The Ruster Hills

Summary The Ruster Hügelland is a small mountain range situated westerly of the Lake Neusiedl. Just like the Leithagebirge as such, the hills of this range are considered as the most eastern foothills of the Alps. In its northern part the Ruster Hügelland is almost almost covered with vineyards. The southern slopes of the area are still dominated by woods. Some quarries still attest to the economical importance of mining in former times. Many important buildings in Vienna were built with material mined at the Ruster Hügelland. As a result of the decline in animal husbandry and the rapid expansion of viniculture, the species-rich arid grassland of the Ruster Hügelland formed during centuries of grazing has almost disappeared. Without systematic landscape conservation, the small remains of these spaces are threatened to become overgrown.摘要：鲁斯特丘陵地带（Ruster Hügelland）是坐落于新锡德尔湖（Lake Neusiedl）西侧的小型山系。该丘陵地带与莱塔山脉（Leithagebirge）同属阿尔卑斯山脉（Alps）最东端的支脉。其北部区域几乎完全被葡萄园覆盖，南侧坡地则仍以林地为主。境内现存的多处采石场，印证了昔日采矿产业的重要经济地位——维也纳诸多重要建筑均采用了产自鲁斯特丘陵地带的矿料。受畜牧业式微与葡萄种植业快速扩张的影响，这片历经数百年放牧形成的物种丰富的干旱草原已近乎消失。若缺乏系统性的景观保护措施，仅存的零星此类生境将面临被植被过度覆盖的威胁。