Fences are an important element of our cultural landscape, they are part of our identity. They are one of the oldest testimonies of rural culture and express legal and ownership relationships and economic methods.

Fences shape the face of our country. They form a kind of structure in the cultural landscape and therefore offer the observer support. They are a tradition that has grown and lived for centuries. They are the work of our hands - craftsmanship.

Fences delimit and exclude, they preserve and protect. They have always served to fence in property, to protect the herd, to protect the farmland or the neighbouring pasture. Since the early Middle Ages, fence rights have regulated the height and construction, use and maintenance, fence passage and right of way. These rights and duties are partly recorded in the land register to this day.
Why were the old fence forms abandoned? Why did they disappear from the image of our landscape? There are several reasons for this. One is the intensive expenditure of material and time. Above all, time is saved today by purchasing the material such as nails and boards, a fact that would have been unimaginable 100 years ago, because there was practically no cash available. After all, the sharp decline in the workforce on a farm is also the reason for this.

The erection of historical fence forms should revive the old tradition of fence building, preserve the knowledge of the craftsmanship, underline the rural character of our village and regain its importance as a formative element in the landscape. But fences can also remind us of borders. How do we deal with this? Do we look over the fence from time to time? How do we deal with personal boundaries? What significance can physical, mental or moral boundaries have for us? Do we use them to create a home, security and community or do we abuse them to exclude and hinder us?

The historical fence forms, which are erected in Mösern, should not only be showpieces. They are still actually used by the landowners and are erected in a joint effort. The landowner is providing the wood, and the erection of the fences is being financed by a three-year project of the Region Seefeld Tourism Association. Part of the costs will be borne by the Association for the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage in North and East Tyrol.

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