Burgenland
Burgenland (; ; ; Austro-Bavarian: ; ; ) is the easternmost and least populous state of Austria. It consists of two statutory cities and seven rural districts, with a total of 171 municipalities. It is long from north to south but much narrower from west to east ( wide at Sieggraben). The population of Burgenland as of 1 January 2025 is 301,790. Burgenland's capital is Eisenstadt.
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Burgenland is Austria's easternmost and smallest state by population, with about 302,000 residents spread across two cities and seven rural districts. Its significance lies in its distinctive geography—stretching long from north to south while remaining quite narrow—and its role as Austria's eastern border region, with its capital located in Eisenstadt.
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- Early Germanic states
- Medieval Kingdom of Hungary
- Habsburg administration
- Dissolution of Austria-Hungary
- Ninth Austrian province
- Occupation
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- Geography
- Politics
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- Statutory cities
- Rural districts
- Demographics
- Population development
- Minorities
- Croats
- Hungarians
- Religion
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Burgenland (; ; ; Austro-Bavarian: ; ; ) is the easternmost and least populous state of Austria. It consists of two statutory cities and seven rural districts, with a total of 171 municipalities. It is long from north to south but much narrower from west to east ( wide at Sieggraben). The population of Burgenland as of 1 January 2025 is 301,790. Burgenland's capital is Eisenstadt.
The area once belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary, which was obliged under the Treaty of Trianon in 1920 to cede what was then German West Hungary (Deutsch-Westungarn) to the newly formed Republic of Austria. In 1921, the annexation of Burgenland was completed; the newly acquired territory was given the legally binding name Burgenland by the Federal Constitutional Act of 25 January 1921.