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Summer Oasis Danube Island
anube Island was shaped in per weekend come to the island to
the early 1970s as part of sunbathe, swim, and enjoy all
a flood protection system. kinds of sports and recreational
The plans included a discharge activities. Special events like
canal for the Danube River with the “Danube Island Festival” in
an island between the two to the early summer or concerts
serve as a recreational area for later on attract an even larger
the people of Vienna. From the crowd.
word go in 1975 special emphasis
was placed on a balanced mix of Construction of the Danube Island
social, ecological and economic as a flood protection was started
requirements. To make it possible in the early 1970s. Excavation
few steps were taken like a material was dumped between the
discharge canal, also known as New Danube and the existing river
the “New Danube”, was built bed to create 21 kilometers of
parallel to the left river bank artificial island - the Danube
and the excavated matter was used Island. The island is divided
to make the ground for Danube into three parts, natural areas
Island as a free-floating island in the north and south and a
between the main river and the city-park like area in the
discharge canal. The Island was centre.
completed in 1988. The “New
Danube” is only fed during floods Vienna’s Danube Island is the
and for most of the year has a most popular summer oasis, right
very calm surface similar to that in the middle of the city. It has
of an inland lake. The cool action; fantastic sports
recreational area includes 270 ha activities and a great mood are
of water surface and 390 ha of the order of the day. The
public green area. In the summer “island” with its 13 mile long
time an average of 300,000 people beach is a paradise for
bicyclists, inline skaters and
fishermen. Many beach bars and The central zone of the Danube
restaurants cater to the culinary Island between the Floridsdorfer
demands and provide great Brücke and the Reichsbrücke has
entertainment until the late developed into a place for events
evening and night hours.It is and eating out in the past few
known as a recreational Mecca years. For example the
with bars, restaurants and “Festplast” downstream of the
nightclubs, a wealth of sports Foridsdorfer Brücke can hold
opportunities from rollerblading, 80,000 visitors. Close to the
cycling and swimming to canoeing Reichsbrücke a number of pubs,
and a beach that looks and feels bars, restaurants and
so good that it has been discotheques have come up. The
nicknamed the “Copa Cagrana/Copa area and has also become an
Kagrana”. For over 20 years, at international place of
the end of June, several million attraction. The annual highlight
people have gathered at the and fixed point of the event
Donauinsel to attend the biggest calendar is the “Danube Island
open air festival in Europe, the Festival”. It has taken place for
Donauinselfest. The festival, 16 years now and attracted 2.5
which charges no admission fee, million visitors to the Danube
is very popular among the Island last year.
Viennese population and beyond.
About the Author:
Anil Gupta recommends that you visit http://www.bookings.be/city/at/vienna.html?aid=305255 for more information on Vienna hotels.
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