Schwechat (river)
Schwechat | |
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![]() Path of the Schwechat [1] | |
Location | |
Country | Austria |
State | Lower Austria |
Towns | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Schöpfl, Vienna Woods |
• elevation | 893 m (2,930 ft) |
Mouth | Danube |
• location | near Schwechat |
• coordinates | 48°08′15″N 16°33′37″E / 48.1375°N 16.5603°ECoordinates: 48°08′15″N 16°33′37″E / 48.1375°N 16.5603°E |
Length | 52.0 km (32.3 mi)[1] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | , , , |
• right | Triesting, |
Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
The Schwechat (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvɛçat] (listen)) is a river in Lower Austria.
River course[]
The source is near the Schöpfl (893 m) in the Vienna Woods. The source streams are the Riesenbach, Lammeraubach, Agsbach, Hainbach and the Großkrottenbach which all confluence at Klausen-Leopoldsdorf forming the Schwechat. It flows through the small town Alland, through the Helenental to Baden and through the Vienna Basin to Schwechat, where the river ends in the Danube.
Helenental[]
The Helenental is the Schwechat's valley from Mayerling to Baden, named for the parish church of St Helena (Pfarrkirche St Helena) about 2 miles (3 km) from the town center of Baden.[2] Originally gothic, it's since been replaced by a baroque structure.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Z%28926%29BeethovenwegHelenentalUrtelstein.jpg/220px-Z%28926%29BeethovenwegHelenentalUrtelstein.jpg)
Helenental, Urtelstein
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Niederösterreich Atlas (Lower Austria)
- ^ Baedeker (2000), p. 107.
Bibliography[]
- Baedeker's Austria, Baedeker's Guides, translated from the German by James Hogarth for AA Publishing, 2000.
External links[]
Media related to Schwechat River at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Danube
- Rivers of Lower Austria
- Rivers of Austria