Overview
- Police received a report around 3:30 a.m. Friday that the roughly ten‑metre blue spruce on the Altmarkt had been brought down.
- Initial indications suggest the trunk was sawn through, with early reporting pointing to the use of a hand saw.
- No injuries were reported as firefighters and city staff secured the site and cleared the fallen tree.
- Decorations were damaged, including about 35 Herrnhuter stars, with one report noting roughly 560 lights on the display.
- An investigation into property damage is underway with a call for witnesses, and an early estimate put losses at about €2,000.