National Park Centre

The Hohe Tauern National Park

Wild primordial landscape and mountain farming cultural landscape - These are the two guises of the National Park Hohe Tauern. Spanning an area of 1834 km² it is by far the largest nature conservation area in the entire Alps. The conservation area spans extensive primordial Alpine landscapes which includes glaciers, cliff faces and grasslands, and Alpine landscapes that have been carefully and painstakingly tended for centuries.

The Hohe Tauern National Park was established in 1981 and is therefore Austria’s first National Park. During the years that followed, the conservation areas, which incorporate the three federal states of Carinthia, Salzburg and Tyrol, have become the largest protected natural area in the Alps in terms of surface area.

Hohe Tauern National Park Centre

National Park Worlds in Mittersill are a 1800 m2 Alpine experience world which is sure to inspire. Discover the impressive Hohe Tauern National Park and its flora and fauna, and the highest summits in Austria, at ten experience stations.

A highlight in the Hohe Tauern National Park Centre is the 50 metre screen, with nine projectors providing a unique 360° natural experience. By means of this project, the 360° panoramic world, you get to learn about the genesis of the Hohe Tauern National Park and experience the mountain summits, streams and woodlands from a wide range if perspectives.

In the ‘Treasure Chamber’ in National Park Worlds Mittersill there are also sparkling crystals from the region for you to marvel at and you get an insight into the underwater world of a mountain stream and the impressive glacier world too. This and much more is waiting for you in Hohe Tauern National Park Centre.