Tschartake in Burgau - Impression #1 | © Sandra Brünner Tschartake in Burgau - Impression #1 | © Sandra Brünner

Tschartake in Burgau

Burgau

Directly on the Lafnitz, a border guard house was rebuilt in 1995. These watchtowers once protected the border between Austria and Hungary that runs along the Lafnitz.

On the occasion of the exhibition "LABONCA - LAFNITZ" - Life at one of the oldest borders in Europe - in 1995, a border guard house, the Tschartake, was reconstructed directly on the Lafnitz. This thatched and palisade-secured watchtower once protected the border between Austria and Hungary that runs along the Lafnitz.

This border guard house - Tschartake - is located along the Kuruzzen hiking trail. This hiking trail also serves as a nature educational path, featuring informational panels about the flora and fauna of the hilly landscape, the significance of hedges, the ecology of the floodplain, the importance of traditional orchards, and the changes in the landscape due to cultivation.

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01/01/2026 - 31/12/2030
Monday - Sunday
all day

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Marktgemeinde Burgau
Hauptplatz 7
8291 Burgau

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What the weather will be like Burgau (276m)

Today, 14.07.2026

Fairly sunny with scattered clouds. Showers will be possible towards evening.
Morning
sunny
22°C
5%
5 km/h
Noon
sunny
28°C
15%
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Night
cloudy
24°C
65%
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Tomorrow, 15.07.2026

Quite sunny with scattered clouds during the day, but a chance of thunderstorms towards evening.
Morning
sunny
21°C
20%
5 km/h
Noon
sunny
28°C
50%
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Night
rainy
25°C
65%
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Forecast

16.07.2026
rainy
18°C 30°C
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18°C 32°C
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cloudy
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