EGU Urban Geology Tour
Join the Urban Geology Tour of Vienna, organised by EGU;s Early Career Scientist team, during the EGU General Assembly. Geoscientist Bernhard Salcher (University of Salzburg) will guide us through Vienna and its surroundings, including a visit to the National Park Alte-Donau, Danube power plant, and the cemetery of Vienna. Our guide will bring us on a voyage between geomorphology, structural geology, renewable energy, and the history of Vienna.
This tour is by registration only.
- Duration: 4-5 hours, transportation included.
- Maximum number of participants: 25 people.
- When: 1st of May, from 13.45 to 19 max
- Meeting point: in front of the Austria Center Vienna main entrance.
- Equipment to bring: sports shoes, water, raincoat (in case of light rain), and your EGU badge for public transportation.
- Set-up/transport: Mix between walking and public transport (free for EGU participants).
Please note that to participate you should be able to walk for 120 min on various terrains.
Description:
The city of Vienna is crossed by a major, north-south orientated fault system right in its middle. It has existed since the Miocene and separates the Alps from the Vienna Basin. The Quaternary activity and its influence on the development of Vienna’s landscape have so far been poorly understood. The terrace configuration of the Danube provides important clues.
This city walk starts at the VIC, heading through the Donau-Auen National Park (in Vienna) in the south, crosses the Danube at the Danube hydro power plant Freudenau and leads up to some hills that can be associated with the footwall of the mentioned fault system.
As surface outcrops are sparse, we will mainly enjoy the landscape, discuss geodata and get some historic information during the hike.