The Pitten is a river in
Lower Austria. Its basin area is .
The source of the Pitten is the
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...
of its two headstreams and Großer Pestingbach, near Hinterleiten,
Feistritz am Wechsel. At Haderswörth in the parish of
Lanzenkirchen, the Pitten and the
Schwarza unite to form the
Leitha, a tributary of the
Danube.
References
Rivers of Lower Austria
Rivers of Austria
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