!!!Wiener Pforte

Wiener Pforte Gap, Lower Austria/Vienna, gap through which the River 
Danube breaks into the Vienna basin, between Leopoldsberg Hill (alt. 
425 m) and Kahlenberg Hill (alt. 484 m) on the right side of 
the river and Bisamberg Hill (alt. 358 m) on the left side. It 
was formed by erosion of the River Danube alongside a fault between 
the Vienna Woods and Bisamberg Hill. The Wiener Pforte was of great 
historical importance for traffic from west to east; its favourable 
position at the intersection with traffic routes from north to south 
was beneficial to the development of Vienna. Municipalities at the 
Wiener Pforte: Langenzersdorf (alt. 170 m) and Klosterneuburg 
(alt. 192 m).


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