Oberwart
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Oberwart Felsőőr |
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 Oberwart
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| Coordinates: 47°17′N 16°12′E / 47.283°N 16.200°ECoordinates: 47°17′N 16°12′E / 47.283°N 16.200°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Burgenland | |
| District | Oberwart | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Georg Rosner | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 36.5 km2 (14.1 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016) | ||
| • Total | 7,425 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 7400 | |
| Website | www.oberwart.at | |
Oberwart (
Oberwart 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. Oberwart is the cultural capital of the small ethnic Hungarian minority in Burgenland, living in the Upper Őrség or Wart microregion.
The settlement was established in the 11th century by the guards of the Hungarian frontier (őrs) together with Unterwart (Alsóőr) and Siget in der Wart (Őrisziget). It was first mentioned in historical documents in 1327 under the name Superior Eör. It was part of the old county of Vas until 1921. Old surnames and the special local dialect shows that the population was related to the Székelys of Transylvania (i.e. the guards of the eastern border of Kingdom of Hungary).
The community of the őrs received the privileges of the nobles by King Charles I of Hungary in the 14th century. The privileges were acknowledged by Rudolph I in 1582. The village was partially destroyed by the Ottoman army in 1532.
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