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At the Brigittenauer Sporn ("Brigittenau Spur"). This is where the Donaukanal, a canalised branch of the Danube, leaves the main river. After 17.3 kilometres, it flows back into the main river, forming a nameless island that is shared by two Viennese districts: Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district (19.24 km², 110,100 inhabitants) and Brigittenau (5.67 km², 86,930 inhabitants).
On the right you can see the administrative building of the Nussdorf weir by Otto Wagner, which can't be seen in the picture. The point of view is in Nussdorf, a neighbourhood of Döbling, the 19th district.
On the left you can see the Donauturm and the high-rises of the Donau City.
All these places are a short bike ride away from my home.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donaukanal
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nussdorf_weir_and_lock
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donauturm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donau_City
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigittenau
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopoldstadt
Ankle-Deep Mud
The mud that the floods have brought poses a huge problem for people whose houses and properties have been flooded. It is said that it must be removed before it dries out because it then becomes as hard as concrete.
At the Brigittenauer Sporn in the 20th district of Vienna, where the Donaukanal branches off. At the back right you can see an administrative building by Otto Wagner and a lion of the Schemerl Bridge (Schemerlbrücke).
The city has been well protected from flooding by the Danube since the two Vienna Danube regulations in 1870-75 and 1972-88. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Danube_regulation
The flood disaster in eastern Austria primarily affected smaller rivers and streams. In Vienna, the Wien River, a tributary of the Danube, caused the most damage.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Central_European_floods
At the junction of the Donaukanal (below), a branch of the Danube. I am on the side of the 19th Viennese district of Döbling, in the centre of the picture you can see the tip of the 20th district, Brigittenau (‘Brigittenauer Sporn’).
The beautiful cycle path that normally takes you to Klosterneuburg was still partially flooded yesterday, and you can also see the terrible mud that the floods have brought. This mud is ankle-deep in places and poses a huge problem for people whose houses and properties have been flooded. It is said that it must be removed before it dries out because it then becomes as hard as concrete.
Viribus unitis - Motto of the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph I.
Administration building of the Nußdorf locks
Administration building of the Nußdorf locks