Zirbitzkogel-Grebenzen Nature Park
The Zirbitzkogel-Grebenzen Nature Park was founded as a nature park in 1983 and is located in the Murau district in Styria in Austria .
geography
The nature park is a nature reserve and recreation area in the Neumarkt pass landscape in the Styrian-Carinthian border region between the Zirbitzkogel ( 2396 m ) and the Grebenzen ( 1892 m ). Until the end of 2014, members of the nature park were the ten nature park communities of Dürnstein in Styria , Kulm , Mariahof , Mühlen , Neumarkt in Styria , Perchau am Sattel , St. Blasen , St. Lambrecht , St. Marein , Zeutschach . Since 2015, due to the amalgamation of municipalities with the same area of the nature park, there are only the three municipalities of Neumarkt in Styria , Mühlen and Sankt Lambrecht . The total area of the nature park is 285 km².
Landscape and protected area
In addition to the Natura 2000 and Ramsar protection area Hörfeld Moor, the Natura 2000 areas Furtner Teich – Dürnberger Moor, Furtner Teich, Dürnberger Moor and Zirbitzkogel are located in the nature park.
Flora Fauna
Numerous rare plants and animals can be found in the nature park: fire lily , Carniolan rabid , orchids , golden eagle , capercaillie , fever clover , downy birch , Alpine crested newt , yellow-bellied toad , round-leaved sundew .
Attractions
In the nature park there are special places, natural beauties, natural monuments or places of power that have often developed through centuries of interaction between nature and humans, for example gorges, caves, ponds, moors, waterfalls and sources of origin. These locations are easily accessible and freely accessible.
Natural sights
There are numerous natural park jewels in the nature park: Furtner pond , Dürnberger moor, Hörfeld moor, Dobler moss, Auerling lake, Graggerschlucht with cascade waterfall, source of origin Zeutschach, source of origin Pöllau.
Built sights
In addition to the natural sights, there are also man-made structures that help determine the cultural life in the region:
- Benedictine Abbey and the St. Lambrecht Abbey Garden
- Pilgrimage Church of Maria Schönanger
- Steinschloss castle ruins
- Dürnstein Castle
- Forchtenstein Castle
- Farm museum and mill, mills
- School of Senses Neumarkt, Perchau Wegrand Pharmacy
- Wildbad health spa
- NaturLesePark Neumarkt
- Via Natura: 130 km long-distance hiking trail with 10 stages through the 3 nature park communities
literature
- Gery Wolf : Grebenzen Nature Park. With an introduction by Horst Friedrich Mayer , illustrated book, Styria Verlag, Graz 2002, ISBN 3-222-12981-9 .
- Zirbitzkogel-Grebenzen Nature Park Association: Views and impressions of the Zirbitzkogel-Grebenzen Nature Park , illustrated book, 2nd edition: November 2016
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Area list ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the protected areas. (accessed November 28, 2014).
