Vienna is surrounded by nature – a green belt encloses the city and contributes to the high quality of life in Austria’s capital.However, it is not just these woods the citizens of Vienna can name their own. The city of Vienna also owns the protected source areas in the Hochschwab and Schneeberg-Rax region, where Vienna’s Water comes from.2005 marks the 100th anniversary of the creation of the green belt around Vienna. On that occasion Georg Riha and his team have produced this ORF-UNIVERSUM documentary, commissioned by the City of Vienna.Sit back and enjoy the rough beauty of the Hochschwab region, the majestic peak of Schneeberg, picturesque autumn sceneries, the „classic“ Vienna Woods and the fascinating winter wonderland of the Danube Wetland Forest National Park.

Peter Simonischek

Narrator

• Georg RihaDirector · Producer
• Manfred ChristWriter
• Harald PokieserWriter
• Werner FitzthumExecutive Producer
• Gisela HopfmüllerExecutive Producer
• Thomas KirschnerDirector of Photography
• Jochen SüssEditor

Release date

October 13, 2005

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

50m

Genres

Documentary