According to the newspaper Münchener Merkur, seven residents opposed the construction plans for accommodation of 160 unaccompanied underage refugees, explaining it by their unwillingness to hear the noise that could potentially come from the facility.
"The residents especially stressed that they want to have a rest in the evenings and at the weekend," the newspaper wrote, noting, however, that "their houses are located a good 25 meters away from the property's boundary and separated from it by a green tire, covered with trees and shrubs, a footpath and a cycle path, as well as their own gardens."
The four-meter construction is even higher than the notorious Berlin Wall (3.60 meters) that once divided the German capital. The initiative has been criticized by many politicians and labeled as "absolute nonsense."
"I imagine something different when we talk about integration," German politician Guido Bucholtz said cited by the newspaper.
For many months, Germany and other European countries have been struggling to cope with a massive refugee crisis, with people fleeing their war-torn home countries in Africa and Middle East. In 2015, Germany alone accepted over one million migrants.
Much of the tide of migrants came to southern Germany by way of the West Balkan route, making their way through Eastern Europe to Austria and then into Germany via Bavaria, which had to bear the brunt of the flows.
Bavaria's leader Horst Seehofer has repeatedly called for German Chancellor Angela Merkel to set a cap on the total number of arrivals in 2016, which Merkel has steadfastly refused.
