Burgenland

Burgenland (Hungarian ?rvidék, Lajtabánság, Fels??rvidék, Croatian Gradi??e, Slovenian Gradi??ansko) is the easternmost federal state or Bundesland of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte (towns with a charter) and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east (only 5 km wide at Sieggraben).

Geography

Burgenland is the 7th largest of Austria's 9 provinces (Bundesländer), at 3,966 km². The highest point in the province is Geschriebenstein, at 884 metres, the lowest point is 114 metres, near Apetlon.

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Burgenland has a very long border: To the west it borders the Austrian provinces of Niederösterreich and Steiermark. To the northeast it borders Slovakia, Hungary to the east and Slovenia to the farthest south.

Related Topics:
Niederösterreich - Steiermark - Slovakia - Hungary - Slovenia

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Burgenland shares with Hungary the only lake without natural outflow in Europe, the Neusiedler See.

Related Topics:
Outflow - Europe - Neusiedler See

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