Manhartsberg is a low, flat-lying

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

ridge A ridge is a long, narrow, elevated geomorphologic landform, structural feature, or a combination of both separated from the surrounding terrain by steep sides. The sides of a ridge slope away from a narrow top, the crest or ridgecrest, wi ...

Lower Austria Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Lower Austria, Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which ...

. It rises to a maximum height of 537 m. It is the southeastern flank of the

granite Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo ...

Bohemian massif. The ridge runs from the Thaya river up to the Wagram mountain range and is partly overlaid with

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sediment Sediment is a solid material that is transported to a new location where it is deposited. It occurs naturally and, through the processes of weathering and erosion, is broken down and subsequently sediment transport, transported by the action of ...

s, primarily clays, sands and gravels of the Vienna Basin formations. This ridge continues to the northeast into

Moravia Moravia ( ; ) is a historical region in the eastern Czech Republic, roughly encompassing its territory within the Danube River's drainage basin. It is one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The medieval and early ...

in the area near

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. The Manhartsberg forms the southeastern edge of the Bohemian massif and constitutes the boundary between two parts of

, the ''upper quarter above the Manhartsberg'' ( Waldviertel) and the ''lower quarter under the Manhartsberg'' ( Weinviertel). On its west side runs the Kamp river. The western slopes of the Manhartsberg are part of the Kamptal-Schönberg nature park, which has been recognized by

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as an international

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, the Kamptal Geopark. Above the town of Maissau, rich

vein Veins () are blood vessels in the circulatory system of humans and most other animals that carry blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are those of the pulmonary and feta ...

s of

amethyst Amethyst is a Violet (color), violet variety of quartz. The name comes from the Koine Greek from - , "not" and (Ancient Greek) / (Modern Greek), "intoxicate", a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from Alcohol into ...

have been found in the Manhartsberg. Next to one of the highest points on the ridge are the remains of a

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secret

radar Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance ('' ranging''), direction ( azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It is a radiodetermination method used to detect and track ...

installation, whose

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was ''Zangendorf 4''.

References

* Klein, Eugen and Jurasky, Josef (2003) ''Botanische Wanderung von der March zum Manhartsberg: ein Bilder-Buch'' Ed. Weinviertel, Gösing/Wagram, , in German * Vogel, Alois (1985) ''Beobachtungen am Manhartsberg: Gedichte'' Niederösterreichisches Pressehaus, St. Pölten, Austria, , in German * Rausch, Wilhelm (1990) ''Durch die Wachau zum Manhartsberg: eine Städteexkursion'' Österreichisch Arbeitskreis für Stadtgeschichtsforschung, Linz, , in German * Tollmann, Alexander (1977) ''Geologie von Österreich: Ausserzentralalpiner Anteil'' Deuticke, Vienna, , in German * Hartmann, Helga and Hartmann, Wilhelm (eds.) (2000) ''Die Höhlen Niederösterreichs'' Landesverein für Höhlenkunde in Wien und Niederösterreich, Vienna
OCLC 74914005
(Science supplements to the magazine "Die Höhle") in German

External links

"Simplified Geological Map of the Weinviertel region"
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