--- title: Rastplatz Au url: "https://www.donauregion.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430002370/rastplatz-au.html" description: "Information: Municipal officeTel.: +43 (0) 72 62 / 582 55Forked river... Before man intervened in the course of the Danube, it forked into several main and side arms. A dynamic equilibrium prevailed between bed load deposits and sedimentation, which included regular flooding and course shifts. Under these influences, floodplains developed in which all inhabitants adapted to the fluctuating water levels. In Central Europe today, only remnants of the original floodplains remain, as many of these forests have been destroyed by deforestation, conversion to agricultural land, colonisation and river regulation. Despite utilisation and hydraulic engineering interventions, extensive alluvial forests have been preserved along the Danube. They contain the most valuable animal and plant species of the Machland in terms of nature conservation. (more information: Saxen Nature Information Centre, www.entenlacke.com).In the past, the Danube floodplains were inhabited by water spirits who beguiled people with their songs and then drew them down into the depths. Today there are no more water creatures. \"Who drove the mermaids away\"? A Danube legend tells of the event." date: 2020-08-12 modified: 2025-02-17 --- # Rastplatz Au Rastplatz Au ============== Au an der Donau, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/209586/D807D53ED7C271A84B4D6084453EE21EF0E8FE966AA04C267C83C982F318E4E3/rastplatz-au.jpg) © Open copyright © Werbegemeinschaft Donau Oberösterreich Close copyright [ ![Au picnic area in Au an der Donau: A well-kept outdoor picnic area with benches, surrounded by trees and bushes. The ground is covered with stone slabs and gabions serve as seating. An information board or signpost can also be seen.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/209586/D807D53ED7C271A84B4D6084453EE21EF0E8FE966AA04C267C83C982F318E4E3/rastplatz-au.jpg "© Werbegemeinschaft Donau Oberösterreich") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/209586/D807D53ED7C271A84B4D6084453EE21EF0E8FE966AA04C267C83C982F318E4E3/rastplatz-au.jpg) Hafenstraße 4332 Au an der Donau [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Hafenstra%C3%9Fe%2C%204332%20Au%20an%20der%20Donau "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Hafenstra%C3%9Fe%2C%204332%20Au%20an%20der%20Donau "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.228089123138126&lon=14.580607652642366&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-osm-summer-original&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) Information: Municipal office Tel.: +43 (0) 72 62 / 582 55 Forked river... Before man intervened in the course of the Danube, it forked into several main and side arms. A dynamic equilibrium prevailed between bed load deposits and sedimentation, which included regular flooding and course shifts. Under these influences, floodplains developed in which all inhabitants adapted to the fluctuating water levels. In Central Europe today, only remnants of the original floodplains remain, as many of these forests have been destroyed by deforestation, conversion to agricultural land, colonisation and river regulation. Despite utilisation and hydraulic engineering interventions, extensive alluvial forests have been preserved along the Danube. They contain the most valuable animal and plant species of the Machland in terms of nature conservation. (more information: Saxen Nature Information Centre, www.entenlacke.com). In the past, the Danube floodplains were inhabited by water spirits who beguiled people with their songs and then drew them down into the depths. Today there are no more water creatures. "Who drove the mermaids away"? A Danube legend tells of the event. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Rastplatz Au** Hafenstraße 4332 Au an der Donau Phone +43 7262 58255Show no. E-Mail [gemeinde@naarn.ooe.gv.at](#mailto) Web [www.naarn.at](http://www.naarn.at "New window") http://www.naarn.at --- **Contact person** Marktgemeinde Naarn im Machlande Marktgemeinde Naarn im Machlande Marktgemeinde Naarn im Machlande --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Parking**- Parking space: 50 - Bus parking space: 3 [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- **Season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [To the website](http://www.naarn.at "New window") powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [Suggest a change](#mailto) [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")