Piesting
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The Piesting is a river in southern Lower Austria
. Its sources are the Kalte Gang, the Steinapiesting, and the Längapiesting, which begin south of the Schneeberg
.
These creeks meet in the Gutenstein
in the Wienerwald
. From there the Piestring flows east through Markt Piesting
and Wöllersdorf and into the Viennese Basin. The Piesting meets the Fischa at Gramatneusiedl
.
The tributary of the Myrabach stream discharges at Pernitz
into the Piesting. Between the Hohe Mandling (967 m) in the north and the Großer Kitzberg (771 m) in the south, the Piesting breaks through the Quarb (47°53′0"N 15°59′38"E), a rocky ravine, and flows further eastwards through Markt Piesting
and Wöllersdorf
into the Vienna Basin
. Near Gramatneusiedl
the Piesting enters the Fischa.
The valley west of the Thermenlinie in the Vienna Woods is known as the Piesting Valley.
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
. Its sources are the Kalte Gang, the Steinapiesting, and the Längapiesting, which begin south of the Schneeberg
Schneeberg (Alps)
The Schneeberg, with its 2076 m-high summit Klosterwappen, is the highest mountain of Lower Austria, and the easternmost 2000 m-high mountain in the Alps. It is a distinctive limestone massif with steep slopes on three sides....
.
These creeks meet in the Gutenstein
Gutenstein (Austria)
Gutenstein is a market town with 1,402 inhabitants in Wiener Neustadt-Land, Lower Austria, Austria....
in the Wienerwald
Wienerwald
The Vienna Woods are forested highlands that form the northeastern foothills of the Northern Limestone Alps in the states of Lower Austria and Vienna. The long and wide hill range is heavily wooded and a popular recreation area with the Viennese....
. From there the Piestring flows east through Markt Piesting
Markt Piesting
Markt Piesting is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in Lower Austria, Austria....
and Wöllersdorf and into the Viennese Basin. The Piesting meets the Fischa at Gramatneusiedl
Gramatneusiedl
Gramatneusiedl is a municipality in the district of Wien-Umgebung in Lower Austria, Austria....
.
The tributary of the Myrabach stream discharges at Pernitz
Pernitz
-History:The name originates from perenica and a brook. The name is of Slavic origin. The Celts arrived before the Slavs.The name was first mentioned in 1165 in the Falkensteiner Codex. In 1679, the plague affected Pernitz and four years later in1683, the Second Turkish Siege happened.In 1828, a...
into the Piesting. Between the Hohe Mandling (967 m) in the north and the Großer Kitzberg (771 m) in the south, the Piesting breaks through the Quarb (47°53′0"N 15°59′38"E), a rocky ravine, and flows further eastwards through Markt Piesting
Markt Piesting
Markt Piesting is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in Lower Austria, Austria....
and Wöllersdorf
Wöllersdorf-Steinabrückl
Wöllersdorf-Steinabrückl is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in Lower Austria, Austria.-References:...
into the Vienna Basin
Vienna Basin
The Vienna Basin is a sedimentary basin between the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains...
. Near Gramatneusiedl
Gramatneusiedl
Gramatneusiedl is a municipality in the district of Wien-Umgebung in Lower Austria, Austria....
the Piesting enters the Fischa.
The valley west of the Thermenlinie in the Vienna Woods is known as the Piesting Valley.
See also
- Markt PiestingMarkt PiestingMarkt Piesting is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in Lower Austria, Austria....