There has been a total ban on sale of two alpine mountain peaks that was due to take place next month by the Austrian government. The step was taken after there was a nation-wide uproar on the issue.
While one of the mountains is Rosskopf is about 2,600-metre and there is 2,700-metre Grosse Kinigat. Both of them are situated in the easternmost part of Tyrol province and were to be sold out with a cost of €121,000 (£107,000).
Said Ernst Eichinger, who is in charge of the sale of these mountains that there have been numerous calls to his office and a number of emails were sent to him. These talked about issues from "indignation to abuse" and the deal that was supposed to happen on July 8 got suspended for further review.
Those who are against the sale like Gerhard Hausser, head of Tyrol branch of the rightist-nationalist FPO party said that selling homeland at such low rates is a cheap deal.
Gerhard Hausser, who heads the Tyrol branch of the rightist-nationalist FPO party, said any such deal. There was also a warning from association of provincial parliamentarians that talked about selling the soul of the nation.