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195: 20: 320:. It is situated on top of the Alpine fold and thrust belt, located at the junction between the Eastern Alps, the Carpathians, and the Pannonian Basin system. The Vienna Basin has been influenced by the evolution of each of these geologic systems. The basin is characterized by four distinct tectonic phases; (1) Early 446:
Lee, E.Y. and Wagreich, M. (2016) "3D visualization of the sedimentary fill and subsidence evolution in the northern and central Vienna Basin (Miocene)" Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences 109/2, 241-251,
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more than 100 years ago. The Vienna Basin fault system on which the basin lies remains seismically active. Significant earthquakes that propagated across the Vienna Basin include the
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basin formation. The basin has been studied intensively starting with classical paleontological–stratigraphical papers and then continuing since the beginning of
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and Hainburg were erected at the southeastern and eastern rim as a defensive wall against attacks from the
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The Bor Lowland and Chvojnice Hills are known collectively as Záhorská nížina (Záhorie Lowland).
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Plašienka, D., Grecula, P., Putiš, M., Kováč, M. a Hovorka, D., 1997:
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lands downstream the Danube River. Nevertheless, the forces of King
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More than 80% of the basin area belongs to the Austrian states of
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Evolution and structure of the Western Carpathians: an overview.
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https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/MittGeolGes_109_2_0241-0251.pdf
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Vienna Basin proper. The part within Czechia is called
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From the late 12th century onwards, the fortresses of
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Italy, Switzerland and Austria. A Geographical Study.
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Lainzer Tiergarten
‹See Tfd›
German
Czech
Slovak
Hungarian
sedimentary basin
Alps
Carpathians
Pannonian Plain
Western Carpathians
spindle
Marchfeld
Danube
Leitha Mountains
Little Hungarian Plain
Gutenstein Alps
Vienna Woods
Northern Limestone Alps
water gap
Leopoldsberg
Devín Gate
Little Carpathians
Hainburg
Wiener Neustadt
Hungarian
Matthias Corvinus
Austrian-Hungarian War
Siege of Vienna

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