🏛️ Fertő / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape

Fertő / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape is a cultural landscape around a lake on the border of Austria and Hungary, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Fertő / Neusiedlersee is a cultural landscape on the border of Austria and Hungary around Lake Neusiedl, which is called Fertő in Hungarian. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the viticulture tradition is part of it.

The lake is shallow and steppe-like, ringed by reed beds. People have lived here for thousands of years, and the vineyards on its shores are old. In autumn mists hang over the lake while afternoons can be warm. Because of this noble rot develops on the berries, and famous sweet wines are made here. In the Austrian town of Rust, Ausbruch is made, and the surroundings produce other Burgenland wines. The landscape includes villages with traditional houses, estates and wine cellars.

UNESCO added the area to its list in 2001 as an example of people living in harmony with nature for centuries. For a wine reference this site matters as an example of UNESCO heritage and wine: it shows that viticulture can be part of cultural heritage. The lake still draws lovers of nature and wine. Both birds and people cross the border here, and the traditions of the two countries are intertwined.