A piece of stone fell on a vehicle in Salzburg’s old town on Saturday. In the evening, the professional fire brigade closed the Gstättengasse to fly over Mönchsberg with a drone, complete with searchlights. In 1669, more than 200 Salzburg residents died in a rockfall here.
Nothing works anymore on the Gstättengasse in Salzburg. Early on Saturday evening, the professional fire brigade partially closed Anton-Neumayr-Platz. There was potential danger. According to the emergency services, a stone of about two centimeters in size landed on a car in the afternoon.
230 deaths over 300 years ago
To avert any possible danger, the fire brigade arrived with a turntable ladder and a drone. In the middle of the Saturday evening events, the drone with its large spotlight was an eye-catcher for many passers-by. The fire brigade uses it to search the slope of the Mönchsberg for loose stones.
More than 300 years ago, 230 people died here. At that moment a huge rock fell from the Mönchsberg. He marked the founding of the Mountain Cleaners.
Source: Krone
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