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Semmering municipality (Neunkirchen district) closes its sledding fields on Sunday. Mayor Hermann Doppelreiter (ÖVP) described the problem as “not ensuring that distance rules are followed accordingly”. The operation on the Panhanswiese went smoothly on Saturday, but the crowd was too large due to the many “parking garages” on the Styrian side.
Sometimes car after car lined up for more than 1.7 kilometers on both sides, the local chief said. Thus, a larger crowd, “we are talking about more than 1,000 people”, flowed into the sled field. “So there just isn’t enough space.” To ensure compliance with the sledding ban in Panhanswiese, which will also apply from Sunday, the community will once again use forces from a security company, according to Doppelreiter. The meadow of the military cemetery had been closed since Saturday.
“However, the Semmering-Hirschenkogel mountain railways continue to offer their guests ski and toboggan reservations online,” emphasized in a broadcast. All guests who can present a valid ticket “have a guaranteed parking space in one of the official car parks.” Cable cars have cut their maximum number of guests by more than half due to Covid-19 regulations,
“This allocation concept works, but it assumes that ‘wildlife parkers’ without a ticket do not create additional parking spaces on their own,” Doppelreiter emphasized. “On the other hand, we as a community must not allow any epidemiologically questionable situation, especially in our land.” Guests with tickets are still welcome at Semmering. “We have to ask people who have not received a ticket or a parking space in our town to go home,” the mayor said. The quota for Sunday has already been exhausted, added Nazar Nydza, managing director of Semmering-Hirschenkogel Bergbahnen GmbH.
Those: APA
