The Leitha (German: Leitha; Hungarian: Lajta; Czech: Litava) is a river in Central Europe with a length of approximately 180 km. It is formed in eastern Austria at the confluence of two headstreams (Schwarza and Pitten). Between Katzelsdorf und Leithaprodersdorf, the Leitha forms part of the border between Lower Austria and Burgenland, which was the Austrian-Hungarian border until 1921. The Viennese basin is a tectonic basin between the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains. ... The Danube bend at Visegrád is a popular destination of tourists The Danube (ancient Danuvius) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ... Mosonmagyaróvár is a town in northwestern Hungary, county Győr-Moson-Sopron. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... Katzelsdorf is an Austrian municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in Lower Austria. ... Leithaprodersdorf, also (Leitha-Prodersdorf; Hungarian: Lajtapordány, Lajtha-Pordány) is an Austrian town located in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district (Bezirk) of the state of Burgenland. ... Map of Lower Austria showing districts and the four quarters (Waldviertel in green, Weinviertel in red, Mostviertel in yellow and Industrieviertel in blue) Lower Austria (de: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. ... Burgenland (Hungarian Várvidék, Őrvidék or Felsőőrvidék, Croatian Gradišće, Slovenian Gradiščansko) is the easternmost state or Land of Austria. ...

Near Nickelsdorf, the river passes into modern Hungary, where it flows into an arm of the Danube river near Mosonmagyaróvár. Besides Mosonmagyaróvár, other cities on its course are Wiener Neustadt and Bruck an der Leitha. Nickelsdorf is a community in the province of Burgenland in the district of Neusiedl am See in Austria with 1 566 inhabitants. ... The Danube bend at Visegrád is a popular destination of tourists The Danube (ancient Danuvius) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ... Mosonmagyaróvár is a town in northwestern Hungary, county GyÅ‘r-Moson-Sopron. ... Wiener Neustadt (Hungarian: Bécsújhely) is located south of Vienna in the state of Lower Austria. ... Bruck an der Leitha is a city located in Lower Austria at the border to the Burgenland, which is marked by the Leitha river. ...

Several canals diverge from the Leitha and its tributaries. The canals fed spinning companies in the past, and they now feed small hydroelectric power plants. Between Seibersdorf and Hof am Leithaberge, most of the water in the Leitha is removed for this purpose. From there on, the Leitha only really flows when it is at its high watermark. Downriver from Katzelsdorf the river is bed almost completely dry as well. A hand-turned spinning wheel in action Cones of yarn for industrial use Spinning is the process of creating yarn (or thread, rope, cable) from various raw fiber materials. ... Hydraulic turbine and electrical generator. ... A power station (also power plant) is a facility for the generation of electric power. ... Seibersdorf is an Austrian market town with 1,283 residents in the District of Baden in Lower Austria. ... Katzelsdorf is an Austrian municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in Lower Austria. ...

Historic importance

The Leitha River

The placenames Lajtabánság, Cisleithania and Transleithania all come from the Leitha. After the 1867 Ausgleich between Austria and Hungary, which created the Dual Monarchy, Transleithanien ("beyond the Leitha") was the Viennese colloquial word for the region beyond the Leitha (meaning Hungary), while Cisleithanien ("on this side of the Leitha") was the region around Vienna (meaning Austria). In the same way, it was also the name for Kingdom of Hungary. These names reflect the Viennese and Austrian perspectives towards the rest of the Empire, because the center of Vienna lay on this side, and the other half, Hungary, lay on that side. Also, Galicia and Bukovina, which were counted as part of Cisleithania, lie far to Hungary's east. Moreover, the River March formed the border between Moravia and Hungary, this area is now in Slovakia. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1440x990, 174 KB)Lajtha river from my camera. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1440x990, 174 KB)Lajtha river from my camera. ... In geography and cartography, a toponym is a place name, a geographical name, a proper name of locality, region, or some other part of Earths surface or its natural or artificial feature. ... Map of the region Lajtabánság (German: Leitha-Banat) was a short lived Hungarian state in the territory of nowadays Burgenland after the Treaty of Trianon after the Hungarian Army left the territory but before the Austrian annexation. ... Cisleithania (German: Cisleithanien) was the name of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary, the Dual monarchy created in 1867 and dissolved in 1918. ... Transleithania (German Transleithanien, derived from Latin to mean Land beyond the river of Leitha, counted from the Austrian side) is a colloquial name for the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Stephens Crown, the countries of the Hungarian part of Austria-Hungary, the Dual monarchy which was created in 1867... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The German term Ausgleich (Hungarian kiegyezés) refers to the compromise or composition of February 1867 that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, which was signed by Franz Joseph of Austria and a Hungarian delegation led by Ferenc Deák. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 UN complex in Vienna, with the non-affiliated Austria Center Vienna in front - picture taken from Danube Tower in nearby Danube Park. ... The Kingdom of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Királyság) is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Coat-of-arms of Galicia Galicia is a historical region currently split between Poland and Ukraine. ... Bukovina (Ukrainian: Буковина, Bukovyna; Romanian: Bucovina; German and Polish: Bukowina; see also other languages) is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains. ... The Morava (Czech / Slovak: Morava; German: ) is a river in Central Europe. ... Moravia in relation to the current kraje of the Czech Republic Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava, German: ( ), Hungarian: Morvaország, Polish: Morawy) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. ...