Traun-Enns-Riedelland

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The Traun-Enns-Riedelland , also called Traun-Enns-Platte , is the second largest of 41 Upper Austrian spatial units and is located in the Traunviertel .

location

The spatial unit comprises four spatially isolated sub-areas and is located in the districts of Gmunden , Kirchdorf , Linz-Land , Steyr-Land and Wels-Land .

The area of ​​the spatial unit is 912.6 km². The deepest area is around 260  m above sea level. A. near Kristeinbach (Enns). The highest point in the area is 600  m above sea level. A. the foot of the Inzersberg in the Kremstal .

The following municipal areas are mostly in the Traun-Enns-Riedelland (alphabetically sorted by district): Laakirchen , Vorchdorf , Kremsmünster , Pettenbach , Ried im Traunkreis , Wartberg an der Krems , Ansfelden , Hofkirchen , Kematen , Niederneukirchen , St. Florian , St. Marien , Schiedlberg , Sierning , Wolfern , Eberstalzell , Sattledt , Sipbachzell , Steinerkirchen and Steinhaus .

The spatial unit is surrounded by the following Upper Austrian spatial units (clockwise, starting in the north): Linzer Feld , Unteres Enns and Steyrtal , Enns and Steyrtal Flysch Mountains , Almtaler and Kirchdorfer Flysch Mountains , Enns and Steyrtal Pre-Alps , Lower Almtal , Ager-Traun Terraces , Traun and Atterseer Flysch Mountains and Lower Trauntal . The room units Ager-Traun-Terrassen and Unteres Almtal divide the room unit into four sub-areas.

The part in Lower Austria is called the Enns-Niederung (Lower Austria spatial unit).

Characteristic

  • Relief is flat to undulating ( tertiary gravel) between 350 and 500 meters above sea level with many stream valleys.
  • Small areas of forest can be found on slopes that are more north-facing. In particular, steeper valleys are naturally forested ( ash ). Spruce is predominant in the plateau forests .
  • Streams meander and are lined with tall gallery forests . The smaller stream valleys are almost unobstructed and scenic.
  • Structurally poor cultural landscape with predominantly arable farming on the terrace levels. Single courtyards dominate, which were laid out as large squares . Structures of the former cultural landscape are hardly preserved.
  • Road embankments are the last poor locations ( dry meadows ). The rare humid locations are usually only found in valleys.
  • The upper Kremstal has a larger, largely natural wetland . Small remnants of bog can be found near Gmös and Grafing.
  • There are many ponds that serve both as a breeding area for meadow birds and as a migration site for ducks .
  • There are many larger towns (market communities) and hardly any urban sprawl (exception: Kremstal).
  • Rather dry climate with little rainfall (less than 800 mm / year).

literature

  • Office of the Upper Austrian Provincial Government, Nature Conservation Department (Ed.): Nature and Landscape / Guiding Principles for Upper Austria. Volume 38: Traun-Enns-Riedelland spatial unit . Linz 2007 ( pdf [accessed on February 18, 2017]).
  • Wolfgang Straka: Quaternary and hydrogeology of the Traun-Enns-Platte in the area of ​​Kremsmünster - Bad Hall, Upper Austria. Dissertation, University of Vienna, 2008 ( abstract with link to pdf, othes.univie.ac.at).

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