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20.12.2023<\/p>\n

Staff meet at R\u00f6thelstein Castle<\/h3>\n
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As beautiful as the Ges\u00e4use National Park was as a place to work during the year, the Knights' Hall in R\u00f6thelstein Castle is a wonderful venue for the end-of-year conference. The staff of the national park administration celebrated their successes in 2023 and are ready to continue their commitment to the Ges\u00e4use, nature and visitors in 2024.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Staff\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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19.12.2023<\/p>\n

New supervisory bodies sworn in<\/h3>\n
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Lukas Stelzl from Department 13 at the Office of the Styrian Provincial Government visited the national park administration to swear in new supervisory bodies on site. Similar to the mountain and nature guards in the rest of the province, national park authorities are responsible for supervisory tasks, monitoring legal regulations and providing information to visitors on a voluntary basis. National park authorities are a kind of national park police force and act directly on behalf of the provincial government, with the national park administration assuming operational control. We wish the new members of the area supervision team much joy and accident-free service.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"HWA95169-Copy-2-1\"\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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30.11.2023<\/p>\n

Continuation of the Ges\u00e4use shared taxi secured for 2024<\/h3>\n
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Between May and October 2024, the Ges\u00e4use shared taxi will once again supplement mobility in the Ges\u00e4use. This is made possible by the taxi companies Thalhuber and Wagner, as well as financial support from the municipalities of Admont, Ardning, Landl and St. Gallen, the tourism association and the national park.
\nSincere thanks are due to all those involved. The two taxi companies have been making the shared taxi service possible for 10 years, for which Federal Minister Leonore Gewessler recently thanked them personally.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Ges\u00e4use\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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09.11.2023<\/p>\n

Advance sales for car park tickets have started<\/h3>\n
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Advance sales for car park tickets have started - the prices remain the same, the offers have been extended.<\/p>\n

Annual tickets for guests are available all year round from the information office for 80. In advance (until the end of December) for 40.
\nIf you have your main residence in Admont, Ardning, St. Gallen or Landl, you can purchase a citizen's parking card at your municipal office as usual.<\/p>\n

The prices at the car park ticket machines also remain unchanged. You can find more information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Parking\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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31.10.2023<\/p>\n

To exchange experiences in the Berchtesgaden National Park<\/h3>\n
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The colleagues in Berchtesgaden leave their full dynamics in the core area of nature, just like we do in the nature zone of the Ges\u00e4use NP.<\/p>\n

In the maintenance zone (1\/4 of the area, called the preservation zone in the Ges\u00e4use), active interventions for forest development were greatly reduced. Accompanying research by Prof. Rupert Seidl (TU Munich) shows that the development of economically overdeveloped monocultures into national park forests is by no means improved by the use of the chainsaw. Where the forest does not have to supply timber, but biodiversity and free genetic development are in the foreground, it is better if we leave the saws in the barn and let natural forces prevail. An instructive trip for Lutz Pickenpack, Head of the Styrian Provincial Forests and also Head of the Department of Forest and Wildlife Management in the Ges\u00e4use, for foresters Christopher F\u00fcrweger and Stefan Huber, for Alexander Maringer, Head of the Department of Research and Nature Conservation and also National Park Director Herbert W\u00f6lger. A big thank you for the personal guidance goes to Roland Baier, Director of the Berchtesgaden National Park and Daniel M\u00fcller, Head of SG 4 -Park Management.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Ges\u00e4use\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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28.10.2023<\/p>\n

Festival on the expansion of the Ges\u00e4use National Park<\/h3>\n
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On 27 October, the Ges\u00e4use National Park celebrated the addition of around 113 hectares of \u00d6BB land. Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler, Styrian Provincial Councillors Ursula Lackner (Environment) and Simone Schmiedtbauer (Agriculture and Forestry) and \u00d6BB Infrastructure Director Judith Engel visited us on this occasion. The celebration was accompanied by music from the Admont\/Hall, Weng and Johnsbach bands. Numerous guests gathered in the National Park Pavilion to celebrate this expansion in style.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"2023_10_27\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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18.10.2023<\/p>\n

Ges\u00e4use National Park in the So\u010da Valley<\/h3>\n
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This year's company outing of the Ges\u00e4use National Park took place from 13 to 15 October. With 22 colleagues we went over the Vr\u0161i\u010d Pass to Trenta, in the middle of the Triglav National Park, the only Slovenian National Park. There we were welcomed by Marco Pretner and guided through the visitor centre \"Dom Trenta\". After an exchange of experiences and a convivial evening, the next day we went to the So\u010da spring and into the rear Trenta valley. The afternoon hike took us further downstream, where the turquoise So\u010da blends ever deeper into the surrounding landscape. The journey home on Sunday was finally over the Predel Pass. A stop in Raibl and the visit to the mining town and the mining museum there concluded a programme full of contrasts. The whole team looks back on an extremely successful excursion, where fun was not neglected either.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Suspension\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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09.10.2023<\/p>\n

The Ges\u00e4use National Park at the \"Market of the Future\" & \"Biodiversity Market<\/h3>\n
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On 7 October 2023, the Ges\u00e4use National Park presented itself at two sustainable and promising \"markets\" in Styria:<\/p>\n

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Since 2020, the \"Market of the Future\" in Graz has made climate culture a multi-layered and exciting space for action - together with stakeholders.<\/p>\n

of initiative culture, nature conservation, science, business, civil society and art - with Styria's only national park, the Ges\u00e4use, right in the middle!<\/p>\n

At the \"Market of Biodiversity\" at Tierwelt Herberstein, numerous associations and organisations presented themselves, which are committed to our nature and thus to the protection of our environment.<\/p>\n

our livelihoods. Besides our \"neighbouring\" protected areas, the D\u00fcrrenstein Wilderness Area and the Styrian Eisenwurzen Nature Park<\/p>\n

the Ges\u00e4use National Park was also represented there. About a pile of deadwood and all the organisms found in it came<\/p>\n

our National Park Rangers talked to many interested visitors.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"20231007_100233_klein\"\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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02.10.2023<\/p>\n

Grazer Wechselseitige on a visit<\/h3>\n
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At the end of September, the \"diamond pin holders\" of Grazer Wechselseitige Versicherung visited us. Among them were General Director Klaus Scheitegel, Board Director Georg Schneider, Board Director Paul Swoboda, Head of Communications Karin Taferner-Bauer and Gernot Prantl, Head of the Admont Customer Centre. Grawe sponsors the National Park Youth Advisory Council \"youth for nature\" as part of its youth programme \"sidebyside\". Incidentally, the activities of this committed group of young people have also caught EUROPARC's attention and they have invited them to a large conference next year. Congratulations to \"YOUth for Nature\" and many thanks to the Grawe for their support.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Grazer\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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29.09.2023<\/p>\n

National Parks Austria Meeting<\/h3>\n
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Every two years, (almost) all staff members of the Austrian national parks meet. On a late summer day in 2023, the time had come again: the national park family came together in Hainburg on the Danube in the Kulturfabrik to exchange ideas, to further educate themselves and, of course, to celebrate. The Hainburg tobacco factory became the Kulturfabrik, power plant plans became the Danube Floodplains National Park. History is not linear and always good for surprises!<\/p>\n

C'est la vie.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Employee\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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25.09.2023<\/p>\n

Magazine \"Im Gseis<\/h3>\n
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The Winter 2023 issue of the National Park Magazine \"Im Gseis\" has just been published. It is now available online and from mid-October free of charge at the information office in Admont and at the information stands of our Ges\u00e4use partners. This time with the special topic lynx.<\/p>\n

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You can also subscribe to our magazine free of charge. By email or letter with name and address: Karin Lattacher, Nationalpark Ges\u00e4use GmbH, 8913 Weng im Ges\u00e4use 2 k.lattacher@nationalpark-gesaeuse.at<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcf7: Christine Sonvilla & Marc Graf<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n Download\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \"Magazine\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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05.09.2023<\/p>\n

Xeis Plaster 2023<\/h3>\n
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What do 23 women and men, 8 junior rangers and 6 kayakers have in common on a beautiful September Saturday in the Ges\u00e4use? Guess right, they are doing the annual general clean-up. This means that the main road and large parts of the Enns riverbank are cleared of rubbish. The result: 38 bags of rubbish, 1 bicycle frame, 1 front wheel, 2 drinks crates, 1 ski binding, 1 doll, 1 number plate, 1 miniature toy excavator and 1 bra. And of course, the most bizarre found object was awarded a prize. Afterwards, the entire work team was treated to a delicious vegetarian barbecue by the Youth for Nature team at the Weidendom adventure centre. This is what happened on 2 September 2023.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Xeis\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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04.09.2023<\/p>\n

State Councillor Amon visits the National Park<\/h3>\n
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\"Climate protection is one of the most important future issues of our time - which makes it all the more important to anchor nature conservation and the environment as a central educational topic also in regional adult education. That is why it is very important to me that institutions from nature conservation and adult education work together on cooperation possibilities and that the results will be included in the 'Styrian Declaration of Adult Education',\" says Provincial Councillor Werner Amon in the course of a meeting of the Styrian Education Network in the Ges\u00e4use National Park.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"2023_09_04\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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28.08.2023<\/p>\n

District hunters visit the National Park<\/h3>\n
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At the invitation of the Liezen District Hunting Office, a delegation of hunting officials headed by District Hunting Master Peter Wiesenbauer visited the Ges\u00e4use National Park. National Park Director Herbert W\u00f6lger explained to the hunters how forest and game management in the National Park is designed in consideration of nature conservation goals. The programme also included a tour of the Lettmair Au, the Weidendom adventure centre and, of course, an extensive discussion of the large predators. The exchange with representatives of the forestry and hunting industry is a special concern of the National Park. Our sincere thanks go to Ferdinand Weissensteiner, Hegemeister in St. Gallen, for the excellent organisation.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Hegemeister\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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16.08.2023<\/p>\n

National Park Radio - Adventure Holidays in the Studio<\/h3>\n
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This time, a total of 17 children aged 8 to 14 took part in the RADIO FREEQUENNS summer programme. Once again, a group from the Admont\/National Park Ges\u00e4use broadcasting area took part this year. National Park Radio presenter Andi Hollinger<\/em> arrived. After a short workshop in which they learned interesting facts about the medium of radio, it was time for the practical part. The enthusiasm and especially the excitement were great when the kids stood in front of an open microphone and mixing desk in the LIVE studio for the first time, because now they had the opportunity to test their moderation skills. Of course, they also selected and announced their favourite music themselves. The programme can be listened to permanently at the following link: https:\/\/cba.fro.at\/630566<\/a><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Children\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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09.08.2023<\/p>\n

Invasive Aliens Action Days<\/h3>\n
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From 30 July to 6 August, 15 volunteers came to the Ges\u00e4use National Park to fight neophytes. Supported by the Service Civil International (SCI<\/a>), the international team from Austria, Italy, Spain, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Mexico helped to eliminate numerous invasive plant species.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Neophytes\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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31.07.2023<\/p>\n

Nepalese ambassador on visit<\/h3>\n
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Kancha Gurung not only has an excellent Nepalese restaurant in Vienna (the Yak and Yeti in the 6th district), but is also related to the nature photographer Tashi Ghale from Manang (Nepal, at the foot of Annapurna), whose snow leopard pictures are exhibited in the gallery of the National Park Photo School. Kancha therefore visited the Focus Gallery and immediately brought relatives, friends and even the ambassador of Nepal, Mr. Bharat Kumar.
\nThank you for the visit.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Nepal's\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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18.07.2023<\/p>\n

Bird markers to protect grouse<\/h3>\n
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The Ges\u00e4use National Park is home to protected grouse species such as capercaillie and black grouse. Suspension cables or overhead power lines at canopy height pose a danger to the birds. Experts therefore recommend making the obstacles visible to the animals.
\nOne of the capercaillie occurrences in the National Park is in the Gstatterboden basin. If you go higher up, you enter the habitat of the black grouse. Both habitats are intersected by the material cableway to the Ennstaler H\u00fctte. In order to prevent possible collisions, we were able to implement the installation of so-called \"bird protection markers\" in close coordination with the hut keepers and the Steyr Alpine Club. These are flags made of robust plastic, which are clipped onto an auxiliary rope. They are conspicuously coloured and reflect in order to warn birds flying through of the obstacle.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Ennstalerhuette-32\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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10.07.2023<\/p>\n

Exhibition \"Snow Leopards<\/h3>\n
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Opening of the exhibition of the Nepalese nature photographer and wildlife specialist Tashi R. Ghale.<\/p>\n

The FOKUS Gallery in Admont, Hauptstra\u00dfe 32, is currently hosting an impressive exhibition on what is probably the most impressive animal inhabitant of the highest mountain ranges on earth, the snow leopard. <\/p>\n

Native to the high mountains of Central Asia, its habitat covers a vast landscape of more than three million square kilometres. Nevertheless, the snow leopard's population is considered extremely threatened - conflicts with pastoralists, increased exploitation of resources and climate change are at the top of the list.
\nThe exhibition can be visited free of charge (Mon-Sat) until 12 August 2023.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \""Snow\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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21.06.2023<\/p>\n

News from the Ges\u00e4use partners<\/h3>\n
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At the Partner Council on 20 June, the \"Wilderness Area D\u00fcrrenstein-Lassingtal\" was accepted into the circle of supporting organisations in order to support the network financially and organisationally in the future.
\nThree new businesses join the network: Bergvagabund Susanne Posegga will enrich our network in the \"Outdoor & Nature Education\" sector as a mountain hiking and snowshoe guide in the Ges\u00e4use, Emma Wanderer, Julia Kaufmann will become part of our \"Gastronomy & Accommodation\" businesses with the first Remote Work Campus in Austria and with Daiana Gruber from Kaufdahoam.at we get another partner in the \"Craft & Trade\" sector in Admont.
\nAfter the partners' council, the group \"Silverfuchs\" entertained the guests. The band was on a hiking tour along the Lynx Trail and stopped at the Kamper Inn.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Silver\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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14.06.2023<\/p>\n

MS Self-Help Association in the National Park<\/h3>\n
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During a visit by the Ennstal Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Association, both our wheelchair traction devices (Swisstracks) and the newly renovated path through the Lettmair Au proved their worth. Ranger Maria Pichler organised a nature-intensive afternoon for the association members and accompanying persons. There are several \"easy\" tours around the Weidendom adventure centre, along which access to wild nature is possible even for those with limited mobility. To the folder<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n Easy tours\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \"MS\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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13.06.2023<\/p>\n

\"Hiking Tour Silverfuchs on the Lynx Trail\"<\/h3>\n
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The Silverfuchs group takes on the challenging task of covering the 12,000 metres in altitude and 220 km with their instruments. But that's not all: there is a concert at every stop...<\/p>\n

Stage plan for the Silverfuchs hiking tour on the Luchstrail 2023:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/silverfuchs.at<\/a><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Image:\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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05.06.2023<\/p>\n

Festival of the Wild<\/h3>\n
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For the first time, the Festival of Wilderness took place at the House of Wilderness in Lunz am See on 3 June 2023. The Wilderness Area D\u00fcrrenstein-Lassingtal presented itself to the public and invited various nature conservation organisations as co-exhibitors. Both the Ges\u00e4use National Park and the Kalkalpen National Park were happy to accept this invitation and presented joint activities such as the \"Lynx Trail\" and the \"Transnational Park\" bike trail. The National Parks Austria photo box rounded off our joint offer.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Festival\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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23.05.2023<\/p>\n

Public transport in the Ges\u00e4use expanded!<\/h3>\n
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There is good news to report about buses, trains and shared taxis.
\nBetween May and November, the RegioBus lines 910 and 912 between Admont and Altenmarkt run at a higher frequency, the rail connections from Vienna have been adapted to the needs of mountaineers from Friday to Sunday and the Ges\u00e4use shared taxi has been secured again for this year.
\nExcellent! Steps in the right direction, we think!<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Bus\"\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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17.05.2023<\/p>\n

Hospice association on a visit<\/h3>\n
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At the invitation and in the company of Ursula Lackner, Provincial Councillor for Nature Conservation, 12 volunteers from a total of 6 regional teams of the Styrian Hospice Association visited the National Park. The excursion was a small thank you from the provincial government for the sacrificial work in the hospice association.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Hospice\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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11.05.2023<\/p>\n

Boat taxi on the Salza<\/h3>\n
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The Salza is Austria's white-water paradise. White water rafting is a one-way affair, so getting to the start or back to the starting point is a bit of a logistical challenge. In 2023 there will again be a \"boat taxi\" on the Salza.
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Erratum<\/strong>In the current \"Im Gseis\", the print magazine of the Ges\u00e4use National Park, it is reported on page 53 that the boat taxi has been discontinued due to lack of funding. This is not the case! After the magazine went to press, the necessary funds were raised. Too late to correct the article, but early enough for the start of the season on the Salza.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"Boat\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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09.05.2023<\/p>\n

Treasures of the Alpine Flora<\/h3>\n
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At the beginning of May, the exhibition \"Treasures of Alpine Flora\" opened in the gallery \"Alte S\u00e4gehalle Gstatterboden\". The show features the works of the renowned collection photographers Sebastian K\u00f6pcke and Volker Weinhold from Berlin, who have taken up the challenge of documenting the historical herbarium collections of Admont Monastery using modern photographic techniques. The plant specimens of Admont Monastery, some of which are more than 150 years old, go back for the most part to the collecting activities of Father Gabriel Strobl and include a large number of plant species from the region. They are an important resource for scientists and nature lovers alike.<\/p>\n

The exhibition can be seen from 1 May to 31 October 2023 in the gallery \"Alte S\u00e4gehalle\" in Gstatterboden. Admission is free.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \"OLYMPUS\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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Timetable Boat Taxi 2023<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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