National Park
Hohe Tauern
Austria
AustriaReintroduced bearded vulture · ibex
See parkOne of the last great stretches of unregulated Danube floodplain forest in Central Europe, saved from a dam in the 1980s
Area
93 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1996
Declared in 1996, the park grew directly out of one of the great victories of the Austrian environmental movement: in 1984 the peaceful occupation of the Hainburg woods by thousands of protesters stopped the building of a hydroelectric plant that would have flooded this reach of the Danube, forcing the government to protect the area instead. It is one of the last great stretches of unchannelled Danube floodplain forest surviving in Central Europe.
1 dive site within 300 km is also shown.
Ecosystems found in Austria, where Donau-Auen lies.
Where can I dive near here?
172 km away
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Austria
Same country: Austria
Same country: Austria
Same country: Austria
Based on what we already know about this park.
Region
Central Europe
Climate
Temperate, Mountain
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