Pitten (river)

The Pitten is a river in Lower Austria. Its basin area is 413 km² (159 sq mi).^[1]

Pitten
The Pitten in a flood at Pitten
Location
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	confluence of the Feistritz [ceb; de; sv] and the Großer Pestingbach near Hinterleiten, Feistritz am Wechsel)
• coordinates	47.5869°N 16.1001°E / 47.5869; 16.1001
Mouth
• location	confluence of the Pitten and the Schwarza at Haderswörth in the parish of Lanzenkirchen
• coordinates	47.7350°N 16.2247°E / 47.7350; 16.2247
Basin size	413 km2 (159 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Leitha→ Danube→ Black Sea

The source of the Pitten is the confluence of its two headstreams Feistritz [ceb; de; sv] and Großer Pestingbach, near Hinterleiten, Feistritz am Wechsel.^[2] At Haderswörth in the parish of Lanzenkirchen, the Pitten and the Schwarza unite to form the Leitha, a tributary of the Danube.^[3]