Burgenland

Burgenland
State o Austrick
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Kintra	Austrick
Caipital	Eisenstadt
Govrenment
•Governor	Hans Peter Doskozil(SPÖ)
Area
• Total	3961.80 km2(1,529.66 sq mi)
Population
• Total	284,900
• Density	72/km2(190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
ISO 3166 code	AT-1
NUTS Region	AT1
Votes in Bundesrat	3 (of 62)
Website	www.burgenland.at

Burgenlandis the eastmaist an least populousstateorLandoAustrick.It consists o twaStatutarstädte(towns with a charter) an seiven destricts wi in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km lang frae north tae sooth but hintle narraeer frae wast tae east (5 km wide atSieggraben). The region is a pairt o theCentropeProject.

Geografie

Burgenland is the 7t lairgest o Austrick's 9states,or Bundesländer, at 3,962 km². The heichest point in the province isGeschriebenstein,at 884 metres, the lawest point is 114 metres, near Apetlon.

Burgenland borders the Austrian provinces oNiederösterreichanSteiermarktae the wast, tae the northeast it bordersSlovakie,Hungarytae the east anSlovenietae the farthest sooth.

Burgenland an Hungary share theNeusiedler See,kent for its reeds an shallaeness, as well as the mild climate throughoot the year. The Neusiedler See is Austrick's lairgest lake servin as a lairge tourist attraction bringin ornithologists, sailors, an wind an kite surfers intae the region north o the lake.

Admeenistrative diveesions

In Burgenland thare are twaStatutarstädtean seiven destricts. Frae north tae sooth:

The destricts o Burgenland

Statutarstädte

These combine the attributes o destrict an ceety.

• Eisenstadt
• Rust

Districts

• Neusiedl am See(admeenistrative centreNeusiedl am See)
• Eisenstadt-Umgebung(Eisenstadt)
• Mattersburg(Mattersburg)
• Oberpullendorf(Oberpullendorf)
• Oberwart(Oberwart)
• Güssing(Güssing)
• Jennersdorf(Jennersdorf)

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid
• Burgenland Travel Guide
• Burgenland-Croatian Center
• The Burgenland Bunch Genealogy Group