Wachau

Japanese: Wachau
Wachau

…The Bohemian Forest was formed by the Hercynian orogeny, which is older than the Alps, and has a wavy plateau-like topography made of granite. Its southern edge is roughly parallel to the Danube River, but some parts are distributed on the Alpine foreland. The Wachau Gorge between Melk and Krems, where the Danube River carves deeply into the granite plateau, is a scenic spot that is said to be comparable to the Rhine Gorge. The Vienna Basin is a structural basin that connects the Alps and the Carpathians, and during the Tertiary Period it became a freshwater lake from the sea, and gradually became land. …

From Lower Austria


[Geography]
Most of the residents are engaged in agriculture, and the main crops are rye, wheat, corn, and sugar beets. The Wachau Valley is also known for producing high-quality wine, with vineyards cultivated on the slopes on both sides of the Danube. Oil production began in the Zistersdorf oil field in 1928, and production increased rapidly under German control, from 56,000 tons in 1938 to 1.2 million tons in 1944.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Wachau" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ボヘミアの森は,アルプスに比べて古いヘルシニア造山運動によって形成されたもので,花コウ岩より成る波状の高原状地形を呈する。その南縁はほぼドナウ川に沿っているが,一部はアルプス前縁地側にも分布し,ドナウ川が花コウ岩高原を深くうがったメルク~クレムス間のワッハウWachau峡谷はライン峡谷に匹敵するともいわれる景勝地である。 ウィーン盆地は,アルプスとカルパチ山脈の結び目にあたる構造盆地で,第三紀を通じて海域から淡水湖となり,しだいに陸化したものである。…

【ニーダーエスターライヒ】より


[地理]
 住民の大半は農業に従事しており,ライムギ,コムギ,トウモロコシ,テンサイがおもな産物である。また,ワッハウWachau谷地方はドナウ川両岸の斜面にブドウ畑が作られ,良質のワインの産地として知られている。ツィスタースドルフZistersdorfの油田は,1928年から採油され出したが,ドイツの支配下に生産量は急増し,38年5万6000tであったのが,44年120万tを達成した。…

※「Wachau」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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