Veitlissengraben

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Veitlissengraben
Barred passage for the Veitlissengraben in the wall of the Lainzer zoo

Barred passage for the Veitlissengraben in the wall of the Lainzer zoo

Data
location Vienna , Austria
River system Danube
Drain over Marienbach  → Right Vienna River Collection Canal  → Vienna River  → Danube  → Black Sea
source in the Lainzer Tiergarten
48 ° 11 ′ 14 ″  N , 16 ° 14 ′ 54 ″  E
muzzle in Ober St. Veit underground in the Marienbach Coordinates: 48 ° 11 '12 "  N , 16 ° 15' 53"  E 48 ° 11 '12 "  N , 16 ° 15' 53"  E

length 770 m
Catchment area 1.4 km²

The Veitlissengraben is a stream in the 13th district of Hietzing in Vienna . It is a feeder of the Marienbach .

course

The Veitlissengraben has a length of 770 m with a height difference of 95 m. Its catchment area is 1.4 km².

The stream rises like the Schallautzergraben south of the Hagenberg in the Lainzer Tiergarten , from where it runs eastwards. He leaves the Lainzer Tiergarten through a passage in the Tiergarten wall at Adolfstor. Then it flows in the district of Ober St. Veit under the Adolfstorsteg, a 6 m long and 2 m wide pedestrian bridge made of concrete. From Veitlissengasse the Veitlissengraben is run as a brook canal . At the end of the alley it flows underground into the Marienbach.

The Veitlissengraben only has periodic water. There is little risk of flooding. In the event of a flood of the century , infrastructure is affected to a lesser extent and the resident population is affected to a greater extent.

history

Veitlissen is a historical field name . It is derived from the place name (Ober) St. Veit and the medieval term Lüssen .

The Adolfstorsteg was built in 1968.

See also

Web links

Commons : Veitlissengraben  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c brooks by district. Economy, Labor and Statistics (Municipal Department 23), Municipal Authority of the City of Vienna, accessed on January 3, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Bridge Information Vienna. Vienna Bridge Construction and Foundation Engineering (Municipal Department 29), Municipal Authority of the City of Vienna, accessed on January 3, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Johanna Scheiblhofer, Wolfgang Schranz: Diverse nature in Hietzing. (PDF) Biosphärenpark Wienerwald Management GmbH, December 2019, p. 108 , accessed on January 3, 2020 .
  4. ↑ MA 45, review of the discharge capacity of various torrents in connection with flood protection. Activity report 2014. (PDF) City Audit Office Vienna, April 2014, p. 8 , accessed on January 3, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Felix Czeike (Ed.): Veitlissengasse. In:  Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 5, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-218-00547-7 , p. 525 ( digitized version ).