Austria - Burgenland
Neusiedler See
A Karen Brown Recommendation
Rust, Burgenland, Austria |
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The Neusiedler See is intriguing. About once a century there is NO lake—it simply disappears. And then, for no apparent reason, it comes back again. There are almost no tributaries into the lake—the water seems to blossom forth from underwater springs. Another strange occurrence is that sometimes the lake shifts, rather like a tilting cup of water. When this takes place, land is quickly claimed, but before the arguments of possession are solved, the water usually shifts again and the land is recaptured by the mischievous lake. In spite of its naughty nature, the lake is fascinating: so shallow that a man can usually stand and keep his head above water at the deepest part, and so encumbered with reeds that long piers must extend out from the shore for access. Its very nature welcomes birds, and this is a paradise for the bird watcher—more than 250 species of birds, protected by law, make this their home. Some of Austria's finest wines are grown in the fertile marshy lowlands stretching around the lake.
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