Citizens resist: demolition of the White Rössl stopped in Gries!

Citizens resist: demolition of the White Rössl stopped in Gries!

In Gries on Brenner on Wednesday morning, an unexpected dispute over the listed Gasthaus Weißes Rössl broke out. The demolition work for the historic building should only start on Thursday, but the owner gave the order for immediate destruction. However, members of a citizens' initiative intervened and blocked the demolition excavators, which led to a dramatic confrontation with the police. Mayor Karl Mühlsteiger expressed his lack of understanding because he already spoke Earlier of a "bankruptcy declaration" and classified the abrupt steps as illegal. Loud krone.at If the Federal Monument Office has clarified that a demolition must not take place without the necessary approval.

The background of the demolition are dramatic: a serious fire in May 2023 destroyed the roof of the over 500 year old inn and, since there were disputes over an emergency coverage, the building of the building had become reality. The state administrative court had therefore decided that the demolition had to take place by April at the latest. In this context, FPÖ politician Evelyn Achhorner criticized the perspective of the monument office, which in her opinion failed to act in good time to protect the historical building. "Conservation obligations are laid down in the Monument Protection Act, but it was simply viewed here," Achhorner criticized in a statement how meinzirk.at reported. The current conflict clearly shows the tensions between monument protection and modern building law and could cause further reactions in the course of the demolition.