Nationalpark Neusiedler See - Seewinkel - Austria

This National Park is the first cross-border National Park in Austria and the first Austrian National Park that was recognised by the IUCN and covers in total about 90km² on Austrian territory. 50% of the area (about 4500 ha) is a Nature Reserve Zone, which remains untouched by humans. The Conservation Zones are mainly cultural landscapes and require landscape conservation measures. Habitat management is from extreme importance (pasturing, mowing, cutting reed or water retention). These measures are taken to preserve the cultural landscape and its biodiversity that has developed over centuries. Important habitats like 160 km² of reed belt and around 40 periodically dry saline lakes, as well as sand habitats can be found. Due to the mosaique of protected and non-protected areas, the boundaries of the National Park area are difficult to define on the shown map.