Güssing

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Güssing
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Austria
State	Burgenland
District	Güssing
Mayor	Peter Vadasz
Basic statistics
Area	49.31 km² (19 sq mi)
Elevation	229 m (751 ft)
Population	3,811 (10/06/2008)
- Density	77 /km² (200 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	7540
Website	www.guessing.co.at Coordinates: 47°4′0″N 16°19′0″E / 47.06667, 16.31667

Güssing (in Hungarian Németújvár ) is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is located at 47°4′N, 16°19′E, with a population of 3,902 (2001), and is the administrative center of the Güssing district.

The Güssing Castle, built in 1157, is the oldest castle in Burgenland and a regional landmark.

The lords of Güssing (in Hungarian: Köszeg, in Slovak: Kysak) were a noble family in the frontier region of Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary. Note that Köszeg is the name of a nearby Hungarian town (known as Güns in German) to which that family moved its residence from Güssing in 1274. In 1522, it became the residence of the Batthyány family, one of the most distinguished Magnate families in Hungary.

1 Notable people from Güssing
2 Renewable energy
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Notable people from Güssing

Samuel Steinberg (1857-), Jewish historian born here [1]
Martin Stranzl (born 1980), footballer

[edit] Renewable energy

Burgenland is, economically, the less-developed region of Austria. To change this situation, a technology center was created in Güssing with EU furtherance. Most of the research projects in the region are related to renewable energy. The more significant demonstration projects include a 2 MW electric power 4,5 MW thermic wood gas generator power plant in Güssing and, in nearby Strem, a 0,5 MW electric power 0,5 MW thermic biomass gasification power plant for maize. The high concentration of alternative energy plants attracts visitors and has spawned a tourism industry with related facilities.

Güssing Castle	Wood gasifier (commercial operation)	Fischer-Tropsch diesel production from gasified wood (Pilot)	Biogas plant Strem
Biogas fuelled engine Biogas plant Strem