The Blockheide is a protected area near Gmünd in northwestern Waldviertel in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is a varied heather landscape including meadows, mixed woods, small lakes and small fields.
It is famous for its far-flung giant granite blocks, among them some Rocking stones.
A nature park with the name Naturpark Blockheide-Eibenstein has been established in the area.
Literature
edit- Verein "Naturpark Blockheide Eibenstein-Gmünd": 20 Jahre Naturpark Blockheide Eibenstein-Gmünd, 1984.
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48°46′47″N 14°59′45″E / 48.77972°N 14.99583°E
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