Who we are

The Saxon Switzerland National Park Authority
 

...is the governmental expertise and service provider for conservation and landscape husbandry in the Saxon Switzerland National Park region.

"The state shall protect the natural resources necessary for existence -- with responsibility to future generations as well as the current..."
German Constitution, Article 20 A
 

The park office belongs to the Sachsenforst state agency, founded on 1.1.2006, located in Pirna / District Graupa.

Sachsenforst thereby emphasizes its responsibility for and expertise with unworked forests in Saxony, not just those used for lumber.

Jurisdiction Map

Jurisdiction of the park authority, 2006

 

The National Park Authority is

• the professional conservation agency for the national park region (all coloured areas on the map, approx. 381 square kilometers) -- in this capacity, the authority falls under the supervision of the highest conservation agency in Saxony's Ministry for Environment and Agriculture

• The forestry council for the national park and neighbouring area ( The Forestry Zone -- "Forstbezirk," approx. 109 square kilometers)

• responsible for handling the state forest in the forestry zone (approx. 87 square kilometers)

• the park ranger service for visitor information and monitoring of protected areas in the park region, with a focus on the national park

• responsible for husbandry and development of the Königsbrück heath and Gohrisch heath, two former military training areas and, at roughly 7,000 hectares, the largest conservation area in Saxony.
  

Location in Bad Schandau

An der Elbe 4

The park authority is located in Bad Schandau, in the heart of the national park region (the picture shows our main building on the Elbe River), with an auxiliary office in Königsbrück.

It has over 80 personnel (not including those in Königsbrück), including 40 officials and staff members alongside 40 foresters. This makes our administration one of the largest employers in the region.

The authority receives support through numerous temporary staff members and assistants (including participants in the Ecological Volunteer Year and military service alternative schemes, interns, etc.) as well as around 70 volunteer members of the ranger service. volunteer members of the ranger.

So, Paul Bunyan and caber tossing? Not really. Rather, a modern "medium-sized" company in the environment sector with a great number of tasks and high responsibility.

Would you like to know more about the self-definition of the park authority and its personnel? Here is a link to our mission statement