The Weinviertel ("wine quarter") or Viertel unter dem Manhartsberg ("quarter below the Manhartsberg") is located in the northeast of Lower Austria. Lower Austria (Niederösterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesländer in Austria. ...

In the east, the Weinviertel borders Slovakia at the March (river). In the south, it borders Mostviertel and Industrieviertel, its limits being the Wagram, the Danube and the Marchfeld. Its western neighbor is Waldviertel, the traditional border being the Manhartsberg. In the north, the Weinviertel is adjacent to the Czech Republic, more specifically Moravia. The river Thaya runs back and forth accrossthe border. The Morava (as it is called in Czech and Slovak languages) or the March (as it is known in German) is a river located in Central Europe. ... The Battle of Wagram, around the isle of Lobau on the Danube and on the plain of the Marchfeld around the village of Wagram 15 km north east of Vienna, Austria, took place on July 5 and 6, 1809 and resulted in the decisive victory of French forces under Napoleon... Jump to: navigation, search The Danube (Donau in German; Dunaj in Slovak; Donava in Slovene; Duna in Hungarian; Dunav in Croatian and Serbian; Dunav or Дунав in Bulgarian; Dunăre in Romanian; Дунай (Dunay) in Ukrainian; Danuvius in Latin) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ... Moravia in relation to the current kraje of the Czech Republic Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava, German: Mähren, Polish: Morawy, Hungarian: Morvaország) is an historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. ... The Thaya (Czech Dyje) is a river in Central Europe, tributary to the Morava. ...

Viticulture

The name Weinviertel is derived from Viticulture. It is Austria's largest wine growing area. The most important grape varieties are: wine grapes Viticulture (from the Latin word for vine) refers to the cultivation of grapes, often for use in the production of wine. ... This is a list of varieties of cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a Table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana). ...

• Grüner Veltliner
• Pinot Blanc
• Welschriesling
• Zweigelt
• Portugais Bleu

Grüner Veltliner, also known as (Green) Veltliner, is a grape variety widely grown in Austria. ... Pinot Blanc is a white wine grape. ... This traditional Austrian variety is not related to Riesling at all. ... Zweigelt is a red wine grape variety developed in 1922, at the Federal Institute for Viticulture and Pomology at Klosterneuburg, Austria, by Fritz Zweigelt (who was later to become the director of this institute). ...

Geography

Other important rivers are Göllersbach, Hamelbach, Pulkau, Rußbach, Schmida, Waidenbach, Weidenbach and Zaya

Beside viticulture and agriculture, other industries contribute to the Weinviertel's economy. Most notably, there are some oil fields in its eastern part, which are exploited by OMV and located in the "oil communities of Neusiedl an der Zaya, Zistersdorf, Matzen, Auersthal und Prottes. Drilling rig in a small oil field Near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 An oil field is an area with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (oil) from below ground. ... // History OMV is Austrias largest oil-producing, refining and gas-station operating company. ...

Important rail connections are Franz Josef Railway, the Austrian Northern Railway and the Austrian Eastern Railway. The Franz Josef Railway is an Austrian railway line originally named after Emperor Franz Joseph. ... The Austrian Northern Railway (German Nordbahn) was the name of a former railway company during the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. ... The Austrian Eastern Railway (German Ostbahn) was the name of a former railway company during the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. ...

Districts

The following administrative districts of Lower Austria are considered to be parts of the Weinviertel

• Gänserndorf (district)
• Hollabrunn (district)
• Korneuburg (district)
• Mistelbach (district)
• The court district of Kirchberg am Wagram, which is part of the administrative district of Tulln)

External links

http://www.weinviertel.at