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The majority of the Pannonian lowlands belong to Hungary. The region is flanked by the Alps, the Carpathian Mountains, the Balkan Mountains and the Dinarian Mountains; the rivers Danube and the Theiss run through it. The Austrian part of the Pannonian lowlands is located in northern Burgenland, in particular the Lake Neusiedler See and Seewinkel regions. The lowlands are characterized by a relatively dry climate with hot summers and rather mild winters with plenty of sunshine. With over 300 sunny days per year Burgenland is nicknamed “Land of the Sun”.
Wine grapes thrive in this climate: the wine growing regions around Neusiedler See and in the Neusiedler See Hill Country make up one fourth of Austria’s wine growing acreage and boast some 7000 wine producers. Here you can find a superb selection of top reds and whites, passionate young vintners and spectacular architecture. As expected, the region’s culture too is strongly influenced by wine growing. The wine tows along the northern shores of Lake Neusiedler See celebrate the feast day of St. Martin (11 November) with a multi-day "Martiniloben", one of Austria’s largest wine festivals; the "Fest of 1,000 Wines” in Eisenstadt at the end of August is a celebration of music and wine.
Gray Cattle & Wallachian Sheep
The Pannonian flora and fauna is at its most typical at Neusiedler See and in the salt steppe of Seewinkel. This region on the eastern shores of Lake Neusiedler See is one of Europe’s most important steppe landscapes. Here you can find some 45 “puddles”, small salty ponds which, depending on the season, are either up to 70 cm deep or completely dried up.
Lake Neusiedler See is Europe’s western most steppe lake and Austria’s second largest lake. It is 33.5 kilometers long, 12 kilometers wide and up to 180 centimeters deep. Including its reed belt the lake has a size of 285 square kilometers, of which 220 square kilometers are on Austrian soil, the remaining 65 square kilometers are in Hungary. The lake forms the centerpiece of a joint national park of which 90 square kilometers are located in Austria. The park provides habitat to rare domestic animals such as gray cattle and Wallachian sheep as well as some 300 species of birds. The National Park Information Center organizes interesting nature excursions for all ages.
Storks in Rust & Operettas in Mörbisch
In 2001 the greater Neusiedler See regions in Austria and Hungary were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Since then the old town of Rust with its famous stork’s nest is considered a World Heritage Site just as the Hofgasse lanes in Mörbisch, a town famous for its annual operetta festival, and the Roman Quarry, the venue for the opera and Passion play festival, in St. Margarethen.
Mönchhof, a charming open-air museum, documents everyday life in the small villages around the lake. The best way to learn about the region’s eventful history is to take a walk through Burgenland’s capital, Eisenstadt, which offers some beautiful cultural attractions such as the baroque Esterházy palace. In the 17th century the Esterházys were the most powerful dynasty in central Burgenland. Today you find traces of their legacy wherever you go in the Pannonian lowlands …
Wine grapes thrive in this climate: the wine growing regions around Neusiedler See and in the Neusiedler See Hill Country make up one fourth of Austria’s wine growing acreage and boast some 7000 wine producers. Here you can find a superb selection of top reds and whites, passionate young vintners and spectacular architecture. As expected, the region’s culture too is strongly influenced by wine growing. The wine tows along the northern shores of Lake Neusiedler See celebrate the feast day of St. Martin (11 November) with a multi-day "Martiniloben", one of Austria’s largest wine festivals; the "Fest of 1,000 Wines” in Eisenstadt at the end of August is a celebration of music and wine.
Gray Cattle & Wallachian Sheep
The Pannonian flora and fauna is at its most typical at Neusiedler See and in the salt steppe of Seewinkel. This region on the eastern shores of Lake Neusiedler See is one of Europe’s most important steppe landscapes. Here you can find some 45 “puddles”, small salty ponds which, depending on the season, are either up to 70 cm deep or completely dried up.
Lake Neusiedler See is Europe’s western most steppe lake and Austria’s second largest lake. It is 33.5 kilometers long, 12 kilometers wide and up to 180 centimeters deep. Including its reed belt the lake has a size of 285 square kilometers, of which 220 square kilometers are on Austrian soil, the remaining 65 square kilometers are in Hungary. The lake forms the centerpiece of a joint national park of which 90 square kilometers are located in Austria. The park provides habitat to rare domestic animals such as gray cattle and Wallachian sheep as well as some 300 species of birds. The National Park Information Center organizes interesting nature excursions for all ages.
Storks in Rust & Operettas in Mörbisch
In 2001 the greater Neusiedler See regions in Austria and Hungary were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Since then the old town of Rust with its famous stork’s nest is considered a World Heritage Site just as the Hofgasse lanes in Mörbisch, a town famous for its annual operetta festival, and the Roman Quarry, the venue for the opera and Passion play festival, in St. Margarethen.
Mönchhof, a charming open-air museum, documents everyday life in the small villages around the lake. The best way to learn about the region’s eventful history is to take a walk through Burgenland’s capital, Eisenstadt, which offers some beautiful cultural attractions such as the baroque Esterházy palace. In the 17th century the Esterházys were the most powerful dynasty in central Burgenland. Today you find traces of their legacy wherever you go in the Pannonian lowlands …
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