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Eisenstadt

Western Europe

Eisenstadt is the capital city of the Austrian state of Burgenland, at the foot of the Leitha Mountains about 12 kilometers from the Hungarian border. Part of the Kingdom of Hungary within the Habsburg Empire from 1648 to 1921, it was the seat of the Esterhazy noble family, whose patronage brought the composer Joseph Haydn to live and work there as a court musician, and it became Burgenland's provincial capital in 1925 after the region's cession to Austria in 1921. Heavily bombarded in the Second World War, the city was captured by Soviet forces on 2 April 1945 and remained under Soviet occupation until 1955; as of 2025 it had 16,118 residents, the smallest of Austria's state capitals and the country's thirty-eighth largest city overall.

Facts
Population
16,118 1
Area (sq km)
42.88 2
Founding Year
1264 1
Founding Year
1264 1
Elevation (m)
182 2
Latitude
47.845649 degrees north 2
Longitude
16.52327 degrees east 2
FAQs

What does the name Eisenstadt mean?

The name means Iron City and refers to the area's iron mining and trade.

Eisenstadt means Iron City in German. The name was first recorded in 1118 as Castrum ferrum, a reference to the history of iron mining and iron trade in the area. The city's Hungarian name, Kismarton, recalls Martin of Tours, the patron saint of the main church.
Sources
1. Eisenstadt (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1264
    The first written mention of the town is from 1264 as "minor Mortin", matching the Hungarian name, Kismarton, which recalls Martin of Tours, the patron saint of the main church.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1264
    The first written mention of the town is from 1264 as "minor Mortin", matching the Hungarian name, Kismarton, which recalls Martin of Tours, the patron saint of the main church.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1264
    The first written mention of the town is from 1264 as "minor Mortin", matching the Hungarian name, Kismarton, which recalls Martin of Tours, the patron saint of the main church.
  • Lead paragraph, population
    population of 16,118
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Eisenstadt (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 47.845649, longitude 16.52327
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 182 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 42.88 sq km
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Wikidata: Eisenstadt
Wikidata Q126321, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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