Rust, Burgenland

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Rust
City
Main square in Rust
Postal code		7071
Area code	02685
Vehicle registration	E
Website	www.freistadt-rust.at

Rust (German pronunciation: [ʁʊst] ^ⓘ; Croatian: Rušta; Hungarian: Ruszt) is a city in the Austrian state of Burgenland, located on the western shore of Lake Neusiedl near the border with Hungary. With only about 1,900 inhabitants, it is the country's smallest statutory city, as it was endowed with the rights of a royal free city by the Hungarian crown in 1681. As a Statutarstadt, it also forms an administrative district (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

• Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ): 10
• Austrian People's Party (ÖVP): 8
• Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 1

Twin towns

Rust is twinned with:

• Kulmbach, Germany, since 1981.
• Tokaj, Hungary, since 2006.

References

External links

• WebCam and weather information of Rust

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