Background

Nature, culture and more

To bring diversity into the summer holiday the close surroundings of Königsleiten offer several outing opportunities and things to see.

Mineral museum Wald

In the mineral museum you will find a unique combination of mineral funds from the national park Hohe Tauern and from the bordering valleys and regions. A visit to this museum is an exciting adventure into the world of stones even for the person unaquainted with the subject.

The mineral museum in Wald can be reached from Königsleiten via the old federal highway or via the Gerlospass road (toll charge) in about 15min. In the office you will find further information how you can find the private collection of Mr. Novak at the museum.

 

Wildpark Ferleiten:

Convenient in a wild-romantic high valley with view of the most beautiful valley conclusion of Austria, the new wild and recreational park are a Eldorado for large and small children. Surrounded by nature purely and maintained landscape can you innumerable, rare animals of our region observe. With a good Jause you enjoy the crystal-clear Pinzgauer mountain air, while the children explore your new environment. Simply an experience of the special kind.
 
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the Grossglockner high alpine road, which with bridge & begins Fusch, can be achieved in one hour of drive from king leading.

Großglockner Hochalpenstraße

The most famous alpine road of Austria ends before the piece of gloss of the national park high Tauern: the highest mountain and the largest glacier of Austria, the Grossglockner (3.798m) and the Pasterze.
On the way there you experience 4000 km a long journey to the arctic. They cross all vegetation zones from the Getreidefeldern to the eternal ice on the rise from 1500m to the emperor Franz Josefs height.
Along the Glocknerstrasse form numerous looking desks, six training ways and two information centers an ultramodern conceived Sehschule of nature. Thus you experience, according to which you should hold look out, if you want to out-cost the experience of high-alpine nature fully.
 
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the Grossglockner high alpine road, which with bridge & begins Fusch, can be achieved in one hour of drive from king leading. For the Gerlospass road and the Grossglocknerstrasse can acquire you a common duty map. They can admire thus both objects of interest and save also still costs.

Tauernkraftwerke- Kaprun:

An attendance of the Tauernkraftwerkes Glockner Kaprun is worthwhile itself in any case. Because the nature of the Kapruner of valley and the technical plants of the Tauernkraftwerks with their moved history will arrange unusual impressions for you.
To MOO hereditary deserts enjoy you the wonderful prospect on the glaciers of the rear Kapruner of valley in the national park Hohe Tauern, move over the Moosersperre to the visitor center “experience world river and ice” or you participate in the concrete dam guidance, with which you will learn the interior life of the dam and the measures to know for building security.
 
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the Tauernkraftwerke are in cape run and can in approx. 40min. Running time from king leading to be reached.