There is a lot to discover in the Hohe Tauern National Park region, part of the largest protected area in the Alps
The Hohe Tauern National Park is the largest protected area in the Alps and the oldest national park in Austria. It stretches across the provinces of Carinthia, East Tyrol and Salzburg and is already over 100 years old. The first step towards a national park was taken in Austria in 1913. The Yellowstone National Park, founded in the United States in 1872, was the model. In 1971, a three-country agreement was reached between Salzburg, Carinthia and East Tyrol and the Hohe Tauern National Park was founded.
With an area of 1,856 km², the Hohe Tauern National Park is the largest protected, contiguous and transnational natural and cultural area in the Alps. The landscape is characterized by ice ages, geological processes and geomorphological features. The regions of the Hohe Tauern National Park have a broad climatic spectrum, from oceanic to continental, and create the basis for biological and ecological diversity.
On the southern side of the Alps, as one of the three countries that make up the Hohe Tauern National Park, lies the Hohe Tauern National Park region in Carinthia, with the Grossglockner/Heiligenblut adventure area at its center. The region is characterized by a variety of possibilities for visitors, holidaymakers and tourists. Active in nature, on a family vacation or in search of culture and culinary delights. Here you can experience Carinthia's diversity at every turn, whether leisurely, sporty or enjoyable.
And what are your highlights in the Hohe Tauern National Park?
There's never a dull moment when you're on vacation in the National Park region in Carinthia. During your family vacation, the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, the mountain railroads and the gold mining village of Heiligenblut will keep you busy during the day. In the visitor center on the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe, you can learn lots of interesting facts about the national park and the natural environment. If you don't want to drive yourself, the Fleissner hiking cab will take you reliably to all excursion destinations, hiking tours or sights in the region.
Then come to the Hohe Tauern National Park region of Carinthia and become part of the diversity, the natural environment and the culture and cuisine of Carinthia.
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