Burgenland (b
r`gənlänt), province (1991 pop. 270,880), 1,530 sq mi (3,963 sq km), E Austria. The capital is Eisenstadt Eisenstadt (ī`zənshtät'), town (1991 pop. 10,102), capital of Burgenland, E Austria, at the foot of the Leitha Mts.
..... Click the link for more information. . It is a narrow, hilly region bordering Slovakia in the northeast and Hungary in the east, and it is indented by Neusiedler Lake. It is primarily agricultural, but industry and tourism are being developed. A borderland battleground for nearly 1,000 years, Burgenland has many castles, fortified churches, and walled villages. It is the newest of the Austrian provinces; its territory was transferred from Hungary by the treaties of Saint-Germain (1919) and Trianon (1920). Sopron Sopron (shô`prôn), Ger. Ödenburg, city (1991 est. pop. 55,140), NW Hungary, near the Austrian border.
..... Click the link for more information. , the region's leading town, was returned (1921) to Hungary after a plebiscite.
Burgenland
r`gənlänt), province (1991 pop. 270,880), 1,530 sq mi (3,963 sq km), E Austria. The capital is Eisenstadt Eisenstadt (ī`zənshtät'), town (1991 pop. 10,102), capital of Burgenland, E Austria, at the foot of the Leitha Mts...... Click the link for more information. . It is a narrow, hilly region bordering Slovakia in the northeast and Hungary in the east, and it is indented by Neusiedler Lake. It is primarily agricultural, but industry and tourism are being developed. A borderland battleground for nearly 1,000 years, Burgenland has many castles, fortified churches, and walled villages. It is the newest of the Austrian provinces; its territory was transferred from Hungary by the treaties of Saint-Germain (1919) and Trianon (1920). Sopron Sopron (shô`prôn), Ger. Ödenburg, city (1991 est. pop. 55,140), NW Hungary, near the Austrian border.
..... Click the link for more information. , the region's leading town, was returned (1921) to Hungary after a plebiscite.
Burgenland
a state of E Austria. Capital: Eisenstadt. Pop.: 276 419 (2003 est.). Area: 3965 sq. km (1531 sq. miles)
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