The Andau Bridge is a narrow wooden bridge over the Einser Canal on the Austro-Hungarian border in Seewinkel near the village of Andau (Hungarian: Mosontarcsa). The bridge became famous when tens of thousands of people fled to Austria here after the suppression of the Hungarian people's uprising.

History: Until 1956, the bridge served the local farmers in Seewinkel as an auxiliary bridge to reach their fields, which were often on both sides of the border. The bridge crosses the Einser Canal.

In the course of the Hungarian uprising, a wave of refugees came to Austria from the summer of 1956. A total of over 200,000 Hungarians fled, in the Andau area alone around 70,000 people crossed the border into Austria.

On the afternoon of November 21, 1956, the wooden bridge was blown up by Hungarian soldiers. Forty years later, the New Bridge in Andau was built in memory of Hungarian and Austrian soldiers and was ceremoniously opened on September 14, 1996. You can take a look at the newly built historical bridge from the observation tower on the border at the Einser Canal.

The escape route: The route between Andau and the bridge is around 9.2 kilometers long and is known as the "escape route". Along this path, numerous artists from all over the world have created a unique open-air gallery with their sculptures and installations.

To the south you come across the new Andau bridge on the Hungarian side into a corridor that is open to pedestrians and cyclists from April to October.

Source: best-of-burgenland.com/andau_bruecke_von_andau.htm

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