Raab-Őrség-Goričko Nature Park

The Raab-Őrség-Goričko Nature Park is a cross-border nature park in Austria, Hungary and Slovenia in the three-country corner of the region.

geography

The park is made up of the Austrian Raab Nature Park , the Hungarian National Park Őrség (Őrségi Nemzeti Park) , and the Slovenian Goričko (Krajinski Park Goričko) .

The nature park comprises 7 municipalities with an area of 142.13 km² in Austria, 28 municipalities with 440 km² in Hungary and 11 municipalities with 462 km² in Slovenia .

Sights and infrastructure

Monuments and museums:

Memorial room 1664 on the Schlösslberg - a museum in the Kreuzstadel with objects and information (in the form of a multimedia installation) about the Turkish wars
Schlösslberg Memorial - designed by Ottokar Uhl
Annakapelle Mogersdorf , built around 1670
The white cross (Turkish cross) is a unique monument in Europe, which was erected in 1984 and specifically commemorates the Turkish soldiers who died in 1664.
Three-country corner (near Sankt Martin an der Raab, Tromejnik) - border mountain Austria – Slovenia – Hungary with documentation center
Three-country corner (near Sankt Anna am Aigen) - Grenzberg Burgenland – Styria – Slovenia, with Maria-Theresien-Stein

Other:

Lookout and bell tower on the Stadelberg (Sotinski breg)
Ledavsko jezero Natura 2000 site

Part of the park is the Friedensweg , a themed trail that recalls the eventful history of the region: In the battle of Mogersdorf on August 1, 1664, a Christian army made up of Austrian, German and French troops defeated the Turks on the Raab river, preventing further expansion of the Ottoman Empire.
The East Austrian Grenzlandweg (Austrian long-distance hiking trail 07) and the Burgenland long-distance hiking trail also lead through the park .

Schlösslberg memorial
Memorial stone on the triangle / Tromejnik
Stadelberg lookout point - Goričko
At Ledavsko jezero

Web links

46.87 16.041Coordinates: 46 ° 52 ′ 12 " N , 16 ° 2 ′ 27.6" E