The Wulka () is a
river
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of
Burgenland
Burgenland (; hu, Őrvidék; hr, Gradišće; Austro-Bavarian: ''Burgnland;'' Slovene: ''Gradiščanska'') is the easternmost and least populous state of Austria. It consists of two statutory cities and seven rural districts, with a total of ...
,
Austria
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. Its basin area is .
The river springs near
Forchtenstein and the border to
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 ...
. It flows through
Trausdorf an der Wulka
Trausdorf an der Wulka (Burgenland Croatian: ''Trajštof'', hu, Darázsfalu) is a town in the district of Eisenstadt-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Burgenland. It is on the Wulka
The Wulka () is a river of Burgenland, Austria. Its basin area ...
and discharges near
Donnerskirchen
Donnerskirchen ( hu, Fertőfehéregyháza, hr, Bijela Crikva) is a market town in the district Eisenstadt-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Burgenland.
History
World War II
During World War II a small concentration camp was located near the vi ...
into
Lake Neusiedl
Lake Neusiedl (german: Neusiedler See), or Fertő ( hu, Fertő (tó); hr, Nežidersko jezero, Niuzaljsko jezero; sl, Nežidersko jezero; sk, Neziderské jazero; cs, Neziderské jezero) is the largest endorheic lake in Central Europe, straddl ...
, in former times a runoff-free lake, but nowadays drained by an artificial channel, the , into the
Danube
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.
An article in the
Journal of Hydrology
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stated that "
Waste water treatment
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plants contributed up to 68% of monthly flow of River Wulka into the lake."
See also
*
Rosalia Mountains
References
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Rivers of Austria
Rivers of Burgenland
Tourist attractions in Burgenland