Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park

Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park

The Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park ("Naturpark Sandsteinwienerwald") is a natural park near Purkersdorf in the Vienna Woods ("Wienerwald"), Austria. Although a protected area under Austrian law, it is freely accessible.

The park's 77 hectare area is mostly covered by oak forest. Its highest point is the "Rudolfshöhe" (475 m), on whose top a lookout tower has been constructed. Another hill, the "Schöffelstein" (431 m) features a memorial to Josef Schöffel, who is remembered as the "saviour of the Vienna Woods" on account of his 1872 campaign to protect the woods from logging.cite web|title=Naturpark Sandstein-Wienerwald|publisher=Wienerwald.info|url=http://www.wienerwald.info/d/default.asp?id=57625|language=German]

Visitors' amentities in the park include a nature trail [cite web|publisher=Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water|language=German|title=Naturlehrpfad Naturpark Sandsteinwienerwald|url=http://lehrpfade.lebensministerium.at/lehrpfade/pfad/detail/1454] and a visitors' centre featuring expositions on topics of local interest. The park also includes an enclosure in which with deer and boars are kept; as well as a petting zoo.

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External links

* [http://www.naturparke.at/index2.html?sandst/home.html Website of the Sandstein-Wienerwald natural park] De icon


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