The main purpose of the island however is to be part of Vienna's highly sophisticated flood protection system. It was created according to the 1970s plan to dig up additional channel (the New Danube) to replace the former inundation area and use the spoil to build up the remaining strip of land between the straightened bed from the 19th century flood defense schemes and the newly created one. (previous | next | back to album | 2021:08:05 16:39:49 | 47% of an album)