Thieves steal Nußdorf sign for fourth time
Monday 19th October 2026 on 14:15 in
Bavaria
Nußdorf am Inn’s village sign has been stolen for the fourth time, frustrating residents as police investigate. BR reports that the theft has left the village in the Rosenheim district without its sign once again.
Some residents initially wondered whether a long-time visitor had taken the sign as a birthday gift. But one woman in the village bakery said she no longer had any understanding for what she called “questionable stunts”. A man from nearby Samerberg called it “a huge nuisance”.
The theft is a criminal offence, not a harmless prank, the Rosenheim State Building Authority said. Because the sign stands beside a state road, the local road maintenance depot must arrange and pay for its replacement. After the previous theft, workers secured it with rivets instead of screws. The thieves drilled them out.
Nußdorf Mayor Susanne Grandauer said she could not explain why the village’s sign keeps being targeted. Rumours have circulated locally, including at the village inn, but landlord Wolfgang Grandauer said neither younger nor older residents could make sense of the theft. There have been claims that several young men wearing lederhosen were seen on the night in question, but no culprit has been identified.
A 50 km/h speed-limit sign now hangs below the empty frame at the village entrance, and a sign indicating the end of the speed limit has been put up on the opposite side. The road depot does not keep replacement village signs in stock. It must order one from a specialist firm certified to make signs under Germany’s road traffic regulations, and delivery takes several weeks. The time spent replacing stolen signs also takes workers away from other tasks.
Other communities have also faced repeated thefts, including Füssen, Asbach in the Dachau district and Katzenhirn, a district of Mindelheim. Mindelheim’s authorities installed special security screws, but the sign was stolen again. In some incidents, thieves used heavy tools, tore the sign and its post from the foundation, and cut through its frame.