- Weinviertel
The Weinviertel ("wine farthing") or Viertel unter dem Manhartsberg ("farthing below the
Manhartsberg ") is located in the northeast ofLower Austria .In the east, the Weinviertel borders
Slovakia at the March (river). In the south, it bordersMostviertel andIndustrieviertel , its limits being theWagram , theDanube and theMarchfeld . Its western neighbor isWaldviertel , the traditional border being theManhartsberg . In the north, the Weinviertel is adjacent to theCzech Republic , more specificallyMoravia . The riverThaya runs back and forth across the border.Viticulture
The name Weinviertel is derived from
Viticulture . It is Austria's largest wine growing area. The most important grape varieties are:
*Grüner Veltliner
*Pinot Blanc
*Welschriesling
*Zweigelt
*Portugais Bleu Geography
Other important rivers are
Göllersbach ,Hamelbach ,Pulkau ,Rußbach ,Schmida ,Waidenbach ,Weidenbach andZaya Beside viticulture and agriculture, other industries contribute to the Weinviertel's economy. Most notably, there are some
oil field s in its eastern part, which are exploited byOMV and located in the "oil communities ofNeusiedl an der Zaya ,Zistersdorf ,Matzen ,Auersthal undProttes .Important rail connections are
Franz Josef Railway , theAustrian Northern Railway and theAustrian Eastern Railway .Districts
The following administrative districts of Lower Austria are considered to be parts of the Weinviertel
*Gänserndorf (district)
*Hollabrunn (district)
*Korneuburg (district)
*Mistelbach (district)
* The court district ofKirchberg am Wagram , which is part of the administrative district of Tulln)External links
*http://www.weinviertel.at
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