In Düsseldorf, a woman was ordered by the district court to remove a wooden cross around seven meters high from her garden. The woman's neighbor had filed a lawsuit in the district court because she felt considerably disturbed by the cross and wanted it removed. She had already won her case there, but the woman appealed against the ruling. However, the regional court has now also ruled in favor of the neighbor.
The massive height would visually impair the residential complex. In addition, the cross would give the garden the appearance of a memorial, according to the regional court. Furthermore, it did not believe that the neighbor - as claimed by the woman - had agreed to the erection of the cross.
According to various media reports, the cross had a religious significance for the woman. The cross was erected at a height of 7.36 meters in reference to the 736-meter-high Mount Golgotha, on which Jesus is said to have been crucified, and not for nothing. The judgment (case number 25 S 56/21) is legally binding.
Sources: lg-duessdorf.nrw.de/File reference: 25 S 56/21; wdr.de/spiegel.de
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