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Country | Austria |
Region | Lower Austria |
Surface | 23.68 km² |
Population | 8000 |
Area code | 02162 |
Postal Code | 2460 |
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Bruck an der Leitha - county town in Austria, in the federal state Lower Austria, the county seat of Bruck an der Leitha. It is situated on Lithuania. It is an important rail and road junction and is known for its small, well-preserved Baroque old town.
Characteristic
Drive
By plane
- 1 Vienna International Airport (IATA: VIE) is located about 20 km northwest of Bruck. By car via the A4 motorway, by the public regional bus to Schwechat and then by the S-Bahn S7.
- 2 Bratislava airport (IATA: BTS) is located approximately 45 km northeast of Bruck. By car A4-A6 and then the Slovak D2 and D1.
By car
The A4 E60 Ost (Vienna-Budapest) motorway leads north past Bruck, exits 32 Bruck an der Leitha West and 36 Bruck an der Leitha Ost. A few kilometers east of Bruck, at the Bruckneudorf junction the A6 E58 branches to Bratislava.
Bruck is situated at the intersection of the former federal motorways B10 (Vienna-Nickelsdorf) and 212 (Bruck-Petronell).
By rail
Railway station 3 Bruck an der Leitha is located about a kilometer south of the city center in the commune Bruckneudorf (Burgenland).
No international express trains or night trains running between Vienna and Budapest and still do not stop at Bruck station. Vienna S-Bahn line S60 (from the main train station upstairs) and regional express trains to Bratislava-Petržalki, Mosonmagyaróvár and Győr also stop at Bruck. WITH Seewinkel Bruck can be reached by the regional train Fertöd-Parndorf, from Eisenstadt by the regional train Wulkaprodersdorf-Neusiedl-Parndorf, in both cases you have to change at Parndorf.
Travel Note from Hungarian: Bruck is referred to by a Hungarian name on some timetables and maps Lajtabruck (sic!)!
By bus
Regional buses connect Bruck with surrounding municipalities, including Hainburg an der Donau, Petronell-Carnuntum, Schwechat, Ebreichsdorf.
Communication
Worth seeing
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- The entire old town is a well-preserved complex of baroque tenement houses centered around the Main Square.
- 1 Holy Trinity Church Baroque building, connected to the 53 m high city tower
- The town fortifications have been partially preserved, on the edge of the center there are defensive towers and town gates
- 2 Prugg Castle
- Bruck an der Leitha Wind Farm: The easternmost of the five wind turbines has an observation deck at an altitude of 60 m.
Nearest neighborhood
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Science
Shopping
- There are several retail stores in the city center and a large Interspar supermarket just outside the center on the B10 highway.
- The Parndorf Designer Outlet is just 10 km from the city.
Gastronomy
Festivals, parties
Accommodation
contact
Security
Tourist information
Where next
- Rohrau: a baroque palace and the house where Haydn was born
- Bruckneudorf: Neighboring community on the Burgenland side of Leith where Bruck has fully grown
- Carnuntum Archaeological Park
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