HOME OF MORE THAN 300 BIRD SPECIES
LAKE NEUSIEDL AND THE SURROUNDING NATURE PARKS
The natural landscape of the region around Lake Neusiedl is visible to the naked eye. However, it would be helpful to carry binoculars with you to get an even deeper view. More than 300 bird species live in the dense reed belt around the 320 km² big Lake Neusiedl, where they are protected against wind and other weather conditions, in the cross-border national park Neusiedler See-Seewinkel in the Southeast, the nature park Neusiedler See-Leithagebirge in the West, the Ruster Hügelland and in the Leithaauen. They can be studied on guided tours, hikes or canoe trips.
Experience nature up close
The cross-border national park Neusiedler See-Seewinkel was founded in 1993. It has a surface of approximately 300 km2, about 100 km2 are located in Austria, the rest is located in Hungary. Due to its location at the eastern edge of the alps and the western edge of the smaller Hungarian lowlands, there are alpine, Pannonian, Asian, Mediterranean and Nordic plant and animal species. Different wetlands, grazing areas, grasslands, dry grasslands, sand steppes and salt sites are side by side like a mosaic.
he hillside Ruster Hügelland is a small mountain range that runs parallel to Lake Neusiedl. It is about 12 km long from Schützen am Gebirge to the North via Mörbisch am See to the Hungarian territory in Fertörakós (Kroisbach). The core of this mountain range consists of crystalline primary rock coated by limestone, sand-lime brick and fluviatile sediments. There are only a few spots where the bedrock is seen on the surface.
