Vienna Woods

Coordinates: 48°10′N 16°00′E / 48.167°N 16.000°E / 48.167; 16.000
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This article is about a wooded area in Austria. For the town of the same name, see Wienerwald, Austria. For the chain of fast-food restaurants, see Wienerwald (restaurant).
Vienna Woods
Wienerwald
Vienna Woods near Breitenfurt
Highest point
PeakSchöpfl
Elevation893 m (2,930 ft)
Coordinates48°05′14″N 015°54′43″E / 48.08722°N 15.91194°E / 48.08722; 15.91194
Dimensions
Length45 km (28 mi)
Width20–30 km (12–19 mi)
Geography
Vienna Woods is located in Lower Austria
Vienna Woods
Vienna Woods
Map with Vienna Woods (yellow area, top-right)
Vienna Woods is located in Austria
Vienna Woods
Vienna Woods
Vienna Woods (Austria)
CountryAustria
StatesLower Austria and Vienna
Range coordinates48°10′N 16°00′E / 48.167°N 16.000°E / 48.167; 16.000
Parent rangeNorthern Limestone Alps

The Vienna Woods[1] (German: Wienerwald, pronounced [ˈviːnɐˌvalt] ⓘ) are forested highlands that form the northeastern foothills of the Northern Limestone Alps in the states of Lower Austria and Vienna. The 45-kilometre-long (28 mi) and 20–30-kilometre-wide (12–19 mi) range of hills is heavily wooded and a popular recreation area with the Viennese.

Location

The Vienna Woods are bounded by the rivers

Traisen and Danube, and are on the border of the Mostviertel and the Industrieviertel, two of the four quarters of Lower Austria. Reaching into the city of Vienna itself, they are a favourite outdoor destination for the densely populated area around the city.[2]

Geography

Pappelstraße in Vienna's 14th district, Penzing, a residential area bordering the Wienerwald

The highest elevation in the Vienna Woods is

Leopold Figl observatory. Important rivers in the Vienna Woods are the Wien, the Schwechat and the Triesting. The northeasternmost Leopoldsberg overlooking the Danube and the Vienna Basin forms the eastern end of the Alpine
chain.

Even though the Vienna Woods are a

Sandstein-Wienerwald is near Purkersdorf
, some 20 km (12 mi) west of Vienna. There are also some caves, such as the Dreidärrischenhöhle ("cave of the three deaf men").

Geology

The mountain ranges of the Vienna Woods are the transition between the

Viennese Basin. Beeches, oaks and hornbeams grow throughout the north of the Wienerwald forest; in the south are conifers, mostly pines and firs
. The Föhrenberge (Pine Mountains) natural park is in the latter region.

History

The Vienna Woods have probably been populated since the 8th century. The Vienna Woods was the royal hunting grounds from the 11th century until 1850. Under the influence of the

Völkerwanderung, which may account for village names such as Döbling, Liesing or Gablitz. From the 16th century onwards forestry
was practised. Industrial development beginning circa 1840 encouraged increased settlement of the area.

Through the northern part of the Vienna Woods (from

Jan III Sobieski took place, which were to help Vienna
in September 1683.

In 1870, plans were brought forward to clear most of the forest, but this caused widespread public resistance, in which Josef Schöffel was one of the most important figures. In 1987, the governors of the states of Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland signed the Vienna Woods Declaration to protect nature in the region.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 0-245-51993-9
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  2. ISBN 3-85084-661-X
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External links

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German language links

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