Wulka

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Wulka
The Wulka in Pöttelsdorf

The Wulka in Pöttelsdorf

Data
location Burgenland , Austria
River system Danube
Drain over Einser Canal  → Rabnitz  → Moson-Danube  → Danube  → Black Sea
source Eastern slope of the Heuberg
47 ° 42 ′ 7 ″  N , 16 ° 18 ′ 43 ″  E
Source height approx.  600  m above sea level A.
muzzle near Donnerskirchen in the Neusiedler See Coordinates: 47 ° 52 '24 "  N , 16 ° 40' 35"  E 47 ° 52 '24 "  N , 16 ° 40' 35"  E
Mouth height 115  m above sea level A.
Height difference approx. 485 m
Bottom slope approx. 13 ‰
length 38 km
Catchment area 402.2 km²
Left tributaries Gaisgrabenbach , Hirmerbach , Eisbach
Right tributaries Heidbach , Marzer Bach , Nodbach
Small towns Mattersburg
Communities Forchtenstein , Pöttelsdorf , Zemendorf-Stöttera , Antau (Otava), Wulkaprodersdorf (Vulkaprodrštof), Trausdorf an der Wulka (Trajštof), Oslip (Uzlop), Schützen am Gebirge

The Wulka ( Hungarian and Croatian : Vulka ; Old Hungarian: Seleg ) is a river in Northern Burgenland in Austria . The Wulka spring, also known as Dreikönigsbründl, is located below the Heuberg in the Rosaliengebirge near Forchtenstein . The river flows into Lake Neusiedl . The length of the river to its mouth in the Wulka Delta is around 38 km (or around 44 km with the Marzer Bach ); the mean water input into Lake Neusiedl is 1.2 m³ / s.

The Wulkatal and the Wulka Plain extend between the Zillingdorfer Platte and the Leithagebirge in the north, the Rosaliengebirge in the west and the Ruster mountain range in the east.

In the Wulkatal mainly fruit, grain, corn, rapeseed, sugar beet and sometimes wine are grown. The Rosalia-Kogelberg Nature Park and the Neusiedlersee - Leithagebirge Nature Park are located in the catchment area of ​​the river . The annual attractions include a boat regatta in Zemendorf and boat trips to the estuary near Donnerskirchen .

The Wulka initially flows into a difficult to access, partially densely wooded inland delta in the reed belt of Lake Neusiedl and then fans out into the reed forest. Most of the Wulka water later collects again in a reed canal and flows over another 4 km into the open lake. The alluvial or "Schilfurwald" forest in the estuary area, untouched by human hands, is a special kind of natural jewel.

The name “Wulka” is derived from the Slavic “vlkava” and means something like “Wolfsbach”. The old Hungarian name "Seleg" could be derived from "szil ügy", which can be translated as "elm water" or "Rustenbach".

literature

  • F (riedrich) Hautmann: Contributions to the local history of Burgenland. The prehistoric and early historical settlement of the Vulkatal. (Part I) . In: Burgenländische Freiheit , 5th year, No. 9/1925, ZDB -ID 2588385-9 , p. 3, below. - Full text online ,
    -: - (Part II and conclusion) . In: Burgenländische Freiheit , 5th year, No. 10/1925, ZDB-ID 2588385-9, p. 2, below. - Full text online .

Web links

Commons : Wulka  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ BMLFUW (ed.) : List of areas of the river areas: Leitha, Rabnitz and Raab areas. In: Contributions to Austria's hydrography, issue No. 63, Vienna 2014, p. 12/17. PDF download , accessed July 7, 2018.