Ujpest, with a shady park and a restaurant, frequently visited from
Budapest.
To the N.E., 3 M., lies Fóth, an estate of Count Károlyi, with a large
park and a fine Romanesque church built by Ybl in 1845-56.
Passing Neu-Pest (p. 329) on the right, and the Stadtwäldchen
(p. 341) on the left, we enter the West Station of (173 M.) Buda-
pest (p. 330).
57. From Vienna to Budapest viâ Bruck and Neu-Szöny.
163 M. Railway in 5-9 hrs.; fares 25 K. 60, 16 K. 40, 10 K. 50 h. (express
32 K. 10, 20 K. 80 h.).
The train starts from the Staats-Bahnhof (p. 1). To the left,
the Arsenal; to the right, the Laaerberg. Beyond (2 M.) Simmering
the Central Cemetery lies on the left. 5 M. Schwechat-Klederling,
with Dreher's extensive brewery; to the right, the Schneeberg in
the distance. 6 M. Lanzendorf-Pellendorf. The train crosses the
Schwechat. 12½ M. Grammat-Neusiedl, junction for Pottendorf,
Ebenfurt, and (22 M.) Wiener-Neustadt (p. 174). To the left, on
the Fiseha, lies Ebergassing, with a château and park of Count
Schloising. 17 M. Götzendorf; to the right, the Leitha Mts. The
line approaches the Leitha.
26 M. Bruck an der Leitha (Grüner Baum;Rail. Restaurant;
pop. 5100), Hung. Bruck Királyhida, with a fine château and park of
Count Harrach, has two railway-stations (Austrian and Hungarian).
Near it is the interesting Camp of Bruck. The Leitha is here the
boundary between Austria and Hungary, dividing the empire into
Cisleithania and Transleithania. A branch-railway runs hence to
Hainburg (p. 328), 12½ M. to the N.
In the distance to the right, near (30 M.) Parndorf, Hung. Pán-
dorf, is the Neusiedler See (p. 390 ). Branch-lines lead hence to
the N. to (18 M.) Pressburg (p. 322); and to the S. viâ (21½ M.)
Eisenstadt (p. 326) and (26 M.) Vulka-Pordány to (36½ M.) Oeden-
burg (p. 389). — 46 M. Strass-Somerein, Hung. Hegyeshalom
(Buffet); 52½ M. Wieselburg, Hung. Moson, on an arm of the
Danube beyond which lies the Kleine Schiitt (p. 328). At the con-
fluence of the Leitha and the Danube, ¾ M. to the N., lies Un-
garisch-Altenburg, Hung. Magyar-Ovdr, with an agricultural school
and a small museum of antiquities (in the Comitats-Haus).
62 ½ M. Lébény - Szent - Miklós, with an interesting Romanesque
church of the 13th century.
74½ M. Raab, Hung. Györ (Rail. Restaurant;Weisses Schiff;
Weisses Lamm; pop. 28,000), the Roman Arabona, a busy town
at the influx of the Raab into the Kleine Donau, was once strongly
fortified. The Cathedral, of the 12th cent., was rebuilt in 1639-64.
In the Bishop's Palace is the Dóczi Chapel, dating from the 15th
century. On an island in the Raab are pleasant Promenades, with a