Bruck an der Leitha

Bruck an der Leitha (meaning "Bridge upon Leitha" in the same sense as Stratford-upon-Avon) is a city located in Lower Austria, Austria at the border to the Burgenland, which is marked by the Leitha river. In and around Bruck parts of neolithic tools were found, which makes it likely that there was a settlement at that time. In Roman time, there was the crossing of two major roads, one of them being the Amber Road, the other a link to the Via Militaris. The important Roman army camp Carnuntum was located only ten miles northeast of Bruck at The Amber Road. In Bruck a Roman fortification is said to have been at the place of "Schloss Prugg" (castle of Duke Harrach), of which one part still is named "Roman Tower" (though being built in the...