Marchfeld
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The Marchfeld is a 900 km² sedimentary basin in Lower Austria, that borders Vienna to the east. Geologically, the Marchfeld constitutes the northern half of the Vienna Basin, which spans about 60 kilo
Morava Field
The Morava/March
Near Dürnkrut
Schlosshof
Battle on the Marchfeld
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The Battle on the Marchfeld at Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigen took place on 26 August 1278 and was a decisive event for the history of Central Europe for the following centuries. The opponents were a Bohem
Marchfeld
…Weiden an der March, and Weikendorf. In 1260, Ottokar II Přemysl of Bohemia defeated Béla IV of Hungary here. Ottokar was beaten in 1278 in the Battle on the Marchfeld against Rudolf I of Germany. In the 16th century, Croats settled in the region (similar as in Burgenland), forming the ethnic group known as the Marchfeld…
Meeting of King Ladislas IV of Hungary and Rudolph of Habsburg on the Battlefield of Marchfeld, painting by Mór Than, 1873
Ottokar's lands in 1272
Movements of the opposing forces prior to the battle (in German)