List of natural monuments in Linz

The list of natural monuments in Linz lists the objects designated as natural monuments in the Upper Austrian capital of Linz . Of the 40 natural monuments, 39 protected objects are trees or groups of trees, a natural monument is a protected stream. The natural monuments include various domestic and exotic species, including 12 common oaks ( Quercus robur ) and five maple-leaved plane trees ( Platanus x hispanica ). Spatially, the natural monuments are spread across the cadastral community of Linz; there are also seven natural monuments in the cadastral community of Katzbach , four in Ebelsberg (all in Ebelsberg Castle Park), three each in Waldegg and Lustenau , and two in Pöstlingberg and Kleinmünchen .

Natural monuments

photo		Surname	ID	Location	description	surface	date
		2 yew trees	nd084	Linz , Stefan-Fechter-Weg 7 KG:  Linz GrStNr: 455 location	The two European yew trees ( Taxus baccota ) are in a private garden at Stefan-Fechter-Weg 7.		08/12/1976
		2 oaks in Waldegg	nd511	Linz KG:  Waldegg GrStNr: 452 location	The two English oaks ( Quercus robur ) are in the Hummelhof Park on the edge of the Hummelhof Forest. At the time they were placed under protection, the two oaks had a trunk circumference of 2.6 and 3.5 m (measured at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 17 and 24 m and a height of around 24 and 28 m.		04/05/1993
		3 chestnuts	nd516	Linz KG:  Waldegg GrStNr: 796 location	The three specimens of the common horse chestnut ( Aesculus hippocastanum ) stand on a large green area in the curve area of ​​Bockgasse opposite the LIVA tennis facility. At the time when they were placed under protection, the three trees had a trunk circumference of 2.8, 2.4 and 3.1 m, a crown diameter of 12 to 13 m and a height of 25 to 30 m.		08/02/1993
		4 pagoda trees	nd655	Linz KG:  Linz GrStNr: 3094/1 location	The four Japanese pagoda trees are in Stockhofstrasse in Linz, at the entrance to the Kreuzschwesternschule. At the time they were placed under protection, they had a trunk circumference of 2 to 2.3 m, and the common crown diameter was around 50 m. The height was estimated to be around 16 m and the age of the trees around 100 years.		02/27/2008
		Trees in the park of the Johannes Kepler University	nd072	Linz KG:  Katzbach GrStNr: 1566 location	Originally, an Amur cork tree ( Phellodendron amurense ), a tulip tree ( Liriodendron tulipifera ), a giant sequoia ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) and a Japanese cake tree ( Cercidiphyllum japonicum ) were placed under protection in the park of the Johannes Kepler University in Linz-Auhof. However, after a permit granted in 2007, the cake tree was felled during the construction of an underpass.		06/07/1975
		Trees in the Bockgasse in Linz	nd515	Linz KG:  Linz GrStNr: 1377/1 location	The three English oaks ( Quercus robur ) are on the slope, north, south and west of the former “March cellar” in Bockgasse in Linz. Originally the natural monument also comprised an ash tree, two beech trees and another oak, which gradually no longer met the legal requirements for a protected status and are therefore no longer part of the natural monument.		07/07/1993
		Sycamore maple and horse chestnut on the auberg	nd387	Linz KG:  Urfahr GrStNr: 339/1 location	The two trees, a sycamore maple ( Acer pseudoplatanus ) and a common horse chestnut ( Aesculus hippocastanum ) are located on the Linzer Auberg in the park across from Pfeiferstraße 6.		06/30/1988
		Copper beech	nd068	Linz , Untere Donaulände 16a KG:  Linz GrStNr: 2966/1 location	The copper beech ( Fagus sylvatica f. Purpurea ) stands in front of the Untere Donaulände building 16a. Note: Coordinates still need to be checked carefully.		04/17/1975
		Copper beech	nd270	Linz , Niederreithstraße 15 KG:  Waldegg GrStNr: 681/3; 681/4 location	The copper beech ( Fagus sylvatica f. Purpurea ) is located in the front garden of the house at Niederreithstrasse 15. At the time it was placed under protection, the beech had a circumference of 2.93 m, a crown diameter of around 15 m and a height of around 15 m.		02/17/1984
		Dierzer yew	nd187	Linz , Huemerstraße 4 KG:  Linz GrStNr: 624/4 location	The European yew tree ( Taxus baccata ) stands on the north side of the former manorial park on what is now the post office.		08/12/1983
		Sweet chestnut	nd193	Linz , Kaplanhofstraße 3 KG:  Linz GrStNr: 590/2; 590/4 location	The sweet chestnut ( Castanea sativa ) in the front garden next to the Kaplanhofstrasse 3 building had a circumference of 1.52 m, a crown diameter of around 14 m and a height of around 8 mm at the time it was placed under protection. It has a spherical crown shape and a special seal. Note: The lot number 590/2 no longer exists.		08/12/1993
		Oak	nd183	Linz KG:  Katzbach GrStNr: 1599 location	The English oak ( Quercus robur ) stands north of Auhof Castle on the edge of the forest in the Wolfauerstraße area. At the time it was placed under protection, it had a circumference of 6.05 m, a crown diameter of 23 m and a height of 22 m. The oak stood out for its spherical, richly branched crown and the approximately 12 m high, straight trunk. Note: Coordinates still need to be checked carefully.		06/29/1983
		Oak in the Ebelsberg Castle Park	nd461	Linz KG:  Ebelsberg GrStNr: 54 Location	The English oak ( Quercus robur ) is located around 300 m east of Ebelsberg Castle in the castle garden. When it was placed under protection, the pedunculate oak had a trunk circumference of 5 m at a height of one meter, a crown diameter of around 20 m and a height of around 25 m. Note: Exactly to the property		07/18/1991
		Oak in the Harbach district	nd350	Linz KG:  Urfahr GrStNr: 619/4 location	The pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur ) stands around 40 m south of this river and around 140 m north of Hauserstraße. At the time it was placed under protection, the pedunculate oak had a trunk circumference of 1.2 m and a height of around 22 m. Note: Exactly to the property, according to the description further south		07/02/1986
		Oak in the Ing. Stern-Straße	nd649	Linz KG:  Lustenau GrStNr: 782/1 location	The pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur ) in the park on Ing.Stern Strasse in Linz had a trunk circumference of 3.8 m at a height of one meter at the time it was placed under protection, had a crown diameter of 18 m and a height of around 22 m. Their age was estimated to be around 150 years. Note: Exactly to the property		12/01/2005
		Oak in front of the upper secondary school in Linz	nd288	Linz KG:  Linz GrStNr: 406/1 location	The pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur ) in front of the building of the Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium in Honauerstraße had a trunk circumference of 2.48 m at a height of one meter at the time it was placed under protection, had a crown diameter of 12 m and a height of around 20 m.		January 21, 1985
		Field maple	nd189	Linz , Huemerstraße 4 KG:  Linz GrStNr: 624/4 location	The field maple ( Acer campestre ) on the west side of a former rulership park at Huemerstraße 4 had a trunk circumference of 2.73 m at the time it was placed under protection, had a crown diameter of around 7 m and a height of around 20 m.		08/12/1983
		Ginkgo tree	nd190	Linz , Huemerstraße 4 KG:  Linz GrStNr: 624/4 location	The ginkgo ( Ginkgo biloba ) stands in the middle of a parking lot on the site of a former ruling park at Huemerstraße 4. At the time it was placed under protection, the tree had a trunk circumference of 3.6 m, a crown diameter of around 12 m and a height of around 17 m.		08/12/1983
		Ginkgo tree	nd219	Linz KG:  Linz GrStNr: 2; 206/1; 207 location	The ginkgo ( Ginkgo biloba ) is located on a lawn east of the house at Römerstrasse 2. At the time it was placed under protection, the tree had a trunk circumference of 4.54 m, a crown diameter of 17 m and a height of 25 m.		10/13/1983
		Ginkgo tree	nd069	Linz , Kaplanhofstraße 2 KG:  Linz GrStNr: 2966/1 location	The ginkgo ( Ginkgo biloba ) is located on a lawn in front of the house at Kaplanhofstrasse 2.		04/17/1975
		Tree of gods	nd389	Linz KG:  Linz GrStNr: 1875/1 location	The tree of the gods ( Ailanthus altissima ) is at the intersection of Waltherstrasse and Steingasse. At the time it was placed under protection, it had a diameter of around 70 to 80 cm and, with a height of 16 m, dominated the street in a densely built-up area.		07/11/1988
		Sweet chestnut on Pöstlingberg	nd414	Linz KG:  Urfahr GrStNr: 524/1 location	The sweet chestnut ( Castanea sativa ) stands in a forest at the foot of the south-eastern slope of the Pöstlingberg, about 12 meters south of a forest path. At the time it was placed under protection, it had a diameter of 80 cm, a crown diameter of 13 m and a height of 20 m.		10/30/1990
		Sequoia tree (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	nd080	Linz KG:  Linz GrStNr: 592/70 location	The giant sequoia ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) is in front of the house at Gruberstrasse 55.		December 29, 1975
		Poplar in Urfahr	nd590	Linz KG:  Katzbach GrStNr: 428/20 location	The pyramid poplar ( Populus nigra 'Italica' ) is located in the garden of the house at Wolfauerstraße 29 in Linz / Urfahr. At the time it was placed under protection, the poplar tree had a trunk circumference of 3.1 m (measured at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 8 m and a height of around 20 m. The trunk of the poplar divides into several main branches at a height of 2 m, whereby the tree is overgrown with ivy up to half of its total height.		08/06/2001
		Plane tree (Platanus x hispanica)	nd073	Linz , Franckstraße 2a KG:  Linz GrStNr: 1284/16 location	The maple-leaved plane tree ( Platanus x hispanica ) is on the grounds of ORF Upper Austria.		07/07/1975
		Plane tree in the Volksgarten	nd579	Linz KG:  Linz GrStNr: 1510/3 location	The maple-leaved plane tree ( Platanus x hispanica ) is located in the middle of the Volksgarten . At the time it was placed under protection, the plane tree had a trunk circumference of 4.05 m (measured at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 28 m and a height of around 26 m. Its age was estimated to be around 150 years, which makes the plane tree the oldest tree in the Volksgarten.		10/09/2000
		Plane tree in Kleinmünchen	nd593	Linz KG:  Kleinmünchen GrStNr: 129/1 location	The maple-leaved plane tree ( Platanus x hispanica ) is located in the crossing area in front of the center of Kleinmünchen. At the time it was placed under protection, the plane tree had a trunk circumference of 3.35 m (measured at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 16 m and a height of around 23 m. Their age was estimated to be around 100 years.		01/23/2002
		Group of plane trees	nd513	Linz KG:  Katzbach GrStNr: 1566/1 location	The four maple- leaved plane trees ( Platanus x hispanica ) arranged in an avenue are located on the grounds of the University of Linz between the library and the cafeteria building northeast of the pond. At the time they were placed under protection, the plane trees had a trunk circumference of 3.5 to 4.65 m, a crown diameter of 19 to 22 m and a height of around 22 to 35 m. Note: Coordinates still need to be checked carefully. In the nature protection book there is Platanus occidentalis, but in the notification there is maple-leaved plane tree.		04/05/1993
		Group of plane trees in the Ebelsberg Castle Park	nd475	Linz KG:  Ebelsberg GrStNr: 43 Location	The six maple-leaved plane trees ( Platanus x hispanica ) in the Ebelsberg Castle Park are located around 250 m southeast of the castle. At the time they were placed under protection, the plane trees had a trunk circumference of 2.1 to 5.2 m, a common crown diameter of around 40 m and a common height of around 30 m.		08/12/1983
		Prielmayr oak	nd067	Linz KG:  Lustenau GrStNr: 1088/1 location	The pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur ) is located on the Linz industrial site between the industrial object cooler workshop and the curved track of the connecting railway to the port basin II North.		04/17/1975
		Pulvermühlbach in Linz / Urfahr	nd557	Linz KG:  Katzbach GrStNr: 1534/1 location	The approximately 700 m long, near-natural flow section of the Pulvermühlbach has ash and alder vegetation that has been preserved along a heavily built-up settlement area. The protected stream course lies below the crossing of the F-Markl-Straße. Note: entire stream section		05/23/1997
		Copper beech in the Ebelsberg Castle Park	nd476	Linz KG:  Ebelsberg GrStNr: 43 Location	The copper beech ( Fagus sylvatica f. Purpurea ) is located around 200 m south of Ebelsberg Castle in the castle park. At the time it was placed under protection, the beech tree had a trunk circumference of 4.6 m, a crown diameter of 20 m and a height of 30 m.		11/12/1991
		European beech in Linz	nd640	Linz KG:  Linz GrStNr: 2273/1 location	The common beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) is located on a green area between Lessingstrasse and Dimmlerstrasse. At the time it was placed under protection, the beech tree had a trunk circumference of 4.95 m, a crown diameter of 23 m and a height of 25 m. The trunk of the tree divides 3 to 5 m into six main branches, which branch further into an even crown. Note: Exactly to the property		11/26/2003
		Umbrella pine on the lower stencil leather	nd070	Linz KG:  Pöstlingberg GrStNr: 1175/1 location	The red pine ( Pinus silvestris ) is located in the area of ​​the Oberladtstrasse house on the Pöstlingberg. Note: Exactly to the property		04/22/1975
		Schwarzföhre at the AKH	nd595	Linz KG:  Linz GrStNr: 593/60 location	The Schwarzföhre is located at the entrance to the Linz General Hospital behind the blood center. At the time it was placed under protection, the black pine had a trunk circumference of 4.35 m immediately above the ground, a crown diameter of 14 m and a height of 22 m. The pine has four trunks, each 50 cm in diameter. Note: In the nature conservation book referred to as Pinus sylvestris , probably Pinus nigra . Precise property		08/01/2002
		Norway maple	nd459	Linz KG:  Ebelsberg GrStNr: 43 Location	The Norway maple ( Acer platanoides ) can be found in the Ebelsberg Castle Park around 150 m south-east of the castle. At the time it was placed under protection, the maple had a trunk circumference of 4.3 m (at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 17 m and a height of 25 m. Note: Exactly to the property		07/18/1991
		Pedunculate oak on Europaplatz in Linz	nd554	Linz , Raiffeisenplatz 1 KG:  Lustenau GrStNr: 828 location	The pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur ) is located in the inner courtyard of the Raiffeisenplatz 1. At the time it was placed under protection, the oak had a trunk circumference of 2.25 m, a crown diameter of 13 m and a height of 23 m. The tree was not placed under protection because of its thickness, but because of its assimilation performance and the increase in the quality of living in the middle of a heavily built-up settlement area with heavy traffic.		03/20/1997
		Pedunculate oak in Urfahr	nd594	Linz , Burgstallweg 22 KG:  Katzbach GrStNr: 1343/1 location	The pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur ) is in the garden of the house at Burgstallweg 22. At the time it was placed under protection, the oak had a trunk circumference of 3.35 m (measured at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 18 m and a height of over 20 m . The trunk of the oak branches out into a broad crown at a height of around 4 m. Note: Exactly to the property		07/15/2002
		Millennial linden tree	nd076	Linz KG:  Katzbach GrStNr: 432/6 location	The winter lime tree ( Tilia cordata ) stands in the former garden of the church inn of St. Magdalena. The protection of another linden tree, also located on the property, was lifted in 1989.		August 29, 1975
		Winter linden tree in Kleinmünchen	nd574	Linz KG:  Kleinmünchen GrStNr: 1794/11 location	The winter lime tree ( Tilia cordata ) is located in the garden of the house at Brechtlerstraße 3.		11/15/1999

Former natural monuments

photo		Surname	ID	Location	description	surface	date
		Copper beech	gnd188	Linz KG:  Linz coordinates are missing! Help.	The copper beech stood together with a yew tree (nd187), a field maple (nd189), a ginkgo tree (nd190) and another copper beech (gnd191) in the park of a former country estate.
		Copper beech	gnd191	Linz KG:  Linz coordinates are missing! Help.	The copper beech stood together with another copper beech (gnd188), a yew (nd187), a field maple (nd189) and a ginkgo tree (nd190) in the park of a former country estate.
		beech	gnd071	Linz coordinates are missing! Help.
		Centennial beech	gnd192	Linz coordinates are missing! Help.	The common beech around 50 m north of the Chamber of Agriculture had a height of around 28 m, a trunk circumference of 3.12 m and a crown diameter of 15 m.
		European beech	gnd082	Linz coordinates are missing! Help.
		Bog oak	gnd077	Linz coordinates are missing! Help.
		Tulip tree	gnd081	Linz coordinates are missing! Help.	The tulip tree with a height of around 17 m, a trunk circumference of 2 m and a crown diameter of 11 m was a rarity due to its location in the urban area.
		Winter linden tree in Ebelsberg	gnd460	Linz coordinates are missing! Help.

literature

• Office of the Upper Austrian State government, agricultural and forest law department (ed.): Natural monuments in Upper Austria. Linz 1989, pp. 48–51 ( PDF; 99.1 MB )
• Natural monuments (Province of Upper Austria) at data.gv.at

Web links

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

• State of Upper Austria nature conservation database and nature conservation book

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap