Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark participated at 10th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks, which took place last week in the Moroccan city of Marrakech.

Almost 2 weeks ago, the 14 municipalities of the Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark were hit by a devastating natural disaster. Heavy rain caused flooded houses, whole villages were flooded and covered with debris.  Numerous mudslides and landslides were also the result of this heavy rain. Many slopes are still in motion and endanger the living and economic space of the Geopark. People have lost their homes, businesses their economic existence, destroyed roads and bridges have severed important connections.

After a landslide, the operation of the cable car was officially discontinued. We already work on the restoration. We ask for your understanding and thank you for your loyalty! Along the Petzenstraße road (gravel road) you can ride up to the start of the Flow Country Trail with e-bikes or MTBs - the Flow Country Trail can be used at your own risk! Hiking trails are open!

Dear guests,  we ask for your understanding that currently not all hiking paths in the crossborder Karawanken-Karavanke Geopark are passable.  We will get an overview of all hiking paths as soon as possible. Until then, you are welcome to contact us for more detailed information about the accessibility of the individual hiking path sections.

Within the framework of the project activities in the frame of Interreg Alpine Space Project I-SWAMP, the Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark, together with an external expert E.C.O Institute of Ecology, started with the removal of invasive plant species (Solidago, bamboo, …) at project sites in the Municipality of Lavamünd and at the lake Pirkdorfer See.

Yesterday we were allowed to present our activities on the European Green deal in the framework of the European Future Dialogues and share them with other cross-border regions from all over Europe.

The brand new viewing platform at the Wildensteiner waterfall is officially open. The famous excursion destination and natural jewel in the municipality of Gallizien in the Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark is absolutely worth seeing.

A time machine as a cure for Kralj Matjaž's heartbreak? And what role does a rare stamp play in the emergence of Ante Pante's customs?

In the last few days, several events took place on both sides of the border in the cross-border Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark as part of the GEOfestival and the European Geoparks Week.

Yesterday, at the Geopark Management Center in Tichoja, we successfully implemented the 2nd part of the educational workshop within the Geopark annual topic "NEOOHYTE - friend or foe?" 

As part of the Geopark Karawanken-Karavanke annual school topic "NEOPHYTE - enemies or friends?" an educational workshop for teachers and educators will take place on 25th of May 2023 at 14:00 pm at the Geopark Management Centre in Tichoja in the framework of the Interreg Alpine Space project I-SWAMP. 

Partners of the project met in Bükk National Park in Hungary on April 17th to 19th 2023 at the project’s kick-off meeting.

Slovenian ministers Dr. Aleksander Jevšek and Matej Arčon visited the Karavanke-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark and gained an on-site impression of the successful developments so far.

Many school groups visit the Geo.Dom on the Petzen

10th anniversary celebration of the Geopark Karawanken among the well-wishers Minister Uroš Brežan, Governor Dr. Peter Kaiser, and Nikos Zouros, the President of the Global Geopark Network.

Official opening of the Geo.Dom and panoramic restaurant "Oben" on 11.01.2023