🏛️ Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape

Austria · Europe · Cultural · 47.72°N, 16.72°E

Lake Neusiedl or Lake Fertő, is the largest endorheic lake in Central and Western Europe, as well as the second largest in Europe after The Caspian Sea, straddling Austria and Hungary. The lake is saline and covers 315 km2 (122 sq mi), of which 240 km2 (93 sq mi) is on the Austrian side and 75 km2 (29 sq mi) on the Hungarian side. Its drainage basin is about 1,120 km2 (430 sq mi), about three times its size excluding the lake itself. From north to south, the lake is about 36 km (22 mi) long, and it is between 6 km and 12 km wide from east to west. On average, its surface is 115.45 m (378.8 ft) above the Adriatic Sea and it is no more than 1.8 m deep.

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Quick facts

Country	Austria
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	47.72°N, 16.72°E · view on map

Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape is a cultural World Heritage site in Austria, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Historic Centre of Vienna · Salzburg · Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn · Hallstatt-Dachstein, Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape · Semmering Railway · Fertő / Neusiedler See Cultural Landscape · Old City of Graz · The Great Spa Towns of Europe · Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps · Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) · Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg · Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn · Wachau Cultural Landscape · City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg.

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