Unterwart

Unterwart
Unterwart
Alsóőr
Unterwart parish church
Location within Oberwart district
Unterwart
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°16′N 16°14′E / 47.267°N 16.233°E / 47.267; 16.233
CountryAustria
StateBurgenland
DistrictOberwart
Government
  MayorJosef Horvath
Area
  Total
20.22 km2 (7.81 sq mi)
Elevation
306 m (1,004 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
  Total
971
  Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7501
Websitewww.unterwart.at

Unterwart or Alsóőr (German: Unterwart; Hungarian: Alsóőr; Croatian: Dolnja Borta) is a village in Burgenland, Austria, in the district of Oberwart (Hun: Felsőőr). The village lies on the banks of the Pinka river, and it had a population of 964 in 2001 (without Eisenzicken only 724). Unterwart is one of only two settlements in Austria with an ethnic Hungarian majority. It is part of the Upper Őrség microregion, a small Hungarian language island together with Oberwart and Siget in der Wart (Őrisziget).