Stadtschlaining () is a town in the district of
Oberwart
Oberwart (; ; ) is a town in Burgenland in southeast Austria on the banks of the Pinka River, and the capital of the district of the Oberwart (district), same name. With almost 8,000 inhabitants it’s the third largest town in Burgenland, after E ...
in the
Austria
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n state of
Burgenland
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. The Burg Schlaining, built by
Henry I Kőszegi
Henry (I) Kőszegi from the kindred Héder (, , ; died 26/29 September 1274), commonly known as Henry the Great, was a Hungarian influential lord in the second half of the 13th century who was the founder and first member of the powerful Kőszegi ...
, is located there, which hosts the Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) and the Peace Museum.
Population
The town is located in southern Burgenland on the western slopes of the Günser Gebirge.
Municipal division
The municipal area comprises the following five villages (in brackets: number of inhabitants as of January 1, 2023)
* Altschlaining (275)
* Drumling (231)
* Goberling (393)
* Neumarkt im Tauchental (388)
* Stadtschlaining (678)
The municipality consists of the cadastral communities of Altschlaining, Drumling, Goberling, Neumarkt im Tauchental and Stadtschlaining.
References
Gallery
Stadtschlaining - Ortszentrum.JPG, Center of Stadtschlaining
Stadtschlaining - kath. Pfarrkirche (2).JPG, Catholic parish church
Stadtschlaining - evang. Kirche.JPG, Protestant parish church
Városszalónak légifotó2.jpg
Cities and towns in Oberwart District
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