Oberwart

Oberwart
Felsőőr
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Oberwart
Location within Oberwart district
Location within Oberwart district
Oberwart is located in Austria
Oberwart
Oberwart
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°17′N 16°12′E / 47.283°N 16.200°E / 47.283; 16.200
CountryAustria
StateBurgenland
DistrictOberwart
Government
 • MayorGeorg Rosner
Area
 • Total36.49 km2 (14.09 sq mi)
Elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total7,572
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7400
Websitewww.oberwart.at

Oberwart (German pronunciation: [ˈoːbɐˌvaʁt] ; Hungarian: Felsőőr; Croatian: Gornja Borta) is a town in Burgenland in southeast Austria on the banks of the Pinka River, and the capital of the district of the same name. With almost 8,000 inhabitants it’s the third largest town in Burgenland, after Eisenstadt and Neusiedl am See. Oberwart is the cultural capital of the small ethnic Hungarian minority in Burgenland, living in the Upper Őrség or Wart microregion.[3]

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ Check current sources in German Wikipedia version of page.