List of natural monuments in the Berchtesgadener Land district

The still incomplete list of natural monuments in the district of Berchtesgadener Land contains the natural monuments of the district of Berchtesgadener Land . According to Section 28 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act, natural monuments are individual creations of nature or areas of up to 5 ha , whose special protection is necessary for scientific, natural history or regional reasons or because of their rarity, individuality or beauty.

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In December 2019, there were a total of 58 natural monuments in the area of ​​responsibility of the Berchtesgadener Land district office.

image	number	designation	Coordinates	location	comment
	4th	Leitenlinde	47 ° 39 '9.9 "  N , 13 ° 4' 47.3"  E	Berchtesgaden District: Au Bottle no .: 434/2	Approx. 400 year old summer linden (Tilia platyphylla) worthy of protection with a trunk circumference of approx. 550 cm and a crown diameter of approx. 15 m. The isolated single tree is surrounded by younger groups of trees. The immediate area around the tree is used as a hay meadow. The tree is about 925 m above sea level. NN and is therefore the highest natural tree monument in the BGL district. Natural monument since 1978.
	5	Summer linden tree	47 ° 51 '58.3 "  N , 12 ° 44' 48.5"  E	Teisendorf District: Rückstetten Fl.Nr .: 1496 u. 1498 at the Kleinrückstetten chapel	300-350 years old summer linden tree (Tilia platyphylla) with a trunk circumference of approx. 6 m and a height of approx. 28 m is worth protecting. Far dominant, distinctive single tree that has been designated as a natural monument since 1954.
	23	Sea tax	47 ° 39 '59.5 "  N , 13 ° 0" 20.3 "  E	Berchtesgaden district: Maria Gern Fl.Nr .: 393	This red spruce (Picea abies) is around 200 years old and is the most impressive tree of its kind in the Berchtesgadener Land. Due to its solitary position, the tree is densely branched far down. Trunk circumference: approx. 430 cm, height 35 m.
	24	Hindenburglinde	47 ° 36 '58.9 "  N , 12 ° 53' 3.8"  E	Ramsau district: Ramsau Fl.Nr .: 274/2	Before the "Hindenburglinde" (Tilia platyphylla) got its name, there was always talk of the "Great Linden" or "Thousand-year-old Linden". It was only when the municipality of Ramsau was granted honorary citizenship in 1933 that the tree was given its new designation "Hindenburglinde" by means of a municipal council resolution. The linden tree is approx. 600 - 800 years old, has a crown diameter of over 30 m and a trunk circumference of approx. 11 m. The linden is probably the oldest tree in the Berchtesgadener Land.
	53	Hanottenlinde	47 ° 36 '56.4 "  N , 12 ° 59' 4.5"  E	Schoenau upon Kings sea District: Schönau Bottle no .: 141/12	290-340 year old summer linden (Tilia platyphylla) with a trunk circumference of approx. 680 cm. Strongest single tree in a light-exposed tree population. The nearby area is used as pasture. Natural monument since 1978.
	54	2 maple trees	47 ° 36 '50.7 "  N , 12 ° 57' 53.3"  E	Schoenau upon Kings sea District: Schönau Bottle no .: 255 u. 284/1 on the southern slope of the Losbichl	240 and 190 year old maple trees (Acer pseudoplatanus) with a trunk circumference of 390 cm or 270 cm, designated as a natural monument since 1978. The surrounding area of ​​the 30 m or 20 m high trees is used as pasture.
	55	Solver rat	47 ° 36 '52.8 "  N , 12 ° 58' 2.7"  E	Schönau am Königssee district: Schönau Fl.Nr .: 255	Old trees from approx. 60 old trees and dead wood trunks. The trees are approx. 120 - 140 years old and are divided into 50% summer linden (Tilia platyphylla), 30% pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), 15% sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) and 5% chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), Norway maple ( Acer platanoides), elms (Ulmus spec.)
	65	Linden tree at the Dötzenkapelle	47 ° 43 ′ 18 "  N , 12 ° 53 ′ 46"  E	Bayerisch Gmain District: Bayerisch Gmain Fl.Nr. 120/6	The 190-year-old summer lime tree (Tilia platyphylla) has been a natural monument since 1980 and is probably the oldest specimen of its kind in the community.
	68	Steiner linden tree	47 ° 39 '28.9 "  N , 12 ° 57' 39.3"  E	Bischofswiesen district: Bischofswiesen Bottle no. 89, 97 and 123	The Steiner Linden (Tilia platyphylla) named after the Steiner Lehen east of the tree has been a natural monument since 1980. With an age of approx. 440 - 540 years and a trunk circumference of 620 cm, it is one of the most powerful trees of its kind in the Berchtesgadener Land district.
	70	plane	47 ° 56 '24.2 "  N , 12 ° 56' 3.9"  E	To run District: Laufen Fl.Nr. 377 on the banks of the Salzach	Approx. 190 - 240 year old plane tree ( Platanus acerifolia ) worthy of protection with a trunk circumference of approx. 600 cm. A natural monument since 1980 and due to its age and height of approx. 30 m one of the most impressive examples of its kind in the BGL district.
	72	2 English oaks near Obersurheim	47 ° 52 '15.3 "  N , 12 ° 57' 2.3"  E	Saaldorf-Surheim District: Surheim Fl.Nr. 985/11	The approx. 140 year old English oaks (Quercus robur) are the only larger trees in the wide area and have been designated as a natural monument since 1979.
	74	pear tree	47 ° 50 '0.4 "  N , 12 ° 50' 42.3"  E	Teisendorf district: Roßdorf Bottle no. 1352 in St. Georgen	The approx. 240 - 290 year old pear tree ( Pyrus communis ) has a trunk circumference of approx. 470 cm and a crown diameter of approx. 25 m. The pear tree has been protected as a natural monument since 1979 and with a height of approx. 18 m is the largest tree of its kind known in the area. It blooms profusely every year and bears several hundredweight of tasty medium-sized fruits.
	75	Pollarded willow	47 ° 53 '16.1 "  N , 12 ° 49' 42.9"  E	Teisendorf district: Holzhausen Bottle no. 1297 u. 1297/1 400m southeast of the Furtmühle	Protected head-shaped white willow (Salix alba) with a trunk circumference of 3.1 m, which is important as an ornament for the local landscape. Natural monument since 1954.
	76	Oak in Teisendorf	47 ° 51 ′ 7.1 "  N , 12 ° 49 ′ 45"  E	Teisendorf district: Teisendorf Bottle no. 593/10 on the Viaduktweg	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) worth protecting, about 290-340 years old, with a trunk circumference of about 410 cm and a height of about 25 m, it is the largest and oldest tree in the area. Natural monument since 1980.
	77	Mountain elm at Drachllehen	47 ° 36 '36 "  N , 12 ° 58' 4.6"  E	Schönau am Königssee District: Schönau Fl.Nr. 445	The 290 year old mountain elm (Ulmus glabra) is one of the most impressive examples of this tree species in the entire BGL district with a trunk circumference of approx. 460 cm and in terms of its shape. The tree was designated as a natural monument in 1980. Tree height is approx. 28 m.
	78	Pharmacy yew	47 ° 56 '21.6 "  N , 12 ° 56' 7.8"  E	To run District: Laufen Fl.Nr. 28	Approx. 290 year old yew tree (Taxus baccata) worthy of protection. Shrubby growth with 5 single trunks, the strongest single trunk having a circumference of 140 cm. The crown diameter is approx. 12 m and with a tree height of approx. 9 m it is extremely rare. The tree is in the garden of the former Marienapotheke.
	80	Sycamore maple in Winkl	47 ° 40 '52.2 "  N , 12 ° 56' 10.4"  E	Bischofswiesen district: Bischofswiesen Bottle no. 972/2	Approx. 240–290 year old sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) worthy of protection with a trunk circumference of approx. 260 cm. Natural monument since 1981, which is one of the most beautiful examples of the BGL district due to its typical broad pyramidal, spherical crown.
	81	Antenberg lime tree	47 ° 37 '48.6 "  N , 13 ° 2' 16.7"  E	Berchtesgaden district: Salzberg Fl.Nr. 42	400 - 500 year old summer linden (Tilia platyphylla) with a trunk circumference of about 9 m. Next to Hindenburg-Linde the oldest of its kind in the whole district.
	82	Station plane	47 ° 47 '44.3 "  N , 12 ° 56' 47.9"  E	Ainring District: Ainring Fl.Nr. 2038/17 station forecourt in Hammerau	The plane tree (Platanus acerifolia) has been a natural monument since 1982. The tree could have been planted on the occasion of the opening of the railway line or the construction of the train station in Hammerau. The age of the tree is around 160 to 180 years.
	83	Three linden trees	47 ° 49 '21.4 "  N , 12 ° 54' 20.8"  E	Ainring district: Straß Fl.Nr. 1417 u. 1418 at the church in Thundorf	The three linden trees (Tilia cordata) are the remainder of a group of linden trees that formerly consisted of seven trees. The trees have been designated as a natural monument since 1982, shape the local landscape and form an impressive ensemble with the nearby church building. The southernmost lime tree is approx. 240–290 years old, the middle one approx. 190 - 240 years and the northernmost lime tree approx. 160 years old.
	89	Sycamore maple on the Auzinger Wiese	47 ° 35 '54.1 "  N , 12 ° 50' 29.6"  E	Ramsau District: Forst Hintersee Bottle no. 84/9	Schützenwerter, about 230-280 years old sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) with a trunk circumference of 430 cm and a crown diameter of 18 m.
	90	Gruttensteiniche	47 ° 43 '15 "  N , 12 ° 52' 49.8"  E	Bad Reichenhall district: Bad Reichenhall Bottle no. 812/2 at Gruttenstein Castle	190–240 year old English oak (Quercus robur) designated as a natural monument since 1984. The striking oak is approx. 10 m high and has a trunk circumference of approx. 450 cm.
	92	Two sycamores at the Mayring Chapel	47 ° 36 '22.3 "  N , 12 ° 54'25.5"  E	Ramsau District: Ramsau Bottle no. 909 at the Mayring Chapel	About 230-280 old sycamore maples (Acer pseudoplatanus) are worthy of protection, the largest tree has a trunk circumference of 370 cm. The trees were placed under protection as a natural monument in 1985 due to their outstanding beauty, ecological and cultural-historical significance (relic of a traditional cultural landscape).
	94	Two linden trees in Wolfgrub	47 ° 53 '3.7 "  N , 12 ° 46' 30.2"  E	Teisendorf District: Holzhausen Bottle no. 796 u. 793	Two winter linden trees (Tilia cordata) with a trunk circumference of 460 cm and 530 cm and a height of approx. 35 m stand at a crossroads. The age of the trees is 200-250 years. The linden trees grow at about 560 m above sea level. NN on the uppermost shoulder of the eastern slope. The large trees have been designated as a natural monument since 2011 and, because of their ecological importance, must be protected as a habitat for a fauna that specializes in old linden trees.
		Pedunculate oak in Hammerau	47 ° 47 '32.4 "  N , 12 ° 56' 50.3"  E	Ainring District: Ainring Fl.Nr. 1714/2 u. 1692	Natural monument since May 2019.
		Candelabra larch near the Theresienklause		Berchtesgaden	Badly damaged by storm Herwart in October 2017, later removed.
	ND-00137	Anthaupten Moos in the Lattengebirge		Schneizlreuth	5.3 ha. Areal natural monument, moor
	ND-00153	Höllgraben, Höllengraben in Salzberg		Berchtesgaden / Schönau a. Koenigssee	1 ha. Extensive natural monument, also geotope (geotope no. 172R015)
	ND-00158	Waterfall on Finsterstein		Bischofswiesen
	ND-00159	Maple tree south of Klemmsteinlehen		Bischofswiesen
more pictures	ND-00161	Schellenberger ice cave		Marktschellenberg	also geotope (geotope no. 172H001)
more pictures	ND-00162	Almbach Gorge		Marktschellenberg / Schellenberger Forest	34.9 ha. Extensive natural monument, also geotope (geotope no. 172R014)
	ND-00169	Marxenklamm		Ramsau
	ND-00171	Trees		Ramsau
	ND-00172	Maple group to the northeast of the Au Forsthaus		Ramsau
	ND-00173	Maple stands at the joiner's footbridge		Ramsau
	ND-00180	Maple stands on both sides of Alte Reichenhaller Strasse		Ramsau
	ND-00182	Maple stands on the way to the wooden weir level		Ramsau
	ND-00184	Maple stands on the Neudecker Brand		Ramsau
	ND-00185	Maple stocks at the Helln-Tratte		Ramsau
	ND-00187	Maple stands on both sides of the König-Max-Weg		Ramsau
more pictures	ND-00189	Schwarzbachloch		Ramsau	also geotope (geotope no. 172Q001)
	ND-00190	Glacier garden north of Weißbach		Schneizlreuth
	ND-00191	Weißbach Gorge		Schneizlreuth	23.2 ha. Two-dimensional natural monument.
	ND-00192	Slope spring moor west of Wildbrandlehen		Schönau a. Koenigssee	1.2 ha. Two-dimensional natural monument, moor
	ND-00196	Trees near Mühlleitenötz		Schönau a. Koenigssee
	ND-00197	Lion's Arch		Schönau a. Koenigssee	also geotope (geotope no. 172R021)
	ND-00201	Trees near Mühlleitenötz		Schönau a. Koenigssee
	ND-00202	2 maple trees at the Löserlehen		Schönau a. Koenigssee
	ND-00203	Trees (mainly maple trees) on the Löslertratte		Schönau a. Koenigssee
more pictures	ND-01940	Stone Agnes		Berchtesgaden	0.3 ha, also geotope (geotope no. 172R012)
		Glacier pots on Königsweg near Villa Brandis		Berchtesgaden	also geotope (geotope no. 172R007)
		Glacier pots above the Reichenbachsteg		Berchtesgaden	also geotope (geotope no. 172R007)
		Priest stone at the royal castle		Berchtesgaden	also geotope (geotope no. 172R016)
		Priest stone at Baderlehen in Oberau		Berchtesgaden	also geotope (geotope no. 172R005)
		Etzer waterfall north of the Etzer mill		Berchtesgaden
		Cold cellar in Berchtesgaden		Berchtesgaden	also geotope (geotope no. 172H003)
		Gorge with waterfall on Finsterstein		Berchtesgaden	also geotope (geotope no. 172R011)
		Kuhloch near Zill		Marktschellenberg	also geotope (geotope no. 172H004)
		Schusterstein		Schönau a. Koenigssee	also geotope (geotope no. 172R019)
		erratic block with trees		Schönau a. Koenigssee	also geotope (geotope no. 172R020)
		Crown Reef		Bayerisch Gmain	Flat natural monument, also geotope (geotope no. 172A003)
more pictures		Pigeon lake		Ramsau	Flat natural monument, also geotope (geotope no. 172R010)
		Stalactite cave		Ramsau	Two-dimensional natural monument
		Waterfall in the Grafenwäldl		Schönau a. Koenigssee	Two-dimensional natural monument

See also

• List of FFH areas in the Berchtesgadener Land district
• List of landscape protection areas in the Berchtesgadener Land district
• List of nature reserves in the Berchtesgadener Land district
• List of geotopes in the Berchtesgadener Land district

Web links

Commons : Natural monuments in the Berchtesgadener Land district  - collection of images

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Protected areas , District Office Berchtesgadener Land, accessed on December 11, 2019
2. ↑ Ordinance of the Berchtesgadener Land District Office on the protection of a pedunculate oak in Hammerau, Ainring municipality, as a natural monument , in Official Gazette No. 21 of May 21, 2019 , Berchtesgadener Land District Office, accessed on December 12, 2019 (PDF; 102 kB)
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w} Natural monuments and landscape elements. (PDF; 10 MB) In: Joint land use plan / cross-community landscape planning and landscape framework plan for the Berchtesgaden Alpine Park . Southern Ldkr. Berchtesgadener Land Part I: Basics and planning goals. Pp. 188–190 , accessed December 11, 2019 .  
4. ↑ Sturm Herwart destroys natural monument , www.berchtesgadener-anzeiger.de, November 23, 2017, accessed on December 13, 2019
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z} 3.6.6 Natural monuments. (PDF; 3.46 MB) In: Nature conservation concept for the Berchtesgaden forestry company. Bayerische Staatsforsten AöR, February 2014, pp. 52–53 , accessed on December 13, 2019 .  

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