Island Sheep on Vienna's Danube Island Start New Season

"Walking, boating, swimming - the Danube Island is an important and diverse recreational and local recreation area for the people of Vienna with excellent public transport connections, which we carefully maintain. My thanks go to the staff of the mobile island team, who have been monitoring the rules on the island for 15 years now, ensuring cleanliness and order, and making sure that the people of Vienna can enjoy their leisure paradise by the water!" explains Vienna's City Councillor Ulli Sima, responsible for Vienna's waters.

Season Start on the Vienna Danube Island: Island Sheep and Copa Cruise Are Back

"We are also continuously working to make the banks of the New Danube more attractive, for example with new free bathing areas. Last year, the Arena Beach and the first part of the new 'Pier 22' were added. Parallel to the season start of the top leisure offers on the Danube Island, we are using the remaining spring months for the final sprint of the redesign work on the second part of the new 'Pier 22', which will be ready just in time for the new bathing season," says Sima.

The Danube Island is home to island sheep, which have a fan base. In the natural north, they take over mowing as soon as the vegetation allows, replacing machines. A mobile electric fence protects them, while a shepherdess checks their well-being daily and controls the equipment. The grazing of the sheep is quieter and promotes biotope networking. They also leave plants like thistles standing, which are important for rare bee species.

The "Copa Cruise" starts after the winter break on April 18 on the New Danube and offers ferry connections on weekends and public holidays until October. The environmentally friendly island boat, a catamaran for 20 people, is powered by an electric motor and supported by solar panels. It connects the lively CopaBeach with the quiet north of the Danube Island. The stations are CopaBeach, Floridsdorfer Bridge, Nordbrücke, Jedleseer Bridge. The current timetable for this year can be found here.

15 Years of Mobile Island Service on the Vienna Danube Island

The mobile island teams are active annually from April to September and take care of cleanliness, support in the barbecue zones, and provide information on leisure activities. Their base is the island info at the Reichsbrücke. Since its founding in 201, the teams have covered 100,000 kilometers on the Danube Island and help visitors directly on site. Gerald Loew, head of Vienna's waters, is pleased about the 15th anniversary of the mobile island service. Further information about the Danube Island can be found here.

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