Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
Overview
The Fertö/Neusiedler Lake area has been the meeting place of different cultures for eight millennia. This is graphically demonstrated by its varied landscape, the result of an evolutionary symbiosis between human activity and the physical environment. The remarkable rural architecture of the villages surrounding the lake and several 18th- and 19th-century palaces adds to the area’s considerable cultural interest.
About Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
Lake Neusiedl, or Fertő, is the largest endorheic lake in Central Europe, 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) so 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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- Countries
- Austria, Hungary
- ISO Codes
- AT, HU
- Area
- 68,369 ha
- Transboundary
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 47.7193, 16.7227
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Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape