Gosau

History

The valley around Gosau was settled in the 13th century by monks from St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg. Timber production for the salt mine in Hallstatt was a major industry. In 1490 the town became part of the Principality above the Enns River. The area was repeatedly occupied by the French during the Napoleonic Wars. When the Republic of Austria was formed in 1918, Gosau became part of the federal state of Upper Austria. In 1938 the area was annexed by the German Reich along with the rest of Austria, and Gosau became part of the "Gau Oberdonau," returning to Upper Austria when the Republic of Austria was reconstituted in 1945.

Most-observed species

• common frog

  Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758 · Amphibia
  971
• Common Toad

  Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Amphibia
  706
• Christmas Rose

  Helleborus niger L. · Magnoliopsida
  584
• stemless carline thistle

  Carlina acaulis L. · Magnoliopsida
  567
• Heath Spotted-orchid

  Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) Soó · Liliopsida
  563
• Hairy Alpen Rose

  Rhododendron hirsutum L. · Magnoliopsida
  560
• Willow Gentian

  Gentiana asclepiadea L. · Magnoliopsida
  542
• Bugle

  Ajuga reptans L. · Magnoliopsida
  491

Most recent

• M 3.9 — 2021-01-20
  3 km NNE of Ardning, Austria
• M 3.8 — 2019-10-22
  4 km SE of Ebbs, Austria
• M 3 — 2008-12-29
  1 km SSW of Gurk, Austria
• M 3.8 — 2008-08-12
  6 km SE of Maria Schmolln, Austria
• M 2.8 — 2008-08-06
  2 km SE of Schalchen, Austria
• M 4.1 — 2008-07-18
  Austria