Projekte

In recent years, the regions of the Wachau and the Dunkelsteinerwald focused on the topic of hiking. Following preparatory work in the Jauerling-Wachau Nature Park (parts of the hiking system there were later emphasised in the so-called Jauerling-Runde), the World Heritage Trail, a 180 kilometre-long, long-distance hiking trail on both banks of the Danube opened in 2010 after an intensive planning phase and became a pioneering project both at home and abroad. Based on the success of the World Heritage Trail, the Dunkelsteinerwald-Runde was planned and implemented in the years that followed and thus complements the overall trail network of 30 stages and probably the biggest non-alpine hiking centre in Central Europe.

The municipalities of Mautern, Bergern, Furth, Rossatz-Arnsdorf and Schönbühel-Aggsbach will be intensifying their collaboration over the coming years and focusing on the common positioning of the south bank. Under the direction of Martin Vogg, who was previously responsible for the project Wachau 2010 plus, existing offers should be combined with new ones and wrapped up into bookable packages, starting with the two locations of Maria Langegg and the Aggsbach Charterhouse.

The objective of the member municipalities is the further development of the Dunkelsteinerwald region. A micro-regional development concept should therefore be created with the aim of setting the timetable for the next few years under intensive citizen participation. The participants discussed various issues in meetings with experts and workshops on the future, and together identified the key topics for the next few years to ensure the successful further development of the Dunkelsteinerwald region.

In 2011, the Dunkelsteinerwald sub-region defined the topic of "Business & Labour Market" as one of three focal issues. The networking of business and population was defined as a central goal with citizen participation.