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                                  Neusiedl am See  VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
                                  A well-known resort
                                  and agricultural   Practical Information
                                  centre, Neusiedl    Road map G3.
                                  is situated at the   n Rust (02685) 502; Neusiedl am
                                  northern end of   See (02167) 2229; Illmitz, National
                                  Neusiedler See.    Park Information Centre (02175)
                                  It has a museum   3442; Neusiedlersee Tourismus
                                  devoted to local    (02167) 8600.
                                  fauna and flora,    ∑ neusiedlersee.com
                                  and a small ruin.
                                                 Transport
                                                 £ @ g
        Neusiedl
        am See


                                      . Podersdorf
                                   With its access to the
                                 water unencumbered by
                                  the wide band of reeds
                                    that separates other
                                   villages from the lake,
                                    and with swimming,
                                 boating and windsurfing
                                    facilities, Podersdorf
                                    is the most popular
                                     resort on the lake’s
          Podersdorf
                                       eastern shores.
                  Frauenkirchen


 Neusiedler S ee





       Illmitz





                                                               Illmitz
                                                  Situated amid the marshes of
                                                   the Seewinkel national park,
                                                      this is a good base for
                                                    exploring the surrounding
                                                       grass- and wetlands.


                                                     Key
                                                        Motorway
                                                        Major road
                             Seewinkel                  Minor road
                             This national park, a naturalist’s      Walking route
                             paradise of reedbeds, small
       0 kilometres  5                                  National border
                             lakes and marshes, is home to
       0 miles          5    over 250 different bird species.     River



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