The community Ardning - District Liezen - Enns valley - Upper Styria - Austria has about 1.250 inhabitants, is situated at an altitude of 696m and has an area of 34.03 km ². The first written mention of the name Ardning - Arniches was in year 1077. It is believed that the name of the Slavic community Ardning jar - 'ditch, ravine, gully, rill', is derived.

The Pürgschachner Moor at Ardning is one of the few still remaining completely natural bogs in Austria. On the nature trail at the edge of the 50-hectare nature reserve Pürgschachner Moor, one can see rare plants and animals. 17 dragonfly species, 350 butterfly species and some rare species of birds live in the Pürgschachner Moor. The carnivorous sundew is also included in the arms of the municipality Ardning. looked like a large area filled with red, yellow, brown mosses, herbs give an idea of heather and cotton grass as the landscape in the Ennsvalley in the Middle Ages before the regulation of Enns must have. The term bog has nothing to do with altitude, but that bulge out the peat layers several meters in height (as in a lens) and lose contact with groundwater. The curvature in Pürgschachner Moor is 5-7m and the peat layers, which have formed since the end of the last ice age reached a strength of up to 7m.

After the hike on the Ardningalm, or MTB - Tour Ardningalm especially the visit to the Sanctuary "Frauenberg" in Kulm next to the Kalvarienberg and one kilometer east of Ardning recommended. St. Mary's Church with the 2 beautiful Baroque towers is 130m above the Ennsvalley. First documented was the sanctuary Frauenberg by Admont in 1175 and since the beginning of the 15th Century began the pilgrimages to Frauenberg. In the sanctuary Frauenberg is a wonderful Japanese meditation garden, of which one has a magnificent view to the west through the mountain Grimming. A beautiful place of peace and especially suitable for emotional refuelling force. On the western side one prospect to Admont and the first mountains of the Gesäuse.

Activities Ardning in winter: skiing, cross country skiing, winter hiking, sledding, ice skating, curling.

Activities Ardning in summer: hiking, mountain biking, cycling, nature trail in Pürgschachner Moor, running, swimming in natural lake in Frauenberg, climbing.

The Ennsvalley is in the middle of Austria and was named after the largest river in the valley. The Enns is a 254 kilometers long tributary of the Danube. It rises in the province of Salzburg in the Radstätter Tauern. From Salzburg the Enns flows eastwards through Styria. Between Admont and Hieflau in Upper Styria, the Enns breaks through a Narrow valley - the Gesäuse in the Ennstal Alps before it flows north to Upper Austria. In the last section is the Enns, the boundary between Upper and Lower Austria. Between the villages of Mauthausen and Enns empties the Enns, as 100m wide river, into the Danube.

The Ennsvalley is one of the major valleys in Austria, and forms the geological boundary between the Northern Limestone Alps and the Central Alps south of the river Enns. The mountains of the northern Limestone Alps are often very steep and less forested than the south of the Central gentler mountains are more accessible for hikers. Where the mountains from east to west are becoming increasingly burdensome. The upper Ennsvalley at the border between the Austrian provinces of Salzburg and Styria, the Enns river flows south past the Dachstein glacier. The Dachstein 2.995m is the highest mountain in Styria. The people in the Ennsvalley live mainly from tourism and agriculture.

The largest alpine winter sports region can be found around Schladming, Dachstein-Tauern-region. Who the mass tourism is not so wish, you can resort to the small ski areas further east, such as in Gröbming (Stoderzinken) Donnersbach (Planneralm Riesneralm) and Admont (Kaiserau). Beautiful country skiing areas are available in Ramsau am Dachstein, Tauplitzalm, Liezen / Pyhrn Admont / Kaiserau. This provides the upper and middle Ennstal for ski touring, snowshoe hiking, or simply seeking relaxation many wonderful tours and lonely remote valleys.

In the spring, summer and autumn there are many hiking trails, bike trails and mountain bike tours in the Ennsvalley. The Ennsvalley is thus a wonderful holiday destination for skiers, snowboarders, ski mountaineers, skiers and those seeking relaxation in the winter, and many tourists come in summer, at the Enns valley to hiking, climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking and exploring by bicycle on one of the many cycling the beautiful Alpine area . The Gesäuse is popular with rafting and kayaking. In the Ennsvalley, many protected areas were created. Such as "Naturpark Sölktäler", Gesaeuse National Park and the Limestone Alps National Park.