Each country can boast its flora and fauna, picturesque landscapes and breathtaking views. Austria is a fabulous country where you can relax with your soul, traveling by private car or tourist bus.
Most of the country, almost 80%, is occupied by the Alps. Moreover, due to the difficult system of mountain ranges and fairly excellent weather conditions, it is customary to conditionally zonate Austria into three areas: central, lower and upper.
Central Austria: a variety of mountain landscapes
The central part occupies almost 63% of the entire territory of Austria, covering almost the entire south of the country.
The nature of Austria is about 30 mountain ranges and massifs that form a complex chain of mountains and valleys, each of which has its own climatic conditions. Some of the mountains, even in summer, are covered with ice, but there are also many peaks that are completely devoid of snow in the warm season.
In the picturesque valleys originate numerous mountain rivers, which have the status of one of the cleanest in Europe.
The highest point in Australia is Mount Grossglockner, which has two peaks at the same time: Grossglockner (3798 m) and Krainglockner (3770 m). At the foot of the mountain is the largest Austrian glacier - Pasterze, with a length of 9 km. About 30 local mountains reach a mark of 3 thousand meters, and 6 of them reach a height of 3.5 thousand meters.
The nature of Austria in the southern part is characterized by dense coniferous forests, picturesque alpine meadows, beautiful valleys and crystal clear ponds.
Upper Austria: a tourist paradise
Upper Austria is the alpine and Carpathian foothills with moderately high mountain peaks (up to 2.5 thousand meters). The nature of Austria in this area is mixed spruce, oak and beech forests that extend throughout the northwestern part of the country. Mountain ranges frame the Danube Valley, gradually uniting with the Northern limestone Alps, forming a single vast resort area, known for its natural beauties. Karst sites and healthy mineral springs give this region of Austria even more popularity. Picturesque alpine meadows framed by mountain lakes and glaciers, beautiful mixed-type forests and rivers at the foot of the mountains - all this is the nature of Austria, which is very difficult to describe briefly.
There are many mountain rivers and beautiful lakes in Upper Austria. Together with the Vienna Forest, the Austrian Granite Gneiss Plateau and the Bohemian Massif, this part of Austria occupies approximately 25% of the total territory.
Lower Austria: the best agronomic territory
Lower Austria occupies about 12% of the country's total area, almost all of this territory belongs to the so-called Pannonia (Danube Valley), which is also known as the Vienna Basin. The lower part of Austria is not in vain has such a name, since it is really the lowest part of the country, the lowest point of which is located only 115 meters above sea level. Lake Neusiedler See is located in this part of the country, which is also a biosphere reserve and a popular holiday destination for locals and tourists. In this place, the nature of Austria is picturesque in its own way.
Lower Austria is the most suitable and popular area for agricultural work.
What is remarkable for the nature of Austria
One of the main advantages of the country is the availability of plots of the natural complex untouched by human hands. Owing to this, local ecosystems were formed on them, which inhabit a few species-specific species, but which practically did not change from the Neolithic era, animals and plants.
Country Austria: nature and its protection
Despite the ever-growing popularity of the tourism sector, the Austrians are anxiously guarding not only protected, but also resort areas of their country. The Austrian government allocates huge budgets to preserve the natural balance of nature and protect flora and fauna. "The nature of Austria and its protection" is a constant topic that is often raised in research centers and among the advocates of ecosystem conservation.
Approximately 3% of the country's area is occupied by protected lands, on which 7 national parks are located:
- High Tauern.
- Nockberge.
- Neusiedlersee-Zeevinkel.
- Donau-Auen.
- Kalkalpen.
- Tayyatal.
- Gezoise.
Ordinary inhabitants of the country also attach great importance to the nature of Austria and its protection, observing the established laws. Thus, they support such a valuable natural ecological balance, and this, you must agree, is worthy of respect!