Schlern-Rosengarten / Sciliar-Catinaccio Nature Park

The Schlern-Rosengarten / Sciliar-Catinaccio Nature Park, was founded in 1974. This 7,291 ha protected* area is located in the western South Tyrol Dolomites. Schlern / Sciliar mountain is an impressive formation which, together with Santner and Euringer columns, counts as one of the major landmarks of South Tyrol. The Rosengarten / Catinaccio massif, with its countless columns, is also renowned beyond the borders of South Tyrol. One of the Rosengarten / Catinaccio massif’s peaks, known as Kesselkogel / Catinaccio d’Antermoia, rises to a height of 3,002 m. The park also contains Seis / Siusi, Völs / Fié, Tiers / Tires and Tschamintal / Val Ciamin forests.

The park is part of the European-wide Natura 2000 sites, which aim to promote habitat, flora and fauna conservation and were established under the EU’s FFH Directive (92/43/EC) and Bird’s Directive (2009/147/EC). Article 6(1) of the FFH Directive requires EU member states to elaborate conservation measures for Natura 2000 sites, to which end the province of South Tyrol commissioned so called management plans.

Each park has an executive board whose members are representatives of the relevant municipalities, an expert in natural sciences, representatives of nature conservation associations, farmers' representatives and representatives of the relevant provincial agencies.