Piesting

Piesting
The Piesting near Sollenau
Location
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Fischa at Gramatneusiedl
• coordinates	48°01′12″N 16°29′40″E / 48.0201°N 16.4944°E / 48.0201; 16.4944Coordinates: 48°01′12″N 16°29′40″E / 48.0201°N 16.4944°E / 48.0201; 16.4944
Length	77.1 km (47.9 mi) [1]
Basin features
Progression	Fischa→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Piesting is a river in southern Lower Austria.

The sources of the Piesting are the Kalte Gang, the  [de], and the Längapiesting, which begin south of the Schneeberg. These rivers meet in Gutenstein in the Vienna Woods. From there the Piesting flows east through Markt Piesting and Wöllersdorf and into the Viennese Basin.

The tributary Myrabach discharges at Pernitz into the Piesting. Between the  [ceb; de; nn; sv; zh] (967 m (3,173 ft)) in the north and the  [ceb; de; sv] (771 m (2,530 ft)) in the south, the Piesting breaks through the  [de], a rocky ravine, and flows further eastwards through Markt Piesting and Wöllersdorf into the Vienna Basin. Near Gramatneusiedl the Piesting discharges into the Fischa.

The valley west of the  [bar; de] (the thermal line at the Vienna Basin) in the Vienna Woods is known as the Piesting Valley.

See also[]

• Markt Piesting

References[]

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