Burgenland

Burgenland (German pronunciation: [ˈbʊʁɡn̩lant]; Croatian: Gradišće; Slovene: Gradiščanska; Czech: Hradsko; Hungarian: Őrvidék) is the easternmost and least populous state (or Land) of Austria. It consists of two statutory cities and seven rural districts, with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east (5 km wide at Sieggraben). The region is part of the Centrope Project.

Geography

Burgenland is the seventh largest of Austria's nine states, or Bundesländer, at 3,962 km². The highest point in the province is Geschriebenstein, at 884 metres; the lowest point (which is also the lowest point of Austria) at 114 metres, is in the municipal area of Apetlon.

Burgenland borders the Austrian state of Styria to the southwest, and the state of Lower Austria to the northwest. To the east it borders Hungary. In the extreme north and south there are short borders with Slovakia and Slovenia respectively.

Burgenland and Hungary share the Neusiedler See, a lake known for its reeds and shallowness, as well as its mild climate throughout the year. The Neusiedler See is Austria's largest lake, and is a great tourist attraction, bringing ornithologists, sailors, and wind and kite surfers into the region north of the lake.

Burgenlandkreis

Burgenlandkreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

History

The district was established by merging the former districts of Burgenlandkreis and Weißenfels as part of the reform of 2007. On 16 July 2007, the district parliament decided to change the name again to Burgenlandkreis coming into effect on 1 August 2007.

In 2015 the skeletal remains of an ancient inhabitant of Karsdorf dated from the Early Neolithic (7200 BP) were analyzed, he turned out to belong to the paternal T1a-M70 lineage and maternal lineage H1.

Towns and municipalities

The district Burgenlandkreis consists of the following subdivisions:

References

External links

Media related to Burgenlandkreis at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 51°9′N 11°52′E / 51.150°N 11.867°E / 51.150; 11.867