Austrian National Parks in order of establishment:

• Hohe Tauern National Park (1981 – Carinthian part)
• Neusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park (1993, extending over the border into Hungary)
• Donau-Auen National Park (1996)
• Kalkalpen National Park (1997)
• Thayatal National Park (1999, extending over the border into the Czech Republic Tschechien)
• Gesäuse National Park (2002)

You can download joint publications here:

"Welcome to Austria’s National Parks"

A comprehensive information brochure in German and English.

Extensive information on tourist destinations and all contact addresses in addition to a presentation of each of the National Parks.

You can download the PDF file here

"Nationalparks in Austria"

Information brochure in English and German.

In addition to a presentation of each of the National Parks, the brochure includes an overview chapter “National Park development in Austria".

You can download the PDF file here

"Exkursions in National Parks"

Information brochure for exkursions.

You can download the PDF file here

"Scientific Research in National Parks"

Research in the National Parks provides an important foundation for the management of protected areas. It supports the Austrian National Parks’ educational programmes and helps us to better understand ecosystems.

The research reports provide an overview of all the research projects carried out or started from 2001 to 2006.

You can download the PDF file "Scientific Research in National Parks 2006" here

You can download the PDF file "Scientific Research in National Parks 2004" here
(German / parts in English)

You can download the PDF file "Scientific Research in National Parks 2002" here
(German)

You’ll find all the information on scientific research in the Gesäuse National Park here
(German)



Austria’s youngest National Park, the Gesäuse National Park, which was established in Styria at the beginning of 2003 is not yet included in the report.