Completely desolate and destroyed ‘haunted houses’ still cause excitement in Reith near Seefeld in Tirol. “The community’s hands are tied,” complains the mayor in the “Waldruh” case. He now wants to ask the Seefeld police for help. But people there are skeptical.
Haus Drei Tannen, Waldruh and Haus Bambi: All three are united not only by their location on the edge of the forest at the foot of the Gschwandtkopf with a view of the Seefelder Wildsee, but also by a long history of decline dating back to the the nineties. “The current owner bought the Waldruh guesthouse from a bankrupt estate. As a result, he also acquired the other two properties,” reports Mayor of Reither, Dominik Hiltpolt, at the request of the “Krone”.
Today everything is in the hands of Bernhard K., according to the land registry a total of 5,000 square meters of land. With the usual market prices on the Seefeld Plateau of 1000 euros and more, this is a fortune of a million dollars.
Tourism and living possible
According to the zoning plan, it is a “mixed tourist area” in which a residential project could also be realized, BM Hiltpolt explains. “But no one has ever approached us for a project,” he says.
“The community’s hands are tied.”
Instead, there is vacancy, deterioration everywhere in the area – and danger for children and young people who use the buildings as illegal meeting places. “The municipality’s hands are tied in this matter, because there are no legal options to oblige the owner to secure the houses against access by third parties, which would generally not be allowed without the owner’s permission. However, we will hold discussions with the police to ensure that more checks are carried out in the area,” Hiltpolt announced.
Police: I need a reason
But it does not seem to be that simple, as appears from a telephone call from the ‘Krone’ to the Seefeld police: ‘We are of course aware of the situation. But if there is nothing, we do not intervene. We need a reason,” says post commander Johannes Mader.
Junos: Not enough space for young people throughout Tyrol
The Junge Neos (Junos) are using the case as an opportunity to demand more space for young people: “The fact that young people in Seefeld meet in dilapidated buildings shows once again that politicians have paid too little attention to sufficient space for young people. It cannot be that young people have to put themselves in danger to celebrate!”, criticizes state chairman Susanna Riedlsperger.
This is not a specific Seefeld problem, but a problem for the whole of Tyrol. Riedlsperger also remembers a “huge club death.”
Source: Krone
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