Schwechat (river)

Schwechat
Path of the Schwechat [1]
Location
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
Towns	Alland Baden Schwechat
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°E / 48.1375; 16.5603Coordinates: 48°08′15″N 16°33′37″E / 48.1375°N 16.5603°E / 48.1375; 16.5603
Length	52.0 km (32.3 mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	[ceb; sv],  [ceb; de; sv],  [ceb; sv],  [bar; ceb; cs; de; fr; sv]
• right	Triesting,  [ceb; de; sv]
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St Helena (Pfarrkirche St Helena) about 2 miles (3 km) from the town center of Baden.^[2] Originally gothic, it's since been replaced by a baroque structure.

Helenental, Urtelstein

References[]

Citations[]

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