Hinterlehen estate

Investor with ruined stables pretends to be a farmer

This is what the site of the former pig farm looked like a few weeks ago(Bild: zVg)

A former GDR pig farm served as proof for buyers of the Hinterlehen estate. The farm has been derelict since reunification.

The buyer of the Hinterlehen estate in Saalfelden cited a former GDR pig farm as proof that he was a farmer. However, this has fallen into disrepair, with ruined buildings showing that there has been no activity there for ages. "Nothing has happened there since reunification. It's all a sham and the state has never looked at it," says Simon Heilig-Hofbauer (Green Party), member of the state parliament. The farm has also been a recurring topic in the local media in Thuringia in recent years. Nothing has happened on the site.

Court in Tyrol entrusted with Saalfelden farm
Heilig-Hofbauer therefore continues to ask the question: "Where should the farmer be?" As reported, the excavators have already rolled onto the estate in Saalfelden. However, the work leaves room for doubt as to what purpose the farm will actually serve in the future.

Simon Heilig-Hofbauer at the Hinterlehen estate in Saalfelden.(Bild: Photographer: Anna Pirato)

 Meanwhile, something legal is happening again. The provincial court in Innsbruck has approved a notice of dispute in the land register of the Hinterlehen estate. This means that the farm cannot simply be sold on. Even a potential buyer could not claim that he had acquired the estate in good faith.

The Zehentmayr family has also filed an opposition suit at the Innsbruck court. The aim is to have the purchase reversed by the German. Allegation: fraudulent misrepresentation. As the buyer has his main residence in Tyrol, the Tyrolean courts are being kept busy.