{"id":4359,"date":"2021-01-04T14:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T12:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationalpark-gesaeuse.at\/?page_id=4359"},"modified":"2021-01-25T15:18:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T13:18:16","slug":"gesaeuse-entrance-canyon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationalpark-gesaeuse.at\/en\/nationalpark-gesaeuse\/kurz-und-buendig\/gesaeuseeingang\/","title":{"rendered":"Ges\u00e4use Entrance Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id='lightpress__section--block_5ff30342bf046' class='lightpress__section lightpress__section--headline lightpress__section--full_width lightpress__section--'><div class=\"headline\">\n    <h2 class=\"headline__title uppercase color-headline-light\">Ges\u00e4use Entrance Canyon<\/h2>\n    <hr class=\"headline__rule\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id='lightpress__section--block_5ff3035bbf048' class='lightpress__section lightpress__section--text lightpress__section--full_width lightpress__section--'>    <div><p><strong>A natural monument<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Enns, with 254 km the longest inland river of Austria, shows only here a natural picture. A special feature is the rock step at the entrance to the Ges\u00e4use, the Enns cataract. Power plant planning in this area was an important impulse for nature conservation.<\/p>\n<p>In the area of the Admont Basin, the Enns leaves the boundary between the Greywacke Zone and the Limestone Alps and is forced to break through the Northern Limestone Alps at the Ges\u00e4use Entrance. In the process, the character of the river landscape suddenly changes from a wide valley floor to a narrow notch valley.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Power plant plans and traffic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Around 1800, the Enns still flowed freely meandering up to the Ges\u00e4use. From 1860, the Enns was successively regulated above the Ges\u00e4use.<br \/>\nIn 1908 the first power plant plans were made, and in 1954 the construction of the power plant in Hieflau began. The entrance to the Ges\u00e4use was opened up to traffic in the 19th century; previously, long stretches were only accessible along mule tracks. In 1847, the first road through the Ges\u00e4use was opened. In 1872 the railroad line was opened and until 1936 the road was extended to a road. In 1958 the Ges\u00e4use together with the Wildalpener Salzatal was declared the first nature reserve of Styria, which among other things was equivalent to a ban on the construction of power plants. Nevertheless, further power plant projects were submitted at the Ges\u00e4use entrance.<\/p>\n<p>In 1986, the citizens' initiative \"Platform Ges\u00e4use\" was formed to oppose these projects. In 1988, the Ges\u00e4use Entrance was placed under strict protection with its declaration as a natural monument. In 2002 the official opening of the national park took place. As early as December 2003, the Ges\u00e4use was recognized by the World Conservation Organization (IUCN) as a Category II National Park and has since enjoyed effective international protection status.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the current traffic situation with rail and road severely restricts accessibility on foot. The Ges\u00e4use National Park is doing everything in its power and is committed to a low-traffic nature experience here!<br \/>\nThe Enns is navigable by kayak for experienced water sports enthusiasts; and a special view is offered from the numerous mountains, e.g. from the Planspitze!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":78,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4359","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalpark-gesaeuse.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalpark-gesaeuse.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalpark-gesaeuse.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalpark-gesaeuse.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalpark-gesaeuse.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4359"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nationalpark-gesaeuse.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7971,"href":"https:\/\/nationalpark-gesaeuse.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4359\/revisions\/7971"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalpark-gesaeuse.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalpark-gesaeuse.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}