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Iris Lake

Iris Lake

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Iris Lake

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Location: Vienna, Austria

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Intertronic und Sonja 🎄🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️

February 26, 2023

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In 1993, the Iris Lake in the Danube Park in the 22nd district of Donaustadt, which is lined with old poplar trees, was renaturalized. The extracted and oxygen-enriched groundwater now …

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Christine 🚶‍♀️ 📷 🌏

April 21, 2021

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Since the more than 25,000 square meter large iris lake had leaked, it was deepened in 1993. The banks were flattened and large swamp areas were planted. Plants such as rushes, sedges, bulrushes, frog spoons, swamp lilies, swan flowers, water mint and hedgehog cobs form a biological sewage treatment plant today. Furthermore, an old population of white poplars has been preserved.

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Gudrun

February 14, 2022

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A remarkable biotope with numerous waterfowl.

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Elevation 160 m

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Tuesday 16 June

28°C

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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