Nockbergs National Park
The Nockbergs are Europe's only National Park in a gentle high mountain range with the largest forests of spruce, larch and stone pine in the eastern Alps. The unmistakeable appearance of the rounded "Nocken" are geological rarities and unique in the entire region of the Alps.Information Overview
| Opening |
1. Jänner 1987 |
| Total area | 184,3 Quadratkilometer |
| Core zone | 77,4 Quadratkilometer |
| Outer zone | 106,9 Quadratkilometer |
| Highest mountain | Großer Rosennock 2.440m |
| National Park Communities |
Bad Kleinkirchheim, Krems in Kärnten, Radenthein, Ebene Reichenau |
- Creation of the National Park
- "Nocken" - gently rounded forms in a multifaceted world of rock
- Flora and Fauna
- Healing Powers of Nature
The National Park web site offers further information at
Contact
Nockbergs National Park Administration
9565 Ebene Reichenau 117
Tel.: ++43(0)4275 / 665
Fax: ++43(0)4275 / 7089
e-mail: nockberge@ktn.gv.at
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