Category archive: Landscapes

Lake Neusiedlersee, Austria: The Sea Of The Burgenland

Lake Neusiedlersee is a lake in the border area between Austria and Hungary; the Austrian part can be found in the Burgenland province. The German name refers to a town of the same name (Neusiedl), the Hungarian name Fertö is more appropriate – it means swamp. The Neusiedlersee is one of Europe?s very few steppe lakes; in terms of surface, the lake is Austria?s biggest. Lake Constance is bigger, but the Austrian share of it is smaller. On both sides, the Austrian and Hungarian one, the region is part of a National Park.