History & Intent
Nature Park with a long tradition
The Nordwald Nature Park and its traditional supporting association can look back on a 50-year history with plenty of both smaller and larger milestones.
| Year | Event / Milestone |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Founding meeting of the association |
| 1974 | Construction of the 1st lookout platform at Schwarzenberg |
| 1974/75 | Construction of the car park at the entrance to the nature park in the Scheiben area |
| 1975/77 | Construction of the animal enclosures including sanitary facilities, children's playground and barbecue station in the Scheiben area |
| 1975/76 | Construction of the lookout platform at the "Große Heide" raised bog in the Karlstift area |
| 1975/77 | Construction of the cabin facilities at the Stierhüblteich pond in Karlstift |
| 1978 | Declaration of the landscape protection sites in the area of Scheiben and Karlstift as a Nature Park in the Nordwald forest by state decree |
| 1978 | Opening of the Nordwald Großpertholz Nature Park |
| 1978/80 | Construction of the information blockhouse in Scheiben |
| 1981 | Designation of the raised bog "Große Heide" as a nature reserve by state law |
| 1981 | Construction of the chapel "Mother of God in the Nordwald forest" in Scheiben |
| 1984/85 | Construction of the sanitary facilities at the information blockhouse in Scheiben |
| 1986 | Holding of the 1st Nature Park Festival (15-year Nature Park Anniversary) |
| 1991 | Declaration of the Karlstifter raised bog "Große Heide" as a biogenetic reserve (Council of Europe) |
| 1995 | Declaration of the entire Nature Park area as an Important Bird Area (IBA) |
| 1996 | Declaration of the entire nature park area as a Natura-2000 bird protection area "Waldviertel" (EU Birds Directive) |
| 1999 | Declaration of the Nature Park in Karlstift as a Ramsar area "Waldviertler Teich-, Moor- und Flusslandschaft" (Ramsar Convention, Wetland of International Importance) |
| 2004 | Post-nomination of areas and protected objects in the nature park area (according to the EU Birds Directive) |
| 2019 | Ratification of the Nature Park Charter with the municipality of Bad Großpertholz |
| 2020 | Finalisation and submission of the Nature Park Concept |
| 2021 | Organisation of the 35th Nature Park Festival (50-years Nature Park Anniversary) |