Before talking about the Mittersill National Park Museum, it is worth mentioning the town in which it is located. Mittersill is a small town in the district of Zell am See with a population of just under five and a half thousand. It lies on the edge of the Hohe Tauern National Park — the largest in Austria and one of the largest in Europe. Its territory extends over three Austrian provinces: Tyrol, Salzburg and Carinthia.
The park is an incredible beauty of unspoilt landscapes, where nature itself has painted mountains, glaciers, waterfalls, dense green forests and emerald green alpine pastures with its magical brush. The area of the Hohe Tauern Nature Reserve is about 1800 square kilometres.
During the winter season the park is covered with skiers and snowboarders. Their attention is drawn to the mass of slopes of various levels of difficulty, as well as entertainment areas. The Hohe Tauern also has something for thrill-seekers. There are special areas in the park for crazy sliding outside the area of the mountain trails. After all the winter fun you can relax in a cosy restaurant with local cuisine.
Located in the National Park, the museum was opened a few years ago. In its nine rooms, visitors can learn about the history of the town of Mittersill as well as many interesting facts about the Alpine region. In the museum you will learn about almost all the Alpine mountains, including the highest point of the reserve — the monumental Großglockner at 3798 m. You will certainly be amazed by the significant number of glaciers and be amazed by the history of the most powerful and fastest waterfalls in the world — Golling and Krimmler. As you walk through the museum, you will learn about the resources of the Hohe Tauern National Park.
Children will love the bird's eye view of the park and the unique 3D computer animation show. This show is dedicated to the magnificent dome of the Avalanche Waterfall and the alpine glaciers of the reserve. Young visitors to the museum will certainly be interested in the models of animals — representatives of the local fauna. The walls of the museum are decorated with photographs of the incredible nature of the Hohe Tauern, taken by professional photographers.
Another informative exhibition is dedicated to the tree species found in the mountains and forests of the region. Thanks to this exhibition, you can learn a lot about the life of thousand-year-old trees, the ecological importance of the mountain forest and the inhabitants of the "forest giants".
