The Erlaufcanyon
  A natural monument of international importance

field trips Erlaufcanyon

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Preservation, revitalization and awareness

The market town Purgstall  has long been interested in the preservation and revitalization of the local natural heritage. The most valuable natural resource in the market community is the Erlaufcanyon, which is part of the European reserve "Lower Austrian Alpine Foothills Rivers".  

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Along the Erlaufcanyon 10 information boards have been placed containing various nature conservation Topics.

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	1	Natura 2000 species	The Erlaufcanyon has great importance, because of their old and dead wood inventory, among others for the wood-dwelling hermit  ... more info (in german) ...
	2	Myths, Legends and stories	The impressive natural backdrop of Erlaufcanyon created various fables, for examle the Heide ghost or the fable of the Türkensturz ...more info (in german)...
	3	revitalization,   heathery nature plot	A species-rich grasslands and valuable relic of heathland has been restored, by revitalizing ... more info (in german) ....
	4	Woods	Natura 2000 forest communities, such as the alder-ash pasture Nauen in the lowest part of the Au or ravine slope mixed forests, characterize most parts the landscape. ... more info (in german) ....
	5	River & Rock	The Rock vegetation on the conglomerate rocks along the Erlaufcanyon is one of the absolute rarities among the Natura 2000 habitats ... more info (in german) ....
	6	Geology and Landscape	By lateral and vertical erosion after the last ice age todays romantic conglomerate divide, the Erlaufschlucht, got created.  ... more info (in german) ...
	7	Schloss & Park Purgstall	The Schloss Purgstall is a castle from the 12th century. The park was created in the 19th century ... more info (in german) ...
	8	Natura 2000	Different Natura 2000 habitats form the Erlaufschlucht in Europe reserve "Lower Austrian Alpine Foothills Rivers" ... more info (in german) ...
	9	meadows & dry grasslands	Extensive "oat grass meadows" and "brome fescue-lime dry grassland" on shallow skimmed locations are the richest Natura 2000 habitats along the Erlaufcanyon ... more info (in german) ...
	10	Loreley &   Schlierwand	The two outstanding natural phenomena underscore the uniqueness of the Erlaufschlucht ... more info (in german) ...

For all information about Natura 2000, click on the Natura 2000 site of the country NÖ: www.noe.gv.at/natura2000