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The Lobau (Vienna)
The Lobau (Vienna)
The Lobau (Vienna) – this water forest is located in the southeastern outskirts of Vienna, and covers 2,300 hectares and accounts for almost one third of the entire area of the Donau-Auen National Park. This is one of six Austrian national parks, has existed for 15 years, and protects one of the last remaining large wetlands in Central Europe.
The area is home to more than 800 species of plant, 30 mammal and 100 brooding bird species, 8 reptile, 13 amphibian and 60 fish species. Beavers, sea eagles, praying mantis, grey herons, small emperor moths and little ringed plovers populate this secretive world. The kingfisher, the “flying jewel”, is also at home here and is the symbol of the National Park.