Thayaquelle

The Thaya spring is located under a birch tree that has grown up from an ancient pine stump (no longer present today).

At an altitude of 657.5 meters above sea level, the main spring rises 15°2` east longitude from Greenwich and 48°4` north latitude. In 1973, this source of the Thaya was marked by a spring stone. The "German Thaya" (75.8 km) is officially considered the main river because it is longer and carries more water than the "Moravian Thaya" (68.1 km), which is only considered a tributary. The river was first mentioned in documents in 985 as "Taja". The name is derived from the Illyrian word "Dujas" (= rushing river). Around 900 years ago, during the reign of the Babenbergs, the Thaya became a border river against the Bohemian lands. The Thaya has 573 sources. It joins the Moravian Thaya at Raabs. It leaves Austria at Drossendorf and, as a border river, flows 235.4 km into the Morava at Hohenau, whose waters flow into the Black Sea after merging with the Danube.