Press Information - Weissensee Nature Park

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Summer 2019

Lake Weissensee in summer

Mountainbiking at lake Weissensee

Winter 2019/2020

Winter at Lake Weissensee

Upcoming events in the region

Events & Leisure Activities at Lake Weissensee

Spring concert

of the Traditional Band Weissensee. At 8 pm at Weissensee Haus in Techendorf-Süd. Admission: voluntary contribution.

Pleasure tour at Nature Park lake Weissensee

Starting point: Neusach, reversement, village square. Beginning / Duration: 9.30 am – 1.30 pm / 4 hours. Price: Adults € 55,- children (up to 14) € 27,- Booking: please always by Wednesday 5 pm at Weissensee Information, phone +43(0)4713/22 20.

Culinary Event “Aufwårt’n”

Culinary Event “Aufwårt’n” at 6.30 pm at Alm hinterm Brunn – (shuttle service starting from Weissenseehaus at 6 pm). Price: € 90, for menu including beer (shuttle service € 15,-) per person. Information and registration: Weissensee Info, Phone +43(0)4713 2220.

Lake Weissensee weekly market

craftworks and agricultural products. At the car park behind Weissensee-Haus in Techendorf, 9 am - 12 noon.

47th International Angling Competition

49th International Angling Competition “Golden Trout of Lake Weissensee”. 1st day of competition and weighing from 8 to 9 pm in front of Weissensee-Haus. 2nd day of competition and weighing from 4 to 5 pm in front of Weissensee-Haus.

Culinary Event “Aufwårt’n” on the lake

Culinary Event “Aufwårt’n” on the lake. Beginning: 6.30 pm. Boarding and aperitif – 5-course dinner with accompanying wines on board of Alpenperle. Price: € 140,- per person. Information and registration: Weissensee Info, +43(0)4713 2220.

Fishermen’s Tent Festival

Fishermen’s Tent Festival from 7 pm at Weissensee Haus in Techendorf. Entertainment, music and fun featuring „BAND 3L“. 8 p.m. award ceremony and 11 p.m. drawing (holiday, fishing gear, fishing licences)

Culinary Event “Aufwårt’n” in the kitchen

Culinary Event “Aufwårt’n” in the kitchen – 5 dishes in 4 different kitchen. From 2 to 7 pm. Price: € 25,- for 2 kitchen or € 55,- complete tour/per person. Information and registration: Weissensee Info, Phone +43(0)4713 2220 by 4 pm the previous day.

Culinary Event “Aufwårt’n” at Möden’s Bad

Culinary Event “Aufwårt’n” at Möden’s Bad. A culinary festival for the whole family. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Strandbad Knaller in Techendorf. Free entrance. Information and registration: Weissensee Info, +43(0)4713 2220.

Raft concert of Traditional Band Weissensee.

Raft concert by Traditional Band Weissensee. From the bridge to Möd`ns Bad at Aufwårt’n. Beginning 11.00 a.m.

Weissensee Church Anniversary

Weissensee Church Anniversary. Tree positioning at the event area near Weissensee cable car lower station at 1 p.m. From 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. tree guarding. 9 p.m.: „Olte Zech Night“.

Weissensee Church Anniversary

Weissensee Church Anniversary. 6 a.m. wake-up call with the Traditional Band Weissensee from Oberdorf-Dorfplatz to Neusach. 8.30 a.m. festival service at the Catholic Church in Gatschach. Festival service at the protestant church 10.30 a.m. with the Traditional Band Weissensee and Singgemeinschaft, then joint walk to Weissensee Haus. At 8.30 p.m. dancing and entertainment at the festival tent near Weissensee cable car. Entrance fee.

Joint hike to mount Golz.

Joint hike to mount Golz. Meet at 9.00 am at Weissensee cable car lower station. Ascent by cable car, hike via mountain pasture Naggler Alm and refuge Kohlröslhütte to mount Golz and back via Hermagorer Bodenalm. Registration by the previous day required, +43(0)4713-2220. Free participation for residents and for holders of Weissensee guest card and Adventure Pass mobile+ (ascent according to rates). Day tour. The Nature Park Ranger will tell you more about flora and fauna of the nature park, the habitats and the protection of the landscape. Walking time 7 h/difference in altitude 1074/difficult.

Crayfish meets species protection

Crayfish meets species protection. Start: 11 a.m. / duration about 5 hrs. Price: € 29,-/adult and € 18,-/child (with tasting of lake Weissensee fish specialties) Limited to max. 5 persons! Meeting point: Fischhaus in Neusach 106. Registration: Mag. Martin Müller | phone: +43(0) 676 501 36 74 |

“Watching the starry sky”

The starry sky has always exercised great fascination on the man. In the nature park Weissensee the landscape is not illuminated by electric light. Hikes in powerful full moon nights and mystic new moon nights with trained nature park rangers will fascinate you. With nature park ranger Robert Röbl you start from the car park in Praditz towards Mühlbichl. The ranger will give you basic information about the correct behaviour in the woods at night-time, the nature park and finally you will enjoy the starry sky and the stunning panoramic views. Meeting point: 8 p.m., car park Praditz Duration: about 3-4 hours Equipment: weather-proof clothes, sturdy shoes, headlamp Costs: adults 14,--€, children € 8,- with lake Weissensee guest card or Adventure Pass mobile+. Number of participants: at least 4 people Registration: by 4 p.m. the previous day at Weissensee Information: +43 (0)4713 2220.

EXPERIENCING NATURE. The emerald eye of the Alps

Meet at 9.30 a.m. at Weissensee Information. Registration by the previous day 4 p.m. calling +43(0)4713 2220. Costs: adults € 14,- children up to 14 € 8,- with Adventure Pass Mobile+ or lake Weissensee guest card. There and back by the gently mobile nature park bus possible.

Lake Weissensee Cocktail Days

Lake Weissensee Cocktail Days. Market experience from 9-12.30 a.m. at Weissensee Haus in Tehchendorf.

Lake Weissensee Cocktail Days

Culinary event from 6.30 pm. Bartenders, cooks and spirits producers serve a perfectly arranged dinner with cocktails in six partner hotels. With table reservation. Information on www.weissenseekulinarik.at

Lake Weissensee Cocktail Days

Lake Weissensee Cocktail Days. At the landing dock 7 p.m. - midnight. Further information on www.weissenseekulinarik.at

“Watching the starry sky”

The starry sky has always exercised great fascination on the man. In the nature park Weissensee the landscape is not illuminated by electric light. Hikes in powerful full moon nights and mystic new moon nights with trained nature park rangers will fascinate you. With nature park ranger Robert Röbl you start from the car park in Praditz towards Mühlbichl. The ranger will give you basic information about the correct behaviour in the woods at night-time, the nature park and finally you will enjoy the starry sky and the stunning panoramic views. Meeting point: 8 p.m., car park Praditz Duration: about 3-4 hours Equipment: weather-proof clothes, sturdy shoes, headlamp Costs: adults 14,--€, children € 8,- with lake Weissensee guest card or Adventure Pass mobile+. Number of participants: at least 4 people Registration: by 4 p.m. the previous day at Weissensee Information: +43 (0)4713 2220.

Live at Enzian

At Seehotel Enzian. Band Chilli Jo. Beginning: 9 p.m. Entrance fee € 6,-.

Live at the lake

At Hotel Kolbitsch See Cafe. Band Wutte Groisz. Beginning 9 p.m. Entrance fee € 7,-

Nature and religion in harmony

At Gosariawiese at lake Weissensee’s eastern shore, about 20 minutes from the car park. Beginning: 11 a.m. By boat from Techendorf/bridge – Dolomitenblick about 9 a.m. Solemn church service by Mag. Ernst Windbichler – priest of Spittal – referring to the topic „Water is more than H2O“. Music programme by Sängerrunde Zlan. In case of bad weather the event will not take place.

Joint hike to mount Golz.

Joint hike to mount Golz. Meet at 9.00 am at Weissensee cable car lower station. Ascent by cable car, hike via mountain pasture Naggler Alm and refuge Kohlröslhütte to mount Golz and back via Hermagorer Bodenalm. Registration by the previous day required, +43(0)4713-2220. Free participation for residents and for holders of Weissensee guest card and Adventure Pass mobile+ (ascent according to rates). Day tour. The Nature Park Ranger will tell you more about flora and fauna of the nature park, the habitats and the protection of the landscape. Walking time 7 h/difference in altitude 1074/difficult.

Pleasure tour at Nature Park lake Weissensee

Pleasure Tour in the Nature Park Lake Weissensee. A silent a prudent hike with the wildlife ethologist over the soft, moss-covered forest floor. He will take you on a walk following the traces in Nature Park lake Weissensee. Experience nature very closely and enjoy the famous fish from lake Weissensee on the raft. Starting point: Neusach, reversement, village square Beginning / Duration: 9am – 1pm / 4 hours Price / Service: Adults € 55,- children (up to 14) € 27,- Booking: please always by Wednesday 5 pm at Weissensee Information, phone +43(0)4713/22 20

Following the Tracks of Forest Glass

On Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nature park ranger Robert Röbl is available at the archaeological site Tscherniheim (near Hermagorer Bodenalm). At this archaeological excavation of an old glass kiln you learn more about origin and life around the forest glass. The nature park ranger will answer your questions about 255 years of history, a relic from a period of rise and decline of glass production of highest quality. The nature park ranger informs also about flora and fauna of the nature park, the habitats and the measures to protect the landscape. Dates: on Thursdays from July 02 to September 24, 2020 and upon agreement. You may have a rest in one of the regional alpine taverns along the route. The participation is free for holders of Weissensee guest card and Adventure Pass mobile+ and residents! Day tour.

“Watching the starry sky”

The starry sky has always exercised great fascination on the man. In the nature park Weissensee the landscape is not illuminated by electric light. Hikes in powerful full moon nights and mystic new moon nights with trained nature park rangers will fascinate you. With nature park ranger Robert Röbl you start from the car park in Praditz towards Mühlbichl. The ranger will give you basic information about the correct behaviour in the woods at night-time, the nature park and finally you will enjoy the starry sky and the stunning panoramic views. Meeting point: 8 p.m., car park Praditz Duration: about 3-4 hours Equipment: weather-proof clothes, sturdy shoes, headlamp Costs: adults 14,--€, children € 8,- with lake Weissensee guest card or Adventure Pass mobile+. Number of participants: at least 4 people Registration: by 4 p.m. the previous day at Weissensee Information: +43 (0)4713 2220.

Live at the lake

At Erlebnisbauernhof Tschabitscher. Band Alessandro Farina. Beginning 8 p.m. Entrance fee € 7,-

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Hours of operation

Monday to Friday (working days)
8.30 - 12.30 and 13.30 - 17.00 hrs
Upcoming Events

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Weissensee Gastronomy

Regional and Alpe Adria Cuisine in Carinthia

Culinary delights are very important in the Weissensee Nature Park and there are numerous culinary highlights.
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Saturday

11°

Sunday

12°

Monday

13°
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