Rust (; hr, Rušta; hu, Ruszt) is a city in the

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n state of

Burgenland Burgenland (; hu, Őrvidék; hr, Gradišće; Austro-Bavarian: ''Burgnland;'' Slovene: ''Gradiščanska'') is the easternmost and least populous state of Austria. It consists of two statutory cities and seven rural districts, with a total of ...

, located on the western shore of Lake Neusiedl near the border with

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. With only about 1,900 inhabitants, it is the country's smallest statutory city, as it was endowed with the rights of a

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by the Hungarian crown in 1681. As a ''Statutarstadt'', it also forms an administrative

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(''Bezirk'') in its own right. The city is famous for its wines, especially for Beerenauslese, ice wine and - especially - ''Ruster Ausbruch''.

History

The settlement was first mentioned as ''Ceel'' in a 1317 deed issued by King

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, its name derived from Hungarian ''szil'' for Elm, later translated into

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''Rüster'' or ''Rusten''. The present-day Hungarian name ''Ruszt'' is again a translation from the German term. Rust's citizens received

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in 1470 and the privilege to mark the corks of their wine barrels with the famous 'R' brand in 1524. The affluent town finally gained independence at the 1681 diet at

Sopron Sopron (; german: Ödenburg, ; sl, Šopron) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő. History Ancient times-13th century When the area that is today Western Hungary was a province of the Roman Empire, a ...

by the order of Emperor Leopold I, King of Hungary. With the Burgenland region, Rust passed from Hungary to the

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in 1921.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (''Gemeinderat'') as of 2007 elections: *

Social Democratic Party of Austria The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ...

(SPÖ): 10 *

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(ÖVP): 8 * Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 1

Twin towns

Rust (Burgenland) - Rathaus, Gemeindeamt (01)

Rust is twinned with: *

Kulmbach Kulmbach () is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town is famous for Plassenburg Castle, which houses the largest tin soldier museum in the world, and for its sausages, or '' Bratwürste''. Geography Location ...

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, since 1981. *

Tokaj Tokaj () is a historical town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 54 kilometers from county capital Miskolc. It is the centre of the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district where Tokaji wine is produced. History The wine-growing are ...

, since 2006.

References

External links

WebCam and weather information of Rust
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