Burghang Goats

If you go for a walk below the Burghauser Burg am Wöhrsee, you can observe a number of goats on the castle slope. The Tauernschecken have been grazing on the steep terrain since the State Garden Show in 2004. Before the goats moved into their summer home on the castle hillside, the environmental agency sometimes had to use helicopters to maintain the landscape of the hillside. Now the goats and some sheep are the landscapers and keep young growth around bushes small. This keeps the view of the castle clear.

The Tauernschecken feel comfortable in steep terrain. The animals will find everything they need on the castle slope. They get water from troughs specially built for them. The goats, whose breed is threatened with extinction, have a safe home in Burghausen. The city of Burghausen contributes to the preservation of this rare breed of goats by keeping the animals in herd books. The city also regularly sells goats. Anyone interested in buying a goat should contact the Burghausen environmental agency.

The graduates of the Voluntary Ecological Year (FÖJ) from the city of Burghausen take care of the animals.

The Tauernschecken spend the winter with the organic farmer Franz Eineder in Winhöring.

Objective

With the keeping of the Tauernschecken on the castle slope, the city of Burghausen is practicing sustainable landscape management. At the same time, it promotes genetic diversity because it offers a safe and suitable habitat for an animal breed that is threatened with extinction.

Contact

Contact person
Sarah Freudlsperger
T. +49 8677 ​​887-308
environmental office@burghausen.de

Volunteers of the Ecological Year (FÖJ)
T. +498677 887-310
environmental office@burghausen.de

Environment Agency
Stadtplatz 112
Room 308
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