Gölsen


The Gölsen is a river in Lower Austria, in the Mostviertel. It is a tributary of the Traisen.
The river begins in Hainfeld with the confluence of the Fliedersbach and the Ramsaubach. It then flows through the communities of Hainfeld, Rohrbach an der Gölsen, and Sankt Veit an der Gölsen, before discharging into the Traisen at Traisen. The Gölsen flows in an east-west direction and is around long, it has a difference in elevation of.
The river is nowadays heavily obstructed due to its recurring floods. However, within its broad riverbed, it can form gravel banks.
Parallel to the river runs the so-called Gölsentalradweg, which runs from the Traisentalradweg to Hainfeld. An extension of the path to the Triesting Valley Cycle Way is planned.
Parallel to the river, the so-called Gölsentalradweg was laid out, which runs continuously on asphalt from the Traisentalradweg to Hainfeld and then on into the valley of the Triesting to the Triestingtalradweg.
Along the Gölsen runs a rail line, the from Traisen to Hainfeld. In the past, the line was longer and continued to Kaumberg and farther into the Triesting valley. Since 2004, however, only special trains have operated on this section of line.