorted alphabetically according to municipality name and KG.

photo		Surname	ID	Location	description	surface	date
		Redwoodtree	251313	Bad Gleichenberg KG:  Bad Gleichenberg GrStNr: 41/5 Location	The giant sequoia (Latin: Sequoiadendron giganteum) stands in the middle of the 20 hectare spa park in Bad Gleichenberg. The seedling was a gift from Count d'Orsay to the Gleichenberger and Johannisbrunner Aktienverein in 1872. On May 26, 2020, this was struck by lightning and cut by the tip.	263 m²	03/08/2017
		Field maple (Acer campestre)	1262	Bad Radkersburg KG:  Dedenitz GrStNr: 682 location	The field maple stands as a solitary tree for the landscape in the midst of a cleared, intensively used cultural landscape. The solitary tree is approx. 80 years old, has a height of approx. 18 m, a crown width of approx. 15 m and a trunk circumference of 2.4 m. In the immediate vicinity, a farm road leads south in a west-east direction; otherwise, apart from a small green area, the tree is surrounded by agricultural land. Even from a distance, the tree can be described as dominant in its appearance. There are no other structural elements in the immediate vicinity that are absolutely worth protecting. Therefore the field maple can be seen as a single creation of nature.	58 m²	12/13/1999
		English oak (Quercus robur)	1106	Bad Radkersburg KG:  Goritz near Radkersburg GrStNr: 655 location	As a solitary tree, the oak represents a striking monument to the surrounding landscape; it can be seen as a relic of a formerly thick oak vegetation in this area. The condition of the tree is to be regarded as healthy, the foliage corresponds to condition class I-II, i.e. H. the degree of foliage is 90–95%. The age is difficult to estimate in this particular case, since no core drilling was carried out, but it can be assumed to be 80-100 years. Dimensions: height approx. 20 m, crown width 20.5 m, circumference 3.95 m.	352 m²	07/31/1995
		English oak (Quercus robur)	1555	Bad Radkersburg KG:  Goritz near Radkersburg GrStNr: 313; 314 location	The pedunculate oak (Quercus petraea) is located 410 m south of the customs house at the Goritz border crossing point near Radkersburg. The tree itself has a height of 18 m, a trunk circumference at chest height of 2.43 m and a crown diameter of 16 m. The age is estimated at around 80 years. The tree can be seen as a single creation of nature. The appearance of the tree is so striking that it protrudes from the landscape for a long time.	216 m²	03/18/2011
		English oak (Quercus robur)	1556	Bad Radkersburg KG:  Goritz near Radkersburg GrStNr: 667 location	There is a pedunculate oak on property no. 667, EZ 50000, KG Goritz near Radkersburg. The tree is located approx. 50 m east of a field cross next to a small bridge (meadow ditch). The tree can be seen as a single creation of nature. The appearance of the tree is so striking that it protrudes from the landscape for a long time.	228 m²	03/18/2011
		Norway maple (Acer platanoides)	1401	Bad Radkersburg KG:  Kellerdorf GrStNr: 3/3 location	In KG Kellerdorf on plot No. 3/3 there is a Norway maple in a solitary location. The location is in the midst of agricultural land (maize), right next to a field path that turns in the area of ​​the tree from southeast to west and then leads to the Drauchenbach (distance approx. 150 m). Otherwise there are no essential fixed points for finding the tree. The tree has a height of approx. 12 m, a trunk circumference measured at chest height of 1.62 m and a crown diameter of 12 m. According to the representative of the mountain and nature watch at the Bad Radkersburg site, the age is approx. 30 years.	37 m²	11/21/2003
		English oak (Quercus robur)	1390	Bad Radkersburg KG:  Laafeld GrStNr: 1123 location	In KG Laafeld on property no. 1123 there is a pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) on a meadow at the intersection of state road L 205 and the municipal road. At a distance of approx. 13 m in the eastern area there is a wayside shrine. The tree itself has an estimated height of approx. 30 m, a trunk circumference measured at chest height of 4.70 m (2016) and a crown diameter of 33 m. According to a local resident, the age is approx. 120 years.	667 m²	11/24/2003
		English oak (Quercus robur)	1391	Bad Radkersburg , Laafeld 28 KG:  Laafeld GrStNr: 1131 location	In KG Laafeld, on property no. 1131, there is a pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) on a meadow at the intersection of the L 205 state road and the municipal road. At a distance of approx. 85 m in the eastern area there is a bus shelter. The tree itself has an estimated height of approx. 25 to 30 m, a trunk circumference measured at chest height of 3.50 m and a crown diameter of 18 m. According to a local resident, the age is approx. 80 to 100 years.	375 m²	11/21/2003
		English oak	1564	Bad Radkersburg KG:  Radkersburg GrStNr: 357 location	There is a pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) owned by the municipality of Bad Radkersburg on property no. 357, KG Radkersburg. The exact location is approx. 200 m southeast (measured from the imaginary extension of the football stadium in the direction of the Mur, along the Murbegleitweg) of the football stadium on the left bank of the Mur, directly next to the accompanying path of the Mur. This area is located in the European protected area No. 15 "Styrian Grenzmur with Gamlitzbach and Gnasbach" and is of great importance as a local recreation area for the residents of Bad Radkersburg, tourists and spa guests. This property is used as a forest. Representative tree has a height of approx. 20-25 m and a crown diameter of approx. 20 m. Its trunk circumference is 3.50 m at chest height. A recognizable main trunk is formed up to a height of approx. 5.00 m. From this height, five side branches of the same rank go off, forming an umbrella-shaped crown. The tree shows complete vitality in its appearance. Its age is estimated to be around 200 years. The immediate surroundings of this pedunculate oak are predominantly shaped by robinia. There are no oaks of equal rank in the wider area either. Due to its thickness and shape, this tree can be described as an outstanding individual creation of nature and, due to its location in the vicinity of the Mur and the beginning of the alluvial forest, gives the impression of an outpost to the floodplains still existing to the east.	554 m²	02/20/2012
		English oak	1509	Bad Radkersburg KG:  Zelting GrStNr: 556 location	The tree is an approximately 100-year-old English oak (Quercus robur). The tree grows on property no. 556, KG Zelting. The tree has an estimated height between 20 and 25 meters, a crown width of about 20 meters, a calculated diameter of one meter and a circumference measured at chest height of 3.10 meters. The degree of foliage should be between 4 and 5 due to the advanced season of the year (survey January 2006) and the determined proportion of dead wood according to the rating scale (1–5). The tree is visible from afar and stands alone in the area of ​​a municipal road crossing. Freestanding trees of this type are very rare in the region today.	114 m²	05/12/2006
		Winter linden (Tilia cordata)	507	Edelsbach near Feldbach , Edelsbach 2 KG:  Edelsbach location		77 m²	09/01/1978
		Pear tree (pyrus communis)	520	Eichkögl , Erbersdorf 27 KG:  Erbersdorf GrStNr: .61 location		43 m²	07/15/1985
		Copper beech (Fagus sylvatica atropurpurea)	514	Fehring , near Pertlstein 50 KG:  Pertlstein GrStNr: 477 location		147 m²	11/08/1979
		Sequoia tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	521	Fehring , Petzelsdorf 73 KG:  Petzelsdorf GrStNr: 272/2 location	In 2015 the tree had a circumference of 4.40 m (measured at chest height).	30 m²	08/14/1985
		Winter linden (Tilia cordata)	513	Feldbach , Grazer Straße 9 KG:  Feldbach GrStNr: 59/1 location		225 m²	06/15/1978
		English oak (Quercus robur)	518	Feldbach , near Gniebing 180 KG:  Gniebing GrStNr: 1498/21; 1499/1 location		130 m²	08/26/1982
		Deer pear tree (Pyrus communis var.)	1402	Feldbach , Oedt 41 KG:  Oedt GrStNr: 547/4 location		218 m²	06/24/2004
		Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)	1540	Gnas KG:  Raning GrStNr: .1 location	In 2016 the tree had a circumference of 4 m at chest height. Note: According to the GIS, the decision was issued by BH Fürstenfeld (??).	72 m²	October 20, 2009
		English oak	1510	Halbenrain KG:  Dornau GrStNr: 106 location	In the case of the plot No. 106, EZ. 2 in the KG Dornau, market town of Halbenrain, it is a pedunculate oak (Quercus robur). The tree is located in the immediate area of ​​the municipal road to the Dornau area, that is, 100 meters east of the B 69 / L 62, approx. Three meters from the roadside. Adjacent to it is a meadow or a field. The tree has a height of approx. 25 meters, the trunk circumference measured at chest height exactly 3.50 meters. The crown diameter is given as 20 meters. According to his own estimate or according to information from Max Fochtmann, the age is estimated at around 200 years. As far as can be seen, the degree of foliage in oak can be described as high (according to the foliage scale 3–4, with 4 representing the best degree of foliage). The proportion of dead wood is to be regarded as low. A corresponding renovation is currently not required. The tree is a typical element of the southern Styrian landscape that can be seen from afar. Distinctive trees of this species are to be preserved because there has been a visible decline of such trees in recent years (uncontrolled felling and little addition). Furthermore, old oaks form a living and feeding space for numerous animal species that used to be common and are now rare, such as B. the longhorn beetle (oak buck), butterflies, pyramid owl, moth and birds (jays, starlings).	97 m²	06/19/2006
		Winter linden (Tilia cordata)	517	Jagerberg , Jagerberg 95 KG:  Jagerberg GrStNr: .20 / 1 location		106 m²	04/23/1981
		English oak (Quercus robur)	516	Jagerberg , Wetzelsdorf near Jagerberg 1 KG:  Wetzelsdorf GrStNr: 1467 location		791 m²	March 24, 1981
		Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)	499	Kapfenstein KG:  Kapfenstein GrStNr: 772 location		49 m²	08/31/1978
		English oak (Quercus robur)	1289	Kirchbach-Zerlach KG:  Kirchbach in Steiermark GrStNr: 1334 location		98 m²	05/22/2000
		Oak (Quercus sp.)	523	Kirchbach-Zerlach , Zerlach 40 KG:  Zerlach GrStNr: 2700 location		78 m²	05/06/1996
		Winter linden (Tilia cordata)	511	Kirchberg an der Raab , Fladnitz im Raabtal 94 KG:  Fladnitz im Raabtal GrStNr: 494/1 location		40 m²	02/21/1978
		English oak (Quercus robur)	1103	Klöch KG:  Deutsch Haseldorf GrStNr: 20 location		215 m²	07/17/1992
		English oak (Quercus robur)	1104	Klöch KG:  Deutsch Haseldorf GrStNr: 20 location		314 m²	07/16/1992
		Oak (Quercus robur)	1107	Klöch KG:  Gruisla GrStNr: 1079 location	Circumference in 2015 was 3.10 m (measured at chest height).	177 m²	07/19/1995
		English oak (Quercus robur)	1101	Klöch , Klöchberg 165 KG:  Klöchberg GrStNr: 1134/2 location	In 2016, the oak measured 1.95 m in circumference and 1.50 m high.	126 m²	12/27/1993
		English oak (Quercus robur)	1095	Mureck KG:  Hainsdorf GrStNr: 829 location	This oak was felled. In the picture the replacement plantation.	154 m²	03/06/1985
		English oak (Quercus robur)	1100	Mureck KG:  Mureck GrStNr: .30; 28 location		286 m²	02/19/1987
		Copper beech (Fagus sylvatica atropurpurea)	1102	Mureck , Bahnhofstraße 13 KG:  Mureck GrStNr: .169 / 1 location		176 m²	04/04/1993
		Winter linden (Tilia cordata)	508	Paldau KG:  Axbach GrStNr: 587/1 location	In 2016, the linden tree was 2.15 m in circumference and 1.5 m high. The old pear tree next to it is impressive.	273 m²	04/11/1977
		Winter linden (Tilia cordata)	501	Paldau , near Saaz 27 KG:  Saaz GrStNr: 114; 116/2 location		156 m²	08/28/1978
		Winter linden (Tilia cordata)	1384	Pirching am Traubenberg , Frannach 2 KG:  Frannach location		294 m²	05/13/2003
		Common beech (Fagus sylvatica)	1508	Riegersburg KG:  Riegersburg GrStNr: 656 location		354 m²	07/18/2006
		English oak (Quercus robur)	1554	Riegersburg KG:  St. Kind GrStNr: 1408 location		363 m²	08/04/2011
		English oak (Quercus robur)	1534	Sankt Anna am Aigen , opposite Gießelsdorf 111 KG:  Gießelsdorf GrStNr: 1885/62 location		97 m²	05/03/2011
		Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)	497	Sankt Anna am Aigen KG:  Gießelsdorf GrStNr: 223/1 location	This impressive tree had a circumference of 5.80 m (measured at chest height) in 2015 without the two mighty side trunks and is estimated to be 900 years old.	29 m²	08/28/1978
		Winter linden (Tilia cordata)	1533	Sankt Anna am Aigen , Hochstraden 7 KG:  Hochstraden location		93 m²	02/09/2009
		Deer pear tree (Pyrus communis var.)	1399	Sankt Anna am Aigen , Jamm 91 KG:  Jamm GrStNr: 251/1 location		177 m²	04/03/2004
		English oak	1563	Sankt Peter am Ottersbach KG:  Dietersdorf GrStNr: 170/1 location		464 m²	02/22/2012
		English oak (Quercus robur)	1490	Straden , Stainz bei Straden 88 KG:  Stainz bei Straden GrStNr: 43/2 location	In 2015 the tree had a circumference of 2.90 m (measured at chest height).	330 m²	03/14/2006
		Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica)	1099	Straden , Straden 1 KG:  Straden GrStNr: 51/1; 51/2 location	Note: According to local description : Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlatica)	144 m²	08/22/1985
		Basalt column	1109	Tieschen KG:  Pichla near Radkersburg GrStNr: 36/27 location	The basalt crevice of Tieschen was created by volcanic activity of molten rock.	247 m²	December 4th, 1998
		Black poplar (Populus nigra)	526	Unterlamm KG:  Oberlamm GrStNr: 860 location		401 m²	03/17/1998

Web links

Commons : Natural monuments in the district of Southeast Styria  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• GIS-Styria
• Natural monuments of Styria at data.gv.at

Individual evidence

1. ^ Decision of the nature conservation department of the Radkersburg district administration from December 1999
2. ↑ Decision of the nature conservation department of the Radkersburg district administration from September 1995
3. ↑ Decision of the nature conservation department of the Radkersburg district administration from March 2011
4. ↑ Decision of the nature conservation department of the Radkersburg district administration from March 2011
5. ↑ Decision of the nature conservation department of the Radkersburg district administration from November 2003
6. ↑ Decision of the nature conservation department of the Radkersburg district administration from November 2003
7. ↑ Decision of the nature conservation department of the Radkersburg district administration from November 2003
8. ↑ Decision of the nature conservation department of the Radkersburg district administration from February 2012
9. ↑ Decision of the nature conservation department of the Radkersburg district administration from May 2006
10. ↑ Decision of the nature conservation department of the Radkersburg district administration from June 2006
11. ↑ vulkanland.at

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