Schwechat (river)

Schwechat
Path of the Schwechat [1]
Location
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
Towns	Alland Baden Schwechat
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Schöpfl, Vienna Woods
• elevation	893 m (2,930 ft)
Mouth	Danube
• location	near Schwechat
• coordinates	48°08′16″N 16°33′37″E / 48.1379°N 16.5603°E / 48.1379; 16.5603
Length	62 km (39 mi)[1]
Basin size	1,182 km2 (456 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• left	Sattelbach [ceb; sv], Mödlingbach [ceb; de; sv], Petersbach [ceb; sv], Liesing (Schwechat)
• right	Triesting, Kalter Gang

The Schwechat (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvɛçat] ^ⓘ) is a river in Lower Austria. Its drainage basin is 1,182 km² (456 sq mi).^[2]

The source is near the Schöpfl (893 m) in the Vienna Woods. The source streams are the Riesenbach, Lammeraubach, Agsbach, Hainbach and the Großkrottenbach, which merge at Klausen-Leopoldsdorf to form the Schwechat. It flows through the small town of Alland, through the Helenental to Baden, and through the Vienna Basin to Schwechat, where the river flows into in the Danube.

The Helenental is the Schwechat valley from Mayerling to Baden, named for the parish church of St Helena (Pfarrkirche St Helena), about 2 miles (3 km) from the town center of Baden.^[3] Originally gothic, it has since been replaced by a baroque structure.

• Baedeker's Austria, Baedeker's Guides, translated from the German by James Hogarth for AA Publishing, 2000.

• Media related to Schwechat River at Wikimedia Commons