Lake Neusiedl

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Lake Neusiedl is a large, shallow steppe lake in Central Europe renowned for its unique wetland ecosystem, birdlife, and surrounding wine-growing region.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lake Neusiedl canonical 14
Fertő Lake 1
Lake Fertő 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ramsar site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
endorheic lake
shallow lake
steppe lake
transboundary lake
averageDepth about 1.0 metre
basinCountry Austria
Hungary
borderWith Austria
Hungary
climateInfluence continental climate with steppe characteristics
country Austria
Hungary
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 115 metres
hasCharacteristic extensive reed belt
highly fluctuating water level
shallow
steppe climate influence
hasEcosystemType alkaline lakes
reed marshes
salt pans
importantFor migratory birds
waterfowl breeding
knownFor ice skating in winter when frozen
rich birdlife
sailing and windsurfing
unique wetland ecosystem
wine-growing region around the lake
locatedIn Burgenland
Central Europe
Győr-Moson-Sopron County
locatedInProtectedArea Fertő-Hanság National Park
Neusiedler See–Seewinkel National Park
locatedNear city of Sopron
linked to: Sopron

town of Neusiedl am See
town of Podersdorf am See
town of Rust
maximumDepth about 1.8 metres
partOf Pannonian Basin
linked to: Carpathian Basin
RamsarDesignation Neusiedler See – Seewinkel
supportsSpeciesGroup ducks and geese
herons
waders
surfaceArea about 315 square kilometres
surroundedBy Pannonian steppe landscape
vineyards
wetlands
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 2001
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteType cultural landscape
waterType brackish

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hungary–Austria border passesNearLake Fertő Lake
linked to: Lake Neusiedl
Burgenland contains Lake Neusiedl
Transdanubia containsLake Lake Fertő
linked to: Lake Neusiedl
Rust (Burgenland) locatedOn Lake Neusiedl
subject linked to: Rust
Neusiedl am See locatedOn Lake Neusiedl
Northern Burgenland contains Lake Neusiedl
Northern Burgenland adjacentTo Lake Neusiedl
Neusiedlersee locatedAround Lake Neusiedl
Neusiedlersee influencedBy Lake Neusiedl
Rust climateInfluence Lake Neusiedl
subject linked to: town of Rust
Podersdorf am See hasBodyOfWater Lake Neusiedl
subject linked to: town of Podersdorf am See