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'''About the national park''' | '''About the national park''' | ||
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[[File:HochtorOedsteinGroup FromS HoherZinken.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Hochtor, | [[File:HochtorOedsteinGroup FromS HoherZinken.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Hochtor, the highest peak of the National park Gesäuse (2369 m n. m.), source: http://cs.wikipedia.org]] | ||
Gesäuse National Park is located in central Austria in the north of Styria province. It’s the youngest one out of the six Austrian national parks (founded in 2002) and with its area of 11,054 ha is the third largest. Half of the area is covered by forests. It‘s situated in the Ennstal Alps, which is a mountain range of limestone and dolomit origin. It’s been very popular among climbers for over 100 years. The character of the valley is formed by the river Enns that cuts through the mountains. The total length of this river is more than 200 km and its mostly regulated and modified by humans, except the part that flows through the park. The unchanged natural character and dynamics of the river, steep mountain ranges and huge differences in height provide suitable living conditions for endangered and rare species of plants and wildlife and high diversity of habitat. Each year the park welcomes over 30,000 visitors from all over the world and many of them are from abroad. We were quite surprised, that our guide said international visitors are often more enthusiastic and consider it even more important then local visitors! | Gesäuse National Park is located in central Austria in the north of Styria province. It’s the youngest one out of the six Austrian national parks (founded in 2002) and with its area of 11,054 ha is the third largest. Half of the area is covered by forests. It‘s situated in the Ennstal Alps, which is a mountain range of limestone and dolomit origin. It’s been very popular among climbers for over 100 years. The character of the valley is formed by the river Enns that cuts through the mountains. The total length of this river is more than 200 km and its mostly regulated and modified by humans, except the part that flows through the park. The unchanged natural character and dynamics of the river, steep mountain ranges and huge differences in height provide suitable living conditions for endangered and rare species of plants and wildlife and high diversity of habitat. Each year the park welcomes over 30,000 visitors from all over the world and many of them are from abroad. We were quite surprised, that our guide said international visitors are often more enthusiastic and consider it even more important then local visitors! | ||