| Ataria Interpretation Centre | |
|---|---|
| Ataria – Centro de Interpretación de la Naturaleza de Salburúa | |
 Ataria wetlands interpretation centre | |
  Ataria Ataria, within the Basque Country | |
| Nearest city | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| Coordinates | 42°51′36.81″N 2°38′32.22″W / 42.8602250°N 2.6422833°W |
| Created | 2009 |
| Designer | QVE Arquitectos |
| Operated by | Ayuntamiento de Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| Visitors | 100,000 (in July 2009 - June 2010)[1] |
| Open | 10:00-14:00, 16:00-19:00 (winter); 10:00-14:00, 16:00-20:00 (summer) |
| Website | Official website |
| Official name | Salburua |
| Designated | 24 October 2002 |
| Reference no. | 1263[2] |
Ataria Interpretation Centre is a wetlands interpretation centre and natural history museum for the Salburua wetlands, a Ramsar site and a significant wetlands habitat in the Basque Autonomous Community. The wetlands region is an important green belt on the eastern outskirts of the city of Vitoria - Gasteiz in Álava-Araba province.[3] Ataria showcases the value of the wetlands, which are classified as a class 1 Habitat of European Community Interest, and the importance of biodiversity to Vitoria-Gasteiz's natural heritage.[3] The Salburua marshes are considered to be "the Basque country's most valuable area of wetland", according to a Fedenatur report for the European Commission in 2004.[4]
- ^ Staff (19 May 2010). "Ataria cierra su primer año de vida con cerca de 100.000 visitas". Diario de Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Salburua". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Natura 2000 Site Management Case-study: Salburua Wetland, ES". natura.org. 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "The Place of Periurban Natural Spaces for a Sustainable City" (PDF). European Commission. January 2004. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 23 April 2012.