maize abounds. On the right rises the isolated Raistenberg (955 ft.),
at the foot of which lies the town of Felsberg. In the Marchfeld,
beyond (207 M.) Hohenau, Ottocar of Bohemia routed the Hungarians
in 1260, and in 1278 was himself defeated and slain by Rudolph of
Hapsburg. 210 ½ M. Drösing (Rail. Restaurant; branch to Zisters-
dorf, 7 ½ M.); 216 ½ M. Dörnkrut. The hills to the E. are the
Little Carpathians. Between Dörnkrut and (222 M.) Angern the line
approaches the March, the boundary between Austria and Hungary.
At (227 M.) Gänserndorf (Rail. Restaurant) the line to Pressburg
diverges to the E. (p. 321). Near (235 M.) Wagram a bloody battle was
fought between the French and the Austrians in 1809, ending with
the retreat of the latter to Znaim. To the right the Leopoldsberg
with its castle, then the Kahlenberg (p. 76) become visible. 244 M.
Floridsdorf. Above the wooded islands of the Danube the tower of
St. Stephen's rises in the distance. The train crosses the Danube
by an iron bridge ½ M. long (with the Franz-Josefs-Brücke on the
right, and the Rudolfs-Brücke on the left) and stops at the N.
Station of (247 M.) Vienna (p. 1). Travellers whose destination
is the Leopoldstadt may engage a porter for their luggage, but for
more distant quarters a cab (p. 1) should be taken.
b. Viâ Grussbach.
255 M. RAILWAY in 7 ½-12 ½ hrs. Same fares as viâ Lundenburg (p. 260).
From Prague to (158 M.) Brünn, see pp. 260 -261. — The line
crosses the Schwarzawa, the 'Nordbahn' (see p. 264 ), and at (165 ½ M.)
Střelitz the Obrawa (to Okřiško, see p. 258 ). Two tunnels. 172 ½ M.
Kanitz-Eibenschütz (where the Iglawa is crossed by a long viaduct).
178 M. Kromau, with a large château and park of Prince Liechten-
stein on a hill surrounded by the Rokitna.
197 M. Grussbach-Schönau (Rail. Restaurant; branch-lines W. to
Znaim, p. 258, and E. to Lundenburg and Zellerndorf, see p. 264 ).
Near (203 M.) Laa, a small walled town, the line crosses the Thaya
(branch-line to Neusiedl-Dürnholz and Lundenburg, see p. 264 ). —
210 M. Enzersdorf (branch to Poysdorf). Beyond (236 M.) Wolkers-
dorf, the Marchfeld (see above) is traversed to (248 M.) Stadlau
(junction for Marchegg and Budapest, R. 56). The line crosses the
Danube by a bridge and viaduct ½ M. long, intersects the Prater,
crosses the Danube Canal to Simmering, and [then the Neustädter
Canal, and enters the Staats-Bahnhof on the S. side of Vienna (p. 1).
45. From Prague to Vienna viâ Gmünd.
217 ½ M. RAILWAY in 6-8 ½ hrs. Same fares as viâ Brünn (p. 260).
Prague (Franz-Josef-Bahnhof), see p. 217. A long tunnel car-
ries the train into the Botitsch-Tal. 1 ¼ M. Nusle-Vršowitz (branch
to Dobřisch, 43 ½ M.). 5 ½ M. Hostivař, where the old church con-