The Traisen (, pronunciation in local German dialect ) is a river in

Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...

. Its

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...

is . The Traisen is formed from the rivers ''Türnitzer Traisen'' and ''Unrechttraisen''. Its total length, including the ''Türnitzer Traisen'', is . It is a tributary of the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

in the Lower Austrian region of

Mostviertel (English: ''Most Quarter'') is the southwestern quarter of the four quarters of Lower Austria (the northeast state of the 9 states in Austria). It is bordered on the north by the Danube and to the south and west by the state borders of Styria ...

. Its two sources begin near

St. Aegyd am Neuwalde Sankt Aegyd am Neuwalde is a market town in the district of Lilienfeld, Lower Austria. Geography St. Aegyd is divided into the districts of Kernhof, Lahnsattel, Mitterbach, St. Aegyd am Neuwalde, and Ulreichsberg. The town is located in the Mostv ...

and

Türnitz Türnitz is a town in the district of Lilienfeld in the Austrian state of Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the nor ...

respectively. After meeting, they flow through the municipalities of Türnitz,

Lilienfeld Lilienfeld () is a city in Lower Austria (Niederösterreich), Austria, south of St. Pölten, noted as the site of Lilienfeld Abbey. It is also the site of a regional hospital Landesklinikum Voralpen Lilienfeld. The city is located in the valley ...

, Traisen, Wilhelmsburg, and

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, before meeting the Danube at

Traismauer Traismauer is a municipality in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land in Lower Austria, Austria. It was established by the Romans, probably on a location of prior settlements. Some Roman buildings survive to this day. Population See also *Gemeinl ...

. In the course of building the Danube , the mouth of the Traisen was relocated to in the municipality of

Kirchberg am Wagram Kirchberg am Wagram is a municipality in the district of Tulln in the Austrian state of Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, locate ...

. During a period of extremely high water in July 1997, parts of numerous municipalities along the Traisen, as well as the government quarter of the state capital St. Pölten, were greatly flooded.

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* Rivers of Lower Austria Sankt Pölten Rivers of Austria {{LowerAustria-geo-stub