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In the Western Pannonian Basin the widespread occurrence of ventifacts and large-scale deflation features indicate strong wind activity during the Quaternary. Pleistocene glaciations are probably the most important periods of wind erosion. However, age of the wind-polished rock surfaces exposed on different geomorphic horizons has remained unknown so far, although they can provide time constraints of landscape evolution. Measurements of Be-10 concentrations along depth profiles of exposed wind-facetted rocks allow deriving local denudation rates of 3.46-3.88 m/Ma and exposure ages as old as 1.5 Ma. Regional denudation, which occurred mainly via deflation of the loose sediments, varies between 40 and 80 m/Ma. This study provides evidence that aeolian erosion in continental, periglacial areas of Central Europe played an important role in Quaternary landscape modification. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.