Vienna Woods

Vienna Woods
Vienna Woods
Wienerwald
	Vienna Woods near Breitenfurt
Highest point
Peak	Schöpfl
Elevation	893 m (2,930 ft)
Coordinates	48°05′14″N 015°54′43″E / 48.08722°N 15.91194°E
Dimensions
Length	45 km (28 mi)
Width	20–30 km (12–19 mi)
Geography
	Vienna Woods Map with Vienna Woods (yellow area, top-right) Vienna Woods Vienna Woods (Austria)
Country	Austria
States	Lower Austria and Vienna
Range coordinates	48°10′N 16°00′E / 48.167°N 16.000°E
Parent range	Northern Limestone Alps

The Vienna Woods^[1] (German: Wienerwald, pronounced [ˈviːnɐˌvalt] ^ⓘ) are forested highlands that form the northeastern foothills of the Northern Limestone Alps in the states of Lower Austria and Vienna. The 45-kilometre-long (28 mi) and 20–30-kilometre-wide (12–19 mi) range of hills is heavily wooded and a popular recreation area with the Viennese.

^ Rees, Henry (1974). Italy, Switzerland and Austria. A Geographical Study. Harrap, London, ISBN 0-245-51993-9.

[1] Rees, Henry (1974). Italy, Switzerland and Austria. A Geographical Study. Harrap, London, ISBN 0-245-51993-9.

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