Natural monument (Tyrol)
The state of Tyrol has placed natural structures under protection as natural monuments , the preservation of which is in the public interest because of their rarity, uniqueness or beauty or because of their special scientific or cultural significance or because of the special character they give to the landscape.
Legal basis
Definition of terms
According to Paragraph 27 of the Tyrolean Nature Conservation Act 2005 (TNSchG 2005), natural monuments are "natural structures whose preservation is in the public interest because of their rarity, uniqueness or beauty, because of their scientific, historical or cultural significance or because of the special character they give the landscape" is (TNSchG 2005, §27 Z. 1). Natural structures that are worth preserving can include "for example old or rare trees, groups of trees or trees, special plant occurrences, springs, watercourses, waterfalls, ponds, lakes, moors, rock formations, glacier tracks, mineral or fossil occurrences, geological outcrops and characteristic soil shapes, gorges and gorges" (TNSchG 2005, §27 Z. 2).
Interventions in and threats to natural monuments
"Every change, removal or destruction of a natural monument requires a permit under nature conservation law." (TNSchG 2005, §27 Z. 3) The district administrative authority must stipulate those prohibitions which are intended to safeguard the existence of a natural monument, its significant features and to maintain or secure its co-determining environment are required. These bans are issued by ordinance. The property owner or the person otherwise authorized to dispose of it must immediately notify the district administrative authority of any threat, change, removal or destruction of a natural monument. In addition, the owner or person entitled to dispose of it must take all measures to ensure the preservation of the existence of a natural monument and the preservation of its significant features (TNSchG 2005, §27 Z. 3–6).
Protection procedure
According to the Tyrolean Nature Conservation Act, the District Chamber of Agriculture must first be heard before the protection or the issuing of bans on land used for agriculture or forestry, which can comment on this project within four weeks. In addition, the owner of a natural structure that is to be declared a natural monument or those otherwise entitled to dispose of it as well as the municipality concerned must be informed in writing of the initiation of the procedure. Taking into account the delivery, any measure must be omitted that thwarts or impairs the declaration of a natural monument or that is suitable to endanger the existence of the natural formation or its decisive properties (TNSchG 2005, §31 Z. 1–3).
If the natural formation is not placed under protection by notification within three months, the protective measures are deemed to have expired. The declaration of the natural monument itself must be made known immediately for two weeks on the official notice board of the municipality concerned and by means of an announcement in the messenger for Tyrol (TNSchG 2005, §31 Z. 4–5).
Natural monuments by district
- District : Political district with a link to the list of natural monuments of the district
- Consisting of natural monuments : Number of existing natural monuments in the district
- Natural monuments per 100 km² : Number of natural monuments per 100 km² area of the district
| district | Consisting of natural monuments |
Natural monuments per 100 km² |
|---|---|---|
| Imst | 13 | 0.8 |
| innsbruck | 29 | 27.6 |
| Innsbruck country | 62 | 3.1 |
| Kitzbühel | 12 | 1.1 |
| Kufstein | 53 | 5.5 |
| Landeck | 7th | 0.4 |
| Lienz | 47 | 2.3 |
| Reutte | 14th | 1.1 |
| black | 25th | 1.4 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ ris.bka.gv.at TNSchG 2005
