!!!Leithagebirge

Leithagebirge Mountains, colloquially called "Leithberge"/Leith 
Mountains (name derives from River Leitha), foothills of the central 
Alps in the east, remains of a submerged part of a mountain range 
which formed the connection between the Alps and the Carpathian 
Mountains. Their south-western core is made of gneiss, the rest is 
mainly mica schist, surrounded by  Leitha Limestone. The wooded 
mountain crest, about 35 km long and 5 to 7 km large, 
extends from the Brucker Pforte gap to the Wiener Neustaedter Pforte 
gap, and forms the south-eastern border of the Vienna Basin. The 
highest peak is the 484 m high Sonnenberg mountain. Beech and oak 
bush forests, vineyards and fruit orchards on the south-eastern slopes 
owing to the mild climate (Aesculapian snakes can be found in this 
area). The Leithagebirge Mountains are not densely populated, have a 
low traffic volume and their north-eastern and central parts form the 
border between Lower Austria and Burgenland. The old "Kaisereiche" 
(Emperor´s oak) close to the Franz-Josef vantage point 
(443 m) on the Steinerweg is the landmark of the Leithagebirge 
Mountains. - Quarries, cement factories in Mannersdorf am 
Leithagebirge, Bruckneudorf military training area in the north.


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