The Blockheide is an exposed outcrop and protected area near Gmünd in northwestern Waldviertel in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.[1]
It is known for large, exposed granite blocks, among them some Rocking stones.
The Blockheide-Eibenstein Nature Park (German: Naturpark Blockheide-Eibenstein) is the associated nature park.[2] It has a varied heather landscape including meadows, mixed woods including Scots pines, small lakes and small fields.
References
edit- ↑ Erdgeschichte des Waldviertels (in German). Internet Archive. Waldviertler Heimatbund. 1999. p. 25. ISBN 978-3-900708-12-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Duffey, Eric (1982). National parks and reserves of Western Europe. Internet Archive. London: Macdonald. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-356-08586-9.
Further reading
edit- Verein "Naturpark Blockheide Eibenstein-Gmünd": 20 Jahre Naturpark Blockheide Eibenstein-Gmünd, 1984.
External links
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Media related to Blockheide at Wikimedia Commons
48°46′47″N 14°59′45″E / 48.77972°N 14.99583°E
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