One of the last near-natural lowland river corridors in Central Europe, the Lafnitz floodplain meadows run along what was once the Austrian-Hungarian Iron Curtain border. The Cold War kept development at bay; what is left is a wetland flyway for migratory birds and rare lowland species. Free and always accessible; car required from Bad Blumau. Best in spring for birds and wildflowers.
nature reserve in Bad Blumau
Lafnitz Flussauen
The Lafnitz is one of the last near-natural lowland rivers in Central Europe, and its floodplain meadows in southern Burgenland form a protected wetland corridor that most Austrian travelers drive straight past on the way to somewhere else.
- Type
- nature reserve
- Destination
- Bad Blumau
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Address
- 8283 Bad Blumau
- Coordinates
- 47.2273, 16.0801