2. Basic Information Capital: Eisenstadt Districts: 17 Inhabitans: 283.518 (3,4% of total, from Austria) Total Area: 3.965,46 km² (4,7% of total, from Austria) N-S expansion: 143 kmE-W expansion: 85 km Neighbour state: Hungary www.bgld.gv.at
4. Eisenstadt - Capital Capital: Eisenstadt Inhabitans: 12.798 Total Area: 42,91 km² VIP: Joseph Haydn Sights: Haydn-Museum Schloss Esterházy Bergkirche Dom St. Martin www.eisenstadt.at
6. Did you know … … That the Burgenland is a worldwide synonym for high quality wine ?!
7. … That the Burgenland is well known for it‘s several hot spring baths ?!
8. … That even the highst point is just 884 m (Geschriebenstein)
9. Culture and Festivals Nova Rock Festival (Annual Rock Festival) Seefestspiele Mörbisch (Most important Festival in Mörbisch) Opernfestspielen Römersteinbruch (Opera Festival in the UNSECO Römersteinbruch) Schlossspielen Kobersdorf („Theater-like“ Festival)
10. Lake Neusiedl Lake-length: 36 km Lake- breadth: 6 to14 km Total Area: 320 km² (with Reed-belt) 142 km² (Waterarea) Maximum Deepness: 1,8 m World culturalheritage Covers Austria and Hungary