List of natural monuments in Steyr

The list of natural monuments in Steyr lists the objects designated as natural monuments in the statutory town of Steyr in the state of Upper Austria . In Steyr, only trees or groups of trees are designated as natural monuments, whereby the 14 natural monuments include three beeches, two weeping willows, chestnuts, linden, beeches and yew trees and one group of trees made up of Japanese chestnut oaks.

Natural monuments

photo		Surname	ID	Location	description	surface	date
		6 column oaks (Quercus robur 'Fastigiata')	nd042	Steyr KG:  Steyr GrStNr: 1223/6; 1223/8 location	In 1964, eight Spitzeichen were originally declared a natural monument on the site of the urn grove of the crematorium on the Tabor. In the meantime only six remaining trees but is columnar English oak, and cypress oaks (Quercus robur 'Fastigiata') called.		07/10/1964
		Mountain school chestnut	nd041	Steyr KG:  Steyr GrStNr: 1321/1 location	The common horse chestnut ( Aesculus hippocastanum ) is located between the mountain school and Lamberg Castle .		07/10/1964
		Beech in the old town moat in Steyr	nd635	Steyr , Berggasse 19 KG:  Steyr GrStNr: 260/1 location	The common beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) stands in the former city moat in the garden of the house at Berggasse 19. At the time it was placed under protection, the beech had a trunk circumference of 4.1 m (at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 17 m and a height of around 20 m on. The age of the beech has been estimated to be around 150 years.		09/12/2003
		Book at Schlüsselhofgasse 20 in Steyr	nd474	Steyr KG:  Steyr GrStNr: 1198/5 location	The common beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) in the south-eastern corner of the garden at Schlüsselhofgasse 20 is estimated to be around 200 years old. At the time it was placed under protection, the beech tree had a trunk circumference of 4.45 m, a crown diameter of 18 m and a height of 27 m at a height of one meter. At a height of around 2 m, the bay is divided into two strong main branches, each around one meter in diameter.		11/12/1991
		yew	nd039	Steyr , Schlüsselhofgasse 43 KG:  Steyr GrStNr: 1193 location	The protected European yew ( Taxus baccata ) stands on the garden terrace at the Schlüsselhofgasse 43 property. At the time it was placed under protection, the yew was estimated to be around 100 years old. Note: Assumption of property according to the decision of Land Upper Austria, GstNr 1193 does not exist - probably GstNr 1193/3		03/25/1965
		Cemetery linden tree	nd043	Steyr KG:  Steyr GrStNr: 1383/1 location	The more than 300 year old winter linden ( Tilia cordata ) is located on the southern edge of the Taborweg at the exit of the cemetery stairs.		07/10/1964
		Isabellenhoflinde	nd177	Steyr KG:  Jägerberg GrStNr: 26/1 (old: 49/1) location	The winter linden ( Tilia cordata ) is located around 5 m west of the Isabellenhof inn. At the time it was placed under protection, the linden tree had a trunk circumference of 2.6 m, a crown diameter of 14 m and a height of around 27 m. Note: GstNr 49/1 does not exist - property presumption according to the state of Upper Austria on GstNr 26/1		11/13/1981
		multi-stemmed yew	nd046	Steyr , Bergerweg 8 KG:  Jägerberg GrStNr: 50/9 location	The multi-stemmed European yew ( Taxus baccata ) is located in the garden of the house at Bergerweg 8.		03/25/1965
		Horse chestnut at the local train station in Steyr	nd481	Steyr KG:  Steyr GrStNr: 1493/6 location	The common horse chestnut ( Aesculus hippocastanum ) on the area of ​​the Steyr local train station had a trunk circumference of 3.5 m and a crown diameter of 17 m at the time it was placed under protection, whereby the trunk circumference had reached the upper limit of the trunk size known from the literature.		04/01/1992
		European beech in the slope area of ​​the Christkindlweg in Steyr	nd631	Steyr KG:  Christkindl GrStNr: 329/1 location	The common beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) on the slope south of the Christkindlweg is around 40 meters from the Christkindl Church. At the time when it was placed under protection, the beech tree had a trunk circumference of 3.7 m (at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 17 m and a height of around 30 m. The age of the beech has been estimated to be 150 to 200 years.		09/11/2003
		European beech in the park of the Kreuzschwesternschule in Steyr	nd630	Steyr KG:  Steyr GrStNr: 331/1 location	The common beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) in the park of the Cross Sister School in Steyr had a trunk circumference of 4.4 m (at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 23 m and a height of around 26 m at the time it was placed under protection. The beech was created through the growing together of several beech stems or through the growing together of the stems after an early division. The age of the beech has been estimated to be around 150 years.		06/24/2003
		Weeping beech	nd040	Steyr KG:  Steyr GrStNr: 1255/1 location	The hanging beech , also known as weeping beech , ( Fagus sylvatica f. Pendula ) is located in the house garden on the south wall of the house on Schlüsselhofgasse 42.		03/25/1965
		Weeping willow	nd659	Steyr , Fabrikstrasse 44, opposite KG:  Steyr GrStNr: 1393/2 location	The weeping willow ( Salix alba tristis ) in the area of ​​the moat had a trunk circumference of 4.20 m, a crown diameter of 19 m and a height of 22 m at the time it was placed under protection. The age was more than 100 years. The trunk of the willow branches into numerous main branches at a height of 5 to 10 m.		11/10/2009
		Weeping willow in the weir ditch	nd576	Steyr KG:  Steyr GrStNr: 578 location	The weeping willow ( Salix alba tristis ) next to the Steyrer Wehrgraben monument had a trunk circumference of 3.5 m (at a height of one meter), a crown diameter of 17 m and a height of around 15 m at the time it was placed under protection. An iron railing has grown entirely into the tree at a height of around one meter.

Former natural monuments

photo		Surname	ID	Location	description	surface	date
		Copper beech	gnd377	Steyr , Oberer Schiffweg 22 coordinates are missing! Help.	The copper beech ( Fagus sylvatica f. Purpurea ) divided into two main arms at a height of 1.5 m and had a circumference of 4.1 m, a crown diameter of 18 m and a height of around 27 m.
		Service tree in Steyr	gnd418	Steyr coordinates are missing! Help.	The service tree standing on a slope inclined to the west above the manor near the ball bearing factory of the Steyrwerke in Münichholz had a unique size with a trunk height of around 23.5 m and a trunk circumference of 2.05 m.
		pasture	gnd044	Steyr coordinates are missing! Help.

literature

• H. Mülleder, S. Kapl: Natural monuments in Upper Austria. (PDF; 104 MB) Office d. Upper Austria. State government, agricultural u. Forest law department, Linz 1989
• Natural monuments (Province of Upper Austria) at data.gv.at

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Office of Upper Austria. State government, agricultural and forest law department (ed.): Nature Conservation Report 1986–1990. Linz 1991, p. 29 ( PDF; 94.7 MB )

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