HOHE TAUERN NATIONAL PARK

THE ROOF OF AUSTRIA

At the end of the Gastein Valley lies the Hohe Tauern National Park.
With all its elemental force.
Wild primeval landscapes fascinate.
And living, culturally rich mountain farming impresses.
In a unique symbiosis.
Of flora, fauna and customs.
A life deeply rooted.
With the origins of the Hohe Tauern National Park.
The roof of Austria.
With an area of 1,856 km², the national park is by far the largest protected nature reserve in the entire Alpine region.
It extends over imposing primeval alpine landscapes such as glaciers, rock faces and grasslands.
But it also covers alpine pastures that have been carefully and painstakingly cultivated over the centuries.
Austria’s highest mountain, the Grossglockner at 3,798 m above sea level, towers over 3,000 m into the sky together with more than 300 peaks.
And almost 180 ^km2 of the national park – almost 10% of its area – is still covered by glacial ice.
279 pristine mountain streams are the lifelines that plunge from the high mountains into the valley.
A view through the Tauern Window is a witness to many millions of years of the earth’s history.