National Park Neusiedlersee-Seewinkel description and photos - Austria: Burgenland (Topic)

National Park Neusiedlersee-Seewinkel description and photos - Austria: Burgenland. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Neusiedlersee-Seewinkel.

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Neusiedlersee - Seewinkel is a national park on the border of Hungary and Austria. The park is located in the Austrian Burgenland and the Hungarian districts of Gyor Bihar and Vas. In 2001, Neusiedlersee-Seewinkel was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The park was founded in 1993 by Austria, and in 1991 Hungary declared part of its lands a national park, which was named Fert & ouml; -Hans & aacute; g Nemzet. The Neusiedler See-Seewinkel is the first park in Austria to be located in several countries. The territorial structure of Neusiedpersee-Seewinkel consists of seven administrative regions of Austria: Andau, Illmitz, Apetlon, Weide nam See, Podersdorf, Tadten and Neusiedl am See. Part of the land is owned, in total, the park has about 1200 land owners.

Part of the land in the National Park is not currently used in any way. The rest of the land, on the contrary, is a cultural park and is open to tourists. The Neusiedler See-Seewinkel has many different landscapes: swamps, steppes, fields and reed beds, salt lakes. During the seasonal migration of birds, the feathered population in the reserve becomes several times larger, which attracts a large number of tourists.

There are organized excursions in the National Park, there is an information center located in the town of Illmitz.

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Topic: National Park Neusiedlersee-Seewinkel description and photos - Austria: Burgenland.