Europaschutzgebiet Untere Traun

The Lower Traun Valley between Gmunden and Wels has been designated a bird sanctuary of European importance. The river itself, the riparian forests along its banks and the adjoining cultivated landscape are breeding grounds and habitats for numerous species that have now become rare.

In this section, the Traun flows through a narrow valley. The alluvial forest belt to the left and right of the Traun reaches a width of up to 700 metres in places. Where the water has dug under the foot of the riverbank slope, gravel has slipped in. The slopes on both sides of ...