Gesäuse National Park

The National Gesäuse was founded on October 26, 2002 and extends Austrian province of Styria on the municipalities Admont, John Bach, Weng, Hieflau, Mooslandl and St. Gallen.

Geography

The currently 11,054 acres ( 110 km ²) large area is located west of Ennsknies in Upper Styria. The planning area to start up times included a total of 125 km ². About 99 % of today's surface are the property of the Styrian Provincial Forestry, only small amounts are Wassergut Public or private ownership. Characteristic features are the steep Gesäuseberge with its distinctive rock and gorge-like valley section of the Enns between Gesäuseeingang and Hieflau. The altitude ranges from 490 m to 2369 m ( high door ).

Zoning

The National Park is divided into a nature area and a conservation zone. The nature area includes around 75 % of the area and will remain tamper- free after completion of planned management measures. The conservation zone allows limited use of forms (such as extensive Serviced ) and includes infrastructure.

Places of interest

  • The National Park office is located in Weng.
  • In the midst of the national park, in Gstatterboden, is the National Park Pavilion. The building offers a fascinating view of catering to the Hochtorgruppe. The building made ​​of wood, glass and concrete is held in the National Park colors.
  • In Admont located for tourists, the Tourist Information Office.
  • At John Bach, on the Enns River, you will find the willow, a created from willow and planning complex, in which you can do, among others presentations and microscope observations.

History

  • End of the 19th century was founded, the Styrian Provincial Forestry as protection against land speculation.
  • 1913 saw the first proposals for the creation of a Styrian Nature Reserves in the Lower Tauern, but at the same time plans for large-scale use of water power in Gesäuse.
  • 1958 can be explained by regulation of the Styrian Provincial Government Gesäuse and then Enns Valley to the border and the Wildalpener Salzatal of the first nature reserves in the country.
  • 1977 was made a resolution of Parliament for the creation of a national park " Low Tauern ". Follow Various studies and controversial discussions.
  • In the fall of 1997, the forerunner of the "Association of National Gesäuse " which advocates for the national park is created.
  • 1998 establishes a " protective association Gesäuse National Park " which occurs against the establishment of a national park.
  • 2001 there will be several referendums that do not end uniform.
  • On 12 March 2002, the decision of the National Park Act in Parliament takes place.
  • On March 1, 2003 shall enter into the Regulations, National Park Declaration and National Park plan in place.
  • On 5 December 2003, the International Recognition of the National Park Gesäuse done as a protected area category II by the IUCN.
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