The Gölsen is a river in
Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt ...
, in the
Mostviertel. It is a right tributary of the
Traisen. Its
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
is .
The river begins in
Hainfeld with the confluence of the Fliedersbach and the Ramsaubach (also called the ''Innere Gölsen''). It then flows through the communities of Hainfeld,
Rohrbach an der Gölsen, and
Sankt Veit an der Gölsen, before discharging into the Traisen at
Traisen. The Gölsen flows in an east-west direction and is around long, it has a difference in elevation of .
The river is nowadays heavily obstructed due to its recurring floods (Gölsen Dam,
On account of its recurrent floods, the Gölsen is nowadays carefully controlled (the Gölsen Dam, river bed steps). However, within its broad riverbed, it can form gravel banks.
Parallel to the river runs the so-called ("Gölsen valley bike trail"), which runs from the to Hainfeld. An extension of the path to the
Triesting
The Triesting is a river of Lower Austria, in the southeastern part of the Vienna Woods. Its drainage basin is .
The Triesing has a length of . It discharges into the smaller Schwechat at Achau and is part of the catchment area of the River Danub ...
Valley Cycle Way is planned.
Parallel to the river, the so-called ("Gölsen valley bike trail") was laid out, which runs continuously on asphalt from the to Hainfeld and then on into the valley of the
Triesting
The Triesting is a river of Lower Austria, in the southeastern part of the Vienna Woods. Its drainage basin is .
The Triesing has a length of . It discharges into the smaller Schwechat at Achau and is part of the catchment area of the River Danub ...
to the .
Along the Gölsen runs a rail line, the from Traisen to Hainfeld. In the past, the line was longer and continued to Kaumberg and farther into the
Triesting
The Triesting is a river of Lower Austria, in the southeastern part of the Vienna Woods. Its drainage basin is .
The Triesing has a length of . It discharges into the smaller Schwechat at Achau and is part of the catchment area of the River Danub ...
valley. Since 2004, however, only special trains have operated on this section of line.
image:Goelsen1.jpg, The Gölsen at Wiesenfeld
image:Goelsen3.jpg, The Gölsen at Sankt Veit
References
*The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.
Rivers of Lower Austria
Rivers of Austria
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