Oberwart
Oberwart
Felsőőr | |
|---|---|
Town hall | |
Location within Oberwart district | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′N 16°12′E / 47.283°N 16.200°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Burgenland |
| District | Oberwart |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georg Rosner |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.49 km2 (14.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 7,572 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7400 |
| Website | www.oberwart.at |
Oberwart (German pronunciation: [ˈoːbɐˌvaʁt] ⓘ; Hungarian: Felsőőr; Croatian: Gornja Borta) is a town in Burgenland in southeast Austria on the banks of the Pinka River, and the capital of the district of the same name. With almost 8,000 inhabitants it’s the third largest town in Burgenland, after Eisenstadt and Neusiedl am See. Oberwart is the cultural capital of the small ethnic Hungarian minority in Burgenland, living in the Upper Őrség or Wart microregion.