After Slope Slip – Land brought a lawsuit against famous winemaker

“It’s about a lot of tax money,” explains Waltraud Bauer-Dorner, head of the constitutional service of the state of Styria, the unusual step on Thursday opposite the “Krone”. In the end it would always look like there could still be a comparison: “In the end, nothing came”.

As a reminder: the origin of the conflict rooted in 2019. At that time, a forest drain on the Graßnitzberg in Straß in the south of Styrie caused excitement. The bra Leibnitz gave the well -known winemaker Manfred Tement, despite countless resistance in advance, green light for this measure. The fact that the winemakers step into a protective forest in a particularly steep area to build a new wine ramp caused a lot of criticism.

The prophecies of problems took place quickly. The street above began to give a few months later until then
L613 in May 2023 after heavy rain has completely slipped. For months of roadblocks and extensive renovation work were the unpleasant consequences for residents and tourists and the street owners.

630,000 euros in damage
And it is precisely this invoice that is now to be presented: “Overall, it is about paying payments of around 630,000 euros. Unfortunately, comparative talks were again again unsuccessful. Since the demands are so-soer of Walra Constitutional Service of the State of Styria, to the “Krone” in September 2024.

With a stamp of 24 June 2025, the lawsuit is now “official”: “We now had to put an end to the comparison interviews, because the costs of restriction would have expired at the end of June,” says Bauer-Dorner. It could not be excluded that the defendant party intentionally played for the time: “But of course we had this time in mind at any time.”

As a rule, the defendant party receives a statement for a statement from a judge in the next step. At the end of September there could be the first day of the day at the Regional Court for Civil Law. The country itself is accompanied by a lawyer because of the high sum. “The country cannot represent itself in such a case,” says Bauer-Dorner.

Incidentally, the legal representation of the suspect in the previous year said to the request for “Krone” that his expert came to the following result: “The street owner is responsible for the DIA. We demand compensation in the middle six -digit series.”

• I am September 2019 The “Kroon” reports for the first time: trees must fall for organic wine. The well -known Winzer Family Tement wants to create a terrace -shaped vineyard on Graßnitzberg, in the middle of the South Styria in Nature Park, Forest and instead. Annainians defend themselves against the planned project, said it at the time.
• Ben 7. November 2019 The municipality of Straß approves the project.
• Spring 2020: The vineyards have actually been cleaned up, the Tement Winery builds its terraces directly under the L613.
• All in Jucks 2021 Titles The “Crown”: “Hang slip on Weinstraße provides explosive in the region!” The L613 is blocked for the first time. The earth moved for the first time in December 2020.
• I am Jucks 2022 If the outer road drops again and must be blocked.
• Two and a half years later, im May 2023The heavy rain then provides a further slope on the Graßnitzberg. The L613 lowers.
• Only two weeks later, a huge gap on the Graßnitzberg, the road crashed and has to be renovated again by hundreds of thousands of euros.
• Ben 18. August 2023 The traffic on L613 on Graßnitzberg can be released again after extensive renovation work. Since then, the issue of compensation has been discussed.
• I am September 2024 Decide on that Country to tighten a lawsuit. The suspect then indicates one Comparison have serious interest. That is why the country can be discussed again.
• Now you finally draw a line because the ideas are too far apart. The country brings June 24, 2025 Legal A. could follow a long expert dispute.