Oberwart

Statistics
Country:	Austria
State:	Burgenland
District (Bezirk):	Oberwart
Inhabitants:	6,696 (2001)
Postal Code:	7400
Homepage:	http://www.oberwart.at/

Oberwart (Hungarian: Felsőőr) is a town in Burgenland in Austria and the capital of the district denominated by the same name.

Brief history

• 1327: first official mention of Oberwart
• 1921: formerly belonging to Hungary, Oberwart becomes part of the newly founded Federal State Burgenland in Austria
• 1939: Oberwart becomes city