School in the National Park

Building a wall the way it used to be done

A group photo is a must!(Bild: Charlotte Titz)

Pupils helped repair a dry stone wall in the Lake Neusiedl - Seewinkel National Park. 

In October 2021, the 100-metre-long wall in the Zitzmannsdorf meadows was uncovered for the first time in a long time. It belonged to Zitzmannsdorf, a village that was destroyed by the Turks in 1529.

The area is now part of the Neusiedler See - Seewinkel National Park and the wall is a paradise for amphibians. Lizards, slow worms and other creatures are at home here.

However, the recent heavy rainfall has washed out the clay of the dry stone wall and some stones have fallen down as a result.

Pupils from Neusiedl am See grammar school now want to remedy the situation. Together with two teachers, hunting warden Kurt Kugler and national park ranger Hans Lehner, they got to work and helped to make the historic structure whole again.

 Kugler showed the boys how to mix the clay and place the stones correctly. The pupils were very enthusiastic. A barbecue was prepared on site as a thank you. The mayor of Neusiedl, to whose Hotter this area belongs, and Georg Haider, head of the Urbarial district, also dropped in on the kids and were delighted with their commitment.