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The Viennese Basin (German: Wiener Becken, Czech: Vídeňská pánev, Slovak: Viedenská kotlina) is a sedimentary basin between the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains. More than 50% of the Viennese basin is located in Lower Austria, the rest is in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

The fairly level area has the shape of a spindle, over an area of 50 kilometres by 200 kilometres.

Parts:

The Viennese Basin proper. The part within the Czech Republic is called Dolnomoravský úval (the Lower Moravian Vale), whilst that within Slovakia is called Borská nížina (the Bor Lowland)
Marchfeld in Austria
Leitha Mountains (Leitha-Gebirge) in Austria
Chvojnice Hills (Chvojnická pahorkatina) in Slovakia

The Bor Lowland and Chvojnice Hills are known collectively as Záhorská nížina (the Záhorie Lowland).

Geology

The Vienna Basin formations are a series of sedimentary layers that were deposited in the Neogene.

External links

"Simplified Geological Map of the Weinviertel region"

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-The '''Vienna Basin'''<ref>Rees, Henry (1974). ''Italy, Switzerland and Austria. A Geographical Study.'' Harrap, London, ISBN 0-245-51993-9.</ref> (German: ''Wiener Becken'', Czech: ''Vídeňská pánev'', Slovak: ''Viedenská kotlina'', Slovenian: ''Dunajska kotlina'') is a [[sedimentary basin]] between the [[Alps]] and the [[Carpathian Mountains]].  More than 50% of the Vienna Basin is located in [[Lower Austria]], the rest is in [[Vienna]], the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]].
+The '''Viennese Basin''' (German: ''Wiener Becken'', Czech: ''Vídeňská pánev'', Slovak: ''Viedenská kotlina'') is a [[sedimentary basin]] between the [[Alps]] and the [[Carpathian Mountains]].  More than 50% of the Viennese basin is located in [[Lower Austria]], the rest is in the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]].
-[[Image:Chvojnica hills near Unin.jpg|thumb|right|Chvojnice Hills in Slovakia]]
-The fairly level area has the shape of a [[spindle (textiles)|spindle]], over an area of 50 kilometres by 200 kilometres.
+The fairly level area has the shape of a [[spindle]], over an area of 50 kilometres by 200 kilometres.
-It forms a defensible valley from attacks from downstream on the [[Danube]], ([[Hungary]]).
-The [[Battle of Vienna]], 1529, had Ottoman Turks against the walls of the city.
 Parts:
-*The Vienna Basin proper. The part within the Czech Republic is called Dolnomoravský úval (the [[Lower Moravian Vale]]), whilst that within Slovakia is called Borská nížina (the [[Bor Lowland]])
+*The Viennese Basin proper. The part within the Czech Republic is called Dolnomoravský úval (the [[Lower Moravian Vale]]), whilst that within Slovakia is called Borská nížina (the [[Bor Lowland]])
 *[[Marchfeld]] in Austria
 *[[Leitha Mountains]] (Leitha-Gebirge) in Austria
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 ==Geology==
+The Vienna Basin formations are a series of [[Sedimentary rock|sedimentary layers]] that were deposited in the [[Neogene]].
-The Vienna Basin formations are a series of [[Sedimentary rock|sedimentary layers]] that were deposited in the [[Neogene]]. It was formed by [[Pull Apart Basin|pull apart]] mechanism<ref>Plašienka, D., Grecula, P., Putiš, M., Kováč, M. a Hovorka, D., 1997: ''Evolution and structure of the Western Carpathians: an overview.'' Mineralia Slovaca - Monograph, Košice, s. 1 – 24</ref> and the Vienna Transform fault on which the Vienna Basin lies remains seismically active. Significant earthquakes that propagated across the Vienna Basin include the [[1590 Neulengbach earthquake|Neulengbach earthquake]] of 1590, and the strong temblor that hit [[Carnuntum]] in the mid-4th century.
-== References ==
-{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 * [http://www.weinvierteldac.at/rte/upload/geologie/geol.karte_geol._map_weinviertel_2006_150dpi.gif "Simplified Geological Map of the Weinviertel region"]
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-[[Category:Landforms of Austria]]
+[[Category:Geography of Austria]]
-[[Category:Landforms of Slovakia]]
+[[Category:Geography of Slovakia]]
-[[Category:Landforms of the Czech Republic]]
+[[Category:Geography of the Czech Republic]]
-[[Category:Sedimentary basins of Europe]]
 [[cs:Vídeňská pánev]]
-[[da:Wienerbækkenet]]
 [[de:Wiener Becken]]
 [[fr:Bassin de Vienne]]
-[[la:Sinus Vindobonensis]]
 [[lt:Vienos baseinas]]
-[[nl:Weense bekken]]
+[[nn:Wien-bekkenet]]
-[[no:Wienbekkenet]]
-[[nn:Wienerbekkenet]]
 [[pl:Kotlina Wiedeńska]]
-[[ru:Венский бассейн]]
 [[sk:Viedenská kotlina]]
-[[sv:Wienerbäckenet]]
-[[uk:Віденський басейн]]
 [[zh:維也納盆地]]