The Piesting is a river in southern
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 ...
. A left tributary of the
Fischa
The Fischa () is a river of Lower Austria. It is a right tributary of the Danube near the town Fischamend. Its drainage basin
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, its
drainage basin
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is .
The sources of the Piesting are the Kalte Gang, the , and the Längapiesting, which begin south of the
Schneeberg. These rivers meet in
Gutenstein in the
Vienna Woods
The Vienna Woods (german: Wienerwald) are forested highlands that form the northeastern foothills of the Northern Limestone Alps in the states of Lower Austria and Vienna. The and range of hills is heavily wooded and a popular recreation area ...
. From there the Piesting flows east through
Markt Piesting
Markt Piesting is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austr ...
and
Wöllersdorf and into the
Viennese Basin
The Vienna Basin (german: Wiener Becken, cz, Vídeňská pánev, sk, Viedenská kotlina, Hungarian: ''Bécsi-medence'') is a geologically young tectonic burial basin and sedimentary basin in the seam area between the Alps, the Carpathians and t ...
.
The tributary
Myrabach discharges at
Pernitz
Pernitz is a town in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
History
The origin of the name ''Pernitz'' is the Slavic word ''perenica'', which refers to a stream on which charcoal is used. The Slavic settleme ...
into the Piesting. Between the () in the north and the () in the south, the Piesting breaks through the , a rocky ravine, and flows further eastwards through
Markt Piesting
Markt Piesting is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austr ...
and
Wöllersdorf into the
Vienna Basin
The Vienna Basin (german: Wiener Becken, cz, Vídeňská pánev, sk, Viedenská kotlina, Hungarian: ''Bécsi-medence'') is a geologically young tectonic burial basin and sedimentary basin in the seam area between the Alps, the Carpathians and t ...
. Near
Gramatneusiedl
Gramatneusiedl is a municipality in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
It belonged to Wien-Umgebung District
Bezirk Wien-Umgebung was a district of the state of Lower Austria in Austria. The district co ...
the Piesting discharges into the
Fischa
The Fischa () is a river of Lower Austria. It is a right tributary of the Danube near the town Fischamend. 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 m ...
.
The valley west of the (the thermal line at the
Vienna Basin
The Vienna Basin (german: Wiener Becken, cz, Vídeňská pánev, sk, Viedenská kotlina, Hungarian: ''Bécsi-medence'') is a geologically young tectonic burial basin and sedimentary basin in the seam area between the Alps, the Carpathians and t ...
) in the
Vienna Woods
The Vienna Woods (german: Wienerwald) are forested highlands that form the northeastern foothills of the Northern Limestone Alps in the states of Lower Austria and Vienna. The and range of hills is heavily wooded and a popular recreation area ...
is known as the Piesting Valley.
See also
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Markt Piesting
Markt Piesting is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austr ...
References
Rivers of Lower Austria
Wiener Neustadt-Land District
Gutenstein Alps
Rivers of Austria
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