Sport
and leisure timeRieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park.
Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park.
The Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park extends over an
area of around 31,505 hectares belonging to the villages
of Sand in Taufers, Gais, Percha, Rasen-Antholz, Ahrntal
and Prettau. The Park is situated between the bottom
of the Tauferer Ahrn Valley in the northwest, the
Austrian border at Staller Sattel in the east, Antholzertal
in the south-east and Pustertal in the south.
The Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park (313 square kilometers)
was founded in 1988. It borders on the Hohe Tauern
National Park (1,786 square kilometers). Together
with the Zillertaler Hauptkamm area (372 square kilometers),
they build up the biggest association of protected
areas in Europe, with a total area of 2,471 square
kilometers.
Trans-national initiatives are frequently organized
in order to promote responsible behavior towards the
unique natural and cultural heritage.
