Northern Burgenland

The most northerly part of Burgenland lies east of the Leithagebirge, on both sides of the River Wulka, and is bounded on the south by the Mattersburg hills. Here, too, is the extensive plain between the Danube and the northern end of the Neusiedler See, interrupted by gently rolling hills and watered by the River Leitha. The slopes of the Leithagebirge, form the border with Lower Austria for part of the way. The flat shores of the Neusiedler See, where many aquatic birds can be seen, are overgrown with reeds for miles on end, and from the villages dotted along the road water meadows extend into the lake. At Eisenstadt this area merges into the Wulka plain, with a broad ridge of hills between the town and the lake. South of Eisenstadt the