Neusiedl am See Attractions

Above the northern end of the Neusiedler See lies the little town of Neusiedl (133m/436ft; pop. 4,000). A causeway 1.5km/1mi long runs through the belt of reeds to the bathing and other facilities on the open water (swimming pool, motorboat landing stage, sailing and surfing school, yachting school).

The little town (only an hour's bus ride away from Vienna) has an interesting Gothic parish church with a Baroque "ship" pulpit of 1780. Above the town stands a massive medieval tower. A junk market is held on the first Monday morning each month in Kalvarienbergstrasse. The modern indoor swimming pool is very popular.

Bruck an der Leitha, Austria

(Near Neusiedl am See)

12km/7.5mi north of Neusiedl lies the old town of Bruck an der Leitha (180m/590ft; pop. 7,000), at the passage of the Leitha through the chain of hills between Burgenland and the Vienna basin. Parts of the town walls have been preserved. Schloss Prugg, originally a moated castle, dates in its present form from the 18th and 19th century; it has a beautiful park. The parish church in the main square was built between 1696 and 1740.

Address

Bruck an der Leitha Tourist Office
A-2460 Bruck an der Leitha
Austria

http://www.bruckleitha.at

Mannersdorf, Austria

(Near Neusiedl am See)

About 23km/14mi west of Neusiedl brings you to Mannersdorf (216m/709ft), which in the mid 18th century was a fashionable spa with a sulfur spring. The magnificent Baroque castle was built for the Empress Maria Theresa in 1754-55.

Address

Mannersdorf Tourist Office
A-2452 Mannersdorf
Austria

http://www.mannersdorf-lgb.at

Mannersdorf - Naturpark Wüste

The nature park forms part of the Leithagebire landscape conservation area. It is located in the central area of the Leithagebirge, south of Mannersdorf / Leithagebirge.

Address

Naturpark Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge - Wüste
Hauptstrasse 48
A-2452 Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge
Austria

http://www.naturparke.at/index2.html?manners/home.html

Pannonian Museum

The Pannonian Museum in Neusiedl am See is a local museum displaying items related to the region's rural past and its former connections with Hungary.

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	15:30	15:30	15:30	15:30	15:30	10:00
Close		19:30	19:30	19:30	19:30	19:30	12:00

Rohrau, Austria

(Near Neusiedl am See)

8km/5mi northeast of Bruck is the little town of Rohrau, where Joseph Haydn was born in 1732, son of the local blacksmith; the thatched house in which he first saw the light of day is now a museum.
Joseph Hadyn is known for his his piano sonatas, symphonies and string quartets.

Address

Rohrau Tourist Office
Joseph Haydn-Platz 1
A-2471 Rohrau
Austria

Rohrau - Art Collection of the Counts Harrach

The castle of the Harrach family (17th-18th century) in Rohrau, where Haydn's mother was a cook, contains an important collection of pictures.