Purbach am Neusiedlersee
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| Purbach am Neusiedlersee | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Austria |
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| State | Burgenland |
| District | Eisenstadt-Umgebung |
| Mayor | Richard Hermann |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 45.84 km² (17.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population | 2,637 (31/12/2005) |
| - Density | 58 /km² (149 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal code | 7083 |
| Website | www.purbach.at |
Purbach am Neusiedlersee, which is sometimes written as Purbach am Neusiedler See or Purbach am See, is a town in Burgenland, Austria, known for its viticulture[1]. It lies in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung administrative district (Politischer Bezirk) in the federal state (Bundesland) of Burgenland in Austria (Republik Österreich).
Purbach is located at the western shores of Neusiedler See, the only steppe lake in Central Europe, and the only lake without natural outflow in Europe.
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[edit] Names
Purbach am Neusiedlersee, literally Purbach on Lake Neusiedl, is often referred to solely as Purbach. It was Feketeváros, Sopron, Hungary prior to the break up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
It was known as Porpuk in Croatian.
[edit] History
Settlement in Purbach can be traced to the 6th century BCE.
During Roman times, it lay on the famous amber trade route.
The first documented mention of the town occurred in 1270.
In 1918, the city changed from Feketeváros, Sopron, Hungary to present day Purbach am Neusiedlersee, Burgenland, Austria.
[edit] References
- This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
[edit] External links
- www.purbach.at — official website (in German)
- www.sonnwendfeier.eu Midsummer Festival at Lake Neusiedl — Celebrating the longest day of the year...
- www.burgenland.info — Burgenland info
- nona.net — region maps of Purbach am Neusiedlersee
- tiscover.at — tourism information
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