Wienerwaldsee Dam

Wienerwaldsee Dam

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Wienerwaldsee Dam

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Location: Tullnerbach, Vienna Surroundings, Vienna Woods, Lower Austria, Austria

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Intertronic und Sonja 🎄🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️

July 23, 2023

Cycling

The Wienerwaldsee dam is a structure that creates a shallow reservoir in the Vienna Woods. The lake is located 20 km west of Vienna and serves as a flood retention basin for the Vienna River and the Wolfsgrabenbach. The lake was built between 1895 and 1897 and was previously a useful and drinking water reservoir for the Wiental water pipeline. Today the lake is a water protection area and a popular destination for cyclists and walkers. On the northern bank there is a monument to Wilhelm Kress, who had an accident with his seaplane here in 1901.

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Intertronic und Sonja 🎄🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️

August 1, 2023

Cycling

The Wienerwaldsee dam is an interesting structure that creates an artificial lake in the Vienna Woods. The lake serves as flood protection for the Vienna River, which flows into the Mulde here. The lake is also a water conservation area that provides a habitat for many rare animals. Unfortunately, swimming and ice skating in the lake are prohibited, but you can cycle or walk around it and enjoy the beautiful scenery. On the northern bank there is a monument to Wilhelm Kress, a pioneer of aircraft technology who crashed his seaplane here in 1901.

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