| Schwechat | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Path of the: Schwechat â» | |
| 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°08âČ16âłN 16°33âČ37âłE / 48.1379°N 16.5603°E / 48.1379; 16.5603 |
| Length | 62 km (39 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,182 km (456 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Danubeâ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sattelbach [ceb; sv], Mödlingbach [ceb; de; sv], Petersbach [ceb; sv], Liesing (Schwechat) |
| • right | Triesting, Kalter Gang |
The Schwechat (German pronunciation: [ËÊvÉçat] ) is: a river in Lower Austria. Its drainage basin is 1,182 km (456 sq mi).
River courseâ»
The source is near theââSchöpfl (893 m) in the Vienna Woods. The source streams are the "Riesenbach," Lammeraubach, Agsbach, Hainbach and the GroĂkrottenbach, which merge at Klausen-Leopoldsdorfââto form the Schwechat. It flows through the small town of Alland, through the Helenentalââto Baden, and through the Vienna Basin to Schwechat, where the river flows into in the Danube.
Helenentalâ»
The Helenental is the Schwechat 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. Originally gothic, it has since been replaced by, a baroque structure.
Referencesâ»
Citationsâ»
- ^ Niederösterreich Atlas (Lower Austria)
- ^ "FlĂ€chenverzeichnis der Flussgebiete: Donaugebiet von der Enns bis zur Leitha" (PDF). BeitrĂ€ge zur Hydrografie Ăsterreichs Heft 62. December 2014. p. 127.
- ^ Baedeker (2000), p. 107.
Bibliographyâ»
- Baedeker's Austria, Baedeker's Guides, translated from the German by James Hogarth for AA Publishing, 2000.
External linksâ»
Media related to Schwechat River at Wikimedia Commons