Unterwart

Unterwart
Unterwart
Alsóőr
Unterwart parish church
Unterwart parish church
Location within Oberwart district
Location within Oberwart district
Unterwart is located in Austria
Unterwart
Unterwart
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°16′N 16°14′E / 47.267°N 16.233°E / 47.267; 16.233
CountryAustria
StateBurgenland
DistrictOberwart
Government
 • MayorJosef Horvath
Area
 • Total20.22 km2 (7.81 sq mi)
Elevation
306 m (1,004 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total971
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7501
Websitewww.unterwart.at

Unterwart or Alsóőr (German: Unterwart; Hungarian: Alsóőr; Croatian: Dolnja Borta) is a village in Burgenland, Austria, in the district of Oberwart (Hun: Felsőőr). The village lies on the banks of the Pinka river, and it had a population of 964 in 2001 (without Eisenzicken only 724). Unterwart is one of only two settlements in Austria with an ethnic Hungarian majority. It is part of the Upper Őrség microregion, a small Hungarian language island together with Oberwart and Siget in der Wart (Őrisziget).

  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.