List of nature parks in Austria
This list of nature parks in Austria lists the nature parks in Austria .
There are currently 48 nature parks in Austria with a total area of around 500,000 hectares (as of 2015). They are visited by almost 20 million people every year.
Basics
4-pillar model of the Austrian nature parks
The Austrian nature parks have four functions to fulfill: protection, recreation, education and regional development. The challenge - and at the same time important in terms of differentiation from other regions - is to develop these functions on an equal footing with one another.
Protection : The aim isto securethe natural area in its diversity and beautythrough sustainable use andto preserve the cultural landscape that has beenshaped by centuriesthrough:
- Visitor management
- Natural history information
- Gentle mobility
- Protected area management
- Research projects
- Contract nature conservation
Recreation : The aim is to offer attractive and well-kept recreational facilities in accordance with the nature reserve and the character of the landscape through:
- Hiking trails
- Bike and riding trails
- Rest and resting places
- Adventure playgrounds close to nature
- Family friendliness and accessibility
- Healthy air and calm
Education : The aim is to make nature, culture and their interrelationships tangible through interactive forms of understanding and experiencing nature in the sense of education for sustainable development:
- Themed trails
- Adventure tours
- Information centers
- Information materials
- Nature park schools and kindergartens
- Target group-specific offers
- Seminars, courses, exhibitions
- Customs care
Regional development : The aim is to set impulses for regional development through the nature park in order to increase added value and secure the quality of life of the population through:
- Cooperation between nature conservation, agriculture, tourism, trade and culture
- Jobs through nature parks
- Socially and environmentally compatible tourism
- Nature park products according to defined criteria
- Nature park restaurants
The main features of these goals were also adopted in the European Nature Park Declaration (2013), together with Europarc , and ensure the function as a model region. This brings the nature parks beyond a pure natural attraction and development measure into the vicinity of the UNESCO Man and Biosphere program.
Association of Nature Parks in Austria
In 1995 all Austrian nature parks joined together to form the Association of Nature Parks of Austria (VNÖ) as a common interest group. Since then, under the umbrella of this association, the nature parks have been developing together into model regions for sustainable development. The most important objective of the association is an Austria-wide coordinated further development of the nature park idea.
The main tasks of the VNÖ are:
- Representation of the Austrian nature parks
- Implementation of joint marketing activities
- Establishment of an information point for general inquiries and for the press
- Organization of various events
- Implementation of further training and qualification measures
- Implementation of employment projects
- Implementation of model projects
- Establishment of national and international cooperation
List of natural parks
Country overview
Of the 48 nature parks in Austria:
- 22 on Lower Austria
- 7 to Styria
- 6 to Burgenland
- 5 in Tyrol
- 3 each in Upper Austria and Salzburg
- and 2 on Carinthia
At 727 km², the Karwendel Nature Park is the largest nature park in Austria, while the Falkenstein Nature Park covers just 17 hectares (0.17 km²).
list
literature
- Herfried Marek. Ewald Neffe: Nature parks in Austria. Illustrated book. Leopold Stocker Verlag, Graz 2013, ISBN 978-3-7020-1396-7 .
- Association of Austrian Nature Parks (Ed.): Austrian Nature Parks. Brochure. Self-published, 2012/13 ff.
Web links
- Nature parks in Austria . Homepage of the Association of Austrian Nature Parks (naturparke.at)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tourist potentials of the Austrian nature parks , naturparke.at, 2009.
- ↑ cf. Lit. Austrian nature parks. Brochure, 2014 ( Memento of the original from December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Basics of the Austrian Nature Parks, p. 4–5.
- ↑ The nature park region. Website of the Attersee-Traunsee Nature Park, accessed on July 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Photo book "Nature parks in Austria". naturparke.at → Publications (accessed December 6, 2015).
- ↑ Overview brochure “Austrian Nature Parks”. naturparke.at → Publications (accessed December 6, 2015; links to downloads, pdf).