Best in Austria Lake Neusiedl
Lake Neusiedl is a shallow steppe lake in Burgenland that supports water sports, bird reserves and a ring of wine villages including Rust.
Lake Neusiedl operates in the Lake and national park region segment.
Lake Neusiedl: Disambiguation
Lake Neusiedl is not an Alpine lake. Lake Neusiedl is not a reservoir. Lake Neusiedl is not the Salzkammergut lakes. Lake Neusiedl is not a single resort town.
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Lake Neusiedl: Core Facts
- Type
- Endorheic steppe lake
- Region
- Burgenland, Austria, with a Hungarian section
- Surface area
- About 315 km² including the Hungarian part
- Average depth
- About 1 m, maximum near 1.8 m
- UNESCO inscription
- 2001, Fertö/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (source)
- National park
- Neusiedler See-Seewinkel, founded 1993, Austria's first cross-border park (source)
- Rail time from Vienna
- About 40 min to Neusiedl am See (source, )
- Rust
- Smallest statutory city in Austria, about 1,900 residents
- White storks
- Nest on Rust chimneys from March to August
- Wine speciality
- Ruster Ausbruch, a sweet wine from the town of Rust
- Cycle route
- Lake circuit of roughly 125 km
- Last complete dry-out
- 1868
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
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Lake Neusiedl: Frequently Asked Questions
Is the lake good for swimming?
Yes in summer. Lake Neusiedl is shallow, averaging about one metre, so the water warms quickly between June and September.
How do you get around without a car?
Trains reach Neusiedl am See in roughly 40 minutes, and regional buses, bike hire and the seasonal ferries link the villages around the shore.
What is the best season for birdwatching?
Spring and late summer. The national park, founded in 1993, protects the Seewinkel soda pans, and white storks are present from March to August.
Which village is worth the day?
Rust, for the storks and the Ausbruch wines, with Podersdorf on the eastern shore as the swimming and windsurfing alternative.
Does it work outside summer?
Less well. Most of the appeal of Lake Neusiedl is outdoors, and boat and bathing services wind down from October.
Lake Neusiedl: Related entities
Lake Neusiedl: Where this entity is mentioned
Lake Neusiedl: Further reading
- https://www.neusiedlersee.com/en
- https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/772/
- https://www.nationalpark-neusiedlersee-seewinkel.at/
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