Fruit Hill Country Natural Park

The Obst-Hügel-Land nature park is located in the Upper Austrian Alpine foothills between the cities of Wels and Eferding . The nature park was opened on April 30, 2005 and covers a total area of ​​2629.1 hectares. About two thirds of the total area of ​​the communities Scharten and St. Marienkirchen an der Polsenz belong to the Obst-Hügel-Land nature park.

description

The attraction of the nature park lies in the high density of fruit trees. In addition to the production of must , the fruit trees in the Schlier area , which is very prone to landslides, are also of great importance due to their slope stabilizing effect. The orchards offer by combining trees and meadows habitat for a very wide variety of animal species. Many rare or endangered insects and birds depend on this ecological niche.

The aim of the nature park is to secure the natural area with its orchards, rows and alleys through sustainable use in its diversity and beauty and to preserve the cultural landscape that has been shaped by centuries.

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  Obst-Hügel-Land Nature Park (Scharten)

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  Cherry tree avenue in the Obst-Hügel-Land nature park

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  Hiking trails in the fruit hill country

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  The cherry blossom - one of the highlights of the year in the nature park

Awards

The Obst-Hügel-Land nature park was named Nature Park of the Year 2009 by the Association of Nature Parks in Austria . According to the state ordinance, it is designated as a landscape protection area in the sense of Section 11 of the Upper Austrian Nature Conservation Act - the concept of the nature park is integrated in Upper Austria in that of the landscape protection area

Attractions

• The cider museum in St. Marienkirchen an der Polsenz is housed in the 350 year old, renovated granary of the parish.
• List of listed objects in Scharten
• List of listed objects in St. Marienkirchen an der Polsenz

leisure

• Mostly barrier-free circular routes invite you to go hiking from spring to autumn.

See also

• List of nature parks in Austria
• Mühlviertel Nature Park

Web links

Commons : Natural Park Fruit-Hill-Land  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Obst-Hügel-Land Nature Park on obsthuegelland.at.
• Orchards on obsthuegelland.at.
• Bibliography on Obst-Hügel-Land in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Johannes Kunisch: Development of the ObstHügelLand Nature Park. In: Informative. A magazine from the Upper Austria Nature Conservation Union. No. 42, June 2006, pp. 12-14, PDF on ZOBODAT
2. ↑ Julia Kropfberger: Little owl, hoopoe and vinegar rose. Habitat Nature Park "Obst-Hügel-Land" In: Informative. A magazine from the Upper Austria Nature Conservation Union. No. 49, March 2008, pp. 4–5, PDF on ZOBODAT
3. ↑ Hiking trails in the Obst-Hügel-Land nature park with a downloadable overview map (PDF) at obsthuegelland.at.