Burgenland

Burgenland  is the eastmaist an least populous state or Land o Austrick. It consists o twa Statutarstädte (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 at Sieggraben). The region is a pairt o the Centrope Project.

Burgenland
State o Austrick
Banner Coat airms
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

Geografie

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

Burgenland borders the Austrian provinces o Niederösterreich an Steiermark tae the wast, tae the northeast it borders Slovakie, Hungary tae the east an Slovenie tae the farthest sooth.

Burgenland an Hungary share the Neusiedler 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 twa Statutarstädte an 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 centre Neusiedl 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