DarkSky Place in Tyrol – If you want to see the stars, you need the darkness

200 DarkSky Places worldwide
The result is birds that sing earlier in the morning and moths that no longer pollinate. And humans, the “mammals”, who apparently never sleep, also need an intact night for rest and regeneration.Kaunertal wants DarkSky Place AwardDarkSky is the name of a non-profit organization that honors accessible places with excellent quality of darkness. Pontasch knows that there are a little more than 200 such places worldwide, and only one in Austria, the Attersee-Traunsee Star Park. But there will soon be a second DarkSky Place: Kaunertal is currently in the certification process.

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