

naturpark Pöllauer Tal
There is so much nature in Eastern Styria that the region is blessed with two nature parks. The Almenland Nature Park and the Pöllauer Tal Nature Park invite you to marvel, pause and experience.
With an area of 124 km², the Pöllauer Tal Nature Park offers a diverse landscape, ranging from the gentle hills of the Rabenwald forest to the species-rich orchards. These orchards are particularly valuable for biodiversity and provide a habitat for rare animal species such as the little owl and hoopoe. The nature park promotes sustainable management, in which traditional agriculture is in harmony with nature conservation, with the guiding theme: protection through use. The Pöllauer Tal Nature Park is a role model for the protection of nature and sustainable regional development.
- Our cultural landscape: Eastern Styrian hills with orchards
- Our guiding theme: “Protect through benefit”
- Our flagship product: Pöllauer Hirschbirne pear
- Area: 124 km²
- Approx. 8,500 inhabitants
- 38 accommodation establishments (including 9 certified nature park hosts)
- Natural jewels: Pikeroifelsen Pöllauberg, Schönauklamm gorge, Pöllauberg-Goldsberg meadow landscape
- Rare plants and animals: silicate bell gentian, arnica, orchid meadow; stag beetle, stone crayfish, black stork
- Protected areas: Gentian meadow nature reserve on the Masenberg and protected habitat Pikeroifelsen near Pöllauberg, Pöllauer Tal Nature Park landscape conservation area, natural monuments
- Awards: “KEM - Climate and Energy Model Region”, since 2012, “KLAR! - Climate Change Adaptation Region”, since 2017, EU origin protection Pöllauer Hirschbirne g. U. since May 2015
Tourism - Info office
Eastern Styria Tourist Board
Office Pöllauer Tal Nature Park
Castle 1, 8225 Pöllau near Hartberg
Phone: +43 3335 42 10
E-mail: naturpark-poellauertal@oststeiermark.com
Monday - Friday: 9.00 - 16.00 hrs
Nature park office:
Naturpark Pöllauer Tal
Schloss 1, 8225 Pöllau bei Hartberg
Telefon: +43 3335 3740
Sabrina Wagner: +43 681 84515041
Reinhold Schöngrundner: +43 677 62463414
E-Mail: office@naturpark-poellauertal.at