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Frogs Are Allowed to Quake: Supreme Court Decides Neighborhood Dispute

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A man had built a swimming pond in his garden, in which frogs had settled and multiplied for many years. This annoyed a neighbor so much that he moved to court.

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A man had built a swimming pond in his garden, in which frogs had settled and multiplied for many years. This annoyed a neighbor so much that he moved to court.

·Vienna, Austria
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The Supreme Court of Austria put the end to a multi-year dispute between neighbours, officially allowing the Earth's watermen to quake loudly in the garden pond at night. The resident of the Pashing commune in Upper Austria filed a complaint with the District Court in the private house because of the night concerts of the Earth's watermen in the artificial pond, handed over to RIA News with reference to Heute. The plaintiff complained that he co…

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For almost two years, the Supreme Court has spoken a final word of power about the frog squabble in Pasching (OÖ), but it does not seem to set a precedent for all other pond owners or annoyed neighbors, because the verdict refers only to the specific case.

·Vienna, Austria
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After years of dispute in Pasching, Linz-Land district, around quaking frogs in a nearby swimming pond, the Supreme Court (OGH) has now spoken the last word: the frogs are allowed to quake. According to the established facts, the pond owner had neither settled or immediately attracted the living frogs there, but caused their migration to [...]

After years of dispute in Pasching ( Linz-Land district) around quaking frogs in a natural swimming pond, the Supreme Court (OGH) has now spoken the last word: the frogs are allowed to quake. According to the established facts, the pond owner had neither settled or immediately attracted the living frogs themselves, but caused their immigration "appropriately", as the sentence said.

As is well known, frogs do not stick to the night's rest. Their loud quaking has therefore caused trouble between neighbours and even occupied the courts for years in Pasching, Linz-Land district. Now the Supreme Court (OGH) spoke the last word: the frogs are allowed to stay and continue squatting.

·Vienna, Austria
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Kronen Zeitung broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
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