# Eisenstadt

Eisenstadt is the state capital of Burgenland in Austria. It consists of 4 districts: Kleinhöflein im Burgenland, Eisenstadt-Oberberg, Eisenstadt-Unterberg and St. Georgen am Leithagebirge. Kleinhöflein is the most western part of Eisenstadt, St. Georgen am Leithagebirge the most eastern one. Both are known for their vintners and the many Heurigen. Eisenstadt-Oberberg is popular for the Bergkirche or Haydnkirche, which houses the Haydnmausoleum while Eisenstadt-Unterberg is characterized by the former Jewish district.

## Understand

* Visitor information website

## Get in
### By plane

Vienna International Airport and Bratislava Airport are reachable within an hour by car.

### By car

When staying in Vienna, it's pretty common to go on a day trip to Eisenstadt. It's 50 minutes away from Vienna in good traffic. Avoid the A2 (Südautobahn) during the rush hour (15:00-18:00).
Via the A2 (Südautobahn), it's a two-hours-drive from Styria's capital Graz.

### By train

Trains go from various stations in Vienna via Wulkaprodersdorf hourly on workdays. The schedules can differ on weekends and national holidays, but all stations are marked properly when it comes to that.

## Get around

Eisenstadt is a quite small city. Therefore you can walk around and get to see all sights, though. Taxis are available in each part of the city, their main station is at the Domkirche St. Martin in the inner city. Bikes can be rented at different places. The city uses the System nextbike: At first you have to register yourself, afterwards you can check if a bike's available and get it.

## See
### Religion

* 47.84506816.51221 Bergkirche - housing Haydn's mausoleum and a calvary
* 47.84545216.5244782 Domkirche St.Martin - late Gothic former military church, began in 1460.
* 47.84716716.5238123 Franziskanerkirche - built in 1629, it contains the crypt of the princely family Esterházy

### Castles and palaces

* 47.84630916.5196364 Esterházy Castle - Eisenstadt's landmark and former residence of the princely family Esterházy
* 47.85297616.5090255 Gloriette - the former Esterházy hunting lodge

### Buildings

* 47.84673416.524536 City Hall (Rathaus)
* 47.84711916.5227757 Haydn's house - a museum dedicated to Joseph Haydn, who lived in the building between 1766 and 1778.

### Museums

* 47.84622516.5171548 State Museum (Landesmuseum)
* 47.84719316.5274979 State Gallery (Landesgalerie)
* 47.84720516.52346810 Diocese Museum (Diözesanmuseum)
* 47.84609316.51686811 Austrian Jewish Museum - housing a private synagogue
* 47.85847816.53776812 $^{[formerlydeadlink]}$ Fire Department Museum (Feuerwehrmuseum)

## Do

* 47.84651116.5343891 $^{[formerlydeadlink]}$ Sports Center (Allsportzentrum Eisenstadt), Bad-Kissingen-Platz 1, ☏ +43 2682 6760017. indoor swimming pool, sauna, artificial ice rink, gymnasium, massage, hairdresser, restaurant
* 47.84914116.5254492 $^{[formerlydeadlink]}$ Open-Air Pool (Freibad im Schlosspark) (Schlosspark), ☏ +43 2682 22866.
Apart from these centres, it's worth spending some time in the castle's park. There are huge meadows where you can sit and have a picnic. There are some statuaries, obelisks and hidden ponds that can be discovered by a long walk.

## Buy

* 47.83529716.5281521 Shopping Center Eisenstadt (Einkaufszentrum Eisenstadt), Rusterstraße 82-104, ☏ +43 2682 65512, fax: +43 2682 61426, office@eze-eisenstadt.at. M-Th 09:00-18:30, F 09:00-19:00, Sa 09:00-18:00. Grocery market, clothes, cosmetics, hair dresser, books, travel agency.
* 47.82678216.5221332 FMZ Haidäcker Park, Haidäcker Park. M-F 09:00-18:30, Sa 09:00-18:00. Cosmetics, grocery market, books, sports, glasses, shoes.
* 47.82537616.5309423 FMZ Rusterstraße, Rusterstraße, 7000 Eisenstadt. M-F 09:00-18:30, Sa 09:00-18:00. Cosmetics, sports, animals, books, school, shoes.

## Eat
### Budget

* 47.84594616.5165251 mySchnitzel, Esterhazystraße 16. (updated Sep 2022)
* 47.84608716.5260382 City Grill, Dompl. 17. (updated Sep 2022)
* 47.84562616.5242583 Benji's Star Kebap, Pfarrgasse 35. (updated Sep 2022)
* 47.84555616.5239534 Charly's Kebap Pizza, Pfarrgasse 29. (updated Sep 2022)
* 47.84502516.5203195 Pizzaboy Schlosstaverne, Esterhazypl. 5. (updated Sep 2022)
* 47.82692716.5220556 INTERSPAR-Restaurant, Haidäcker-Park 4. (updated Sep 2022)
* 47.83026716.5321117 Café Restaurant Scheuhammer, Marktstraße 3. (updated Sep 2022)

### Mid-range

* 47.84760616.5258248 Restaurant Ruckendorfer, Joseph-Haydn-Gasse 43. (updated Sep 2022)
* 47.84570116.5234149 FreuRaum, Fanny-Elßler-Gasse 3. (updated Sep 2022)
* 47.84397916.52115810 Villa Antica Restaurant-Café, Ruster Str. 12. (updated Sep 2022)

### Splurge

* 47.84568716.52016311 Henrici, Esterhazypl. 5. (updated Sep 2022)

## Sleep

* Hotel Burgenland, Franz Schubert - Platz 1, ☏ +43 2682-696-0, fax: +43 2682-65531, burgenland@austria-hotels.at. 174 beds. Breakfast, all rooms with a bathroom, toilet, telephone, radio, satellite and pay TV, minibar, safe, hair dryer, trouser press, PC connection, makeup mirrors, sauna, indoor pool, spa offering in addition to building with direct access, restaurant, café, bar, terrace, seminar rooms, a garage, elevator, bicycle adjusters possibility. Children, dogs allowed.
* $^{[deadlink]}$ Hotel Ohr, Ruster Street 51, ☏ +43 2682-62460, fax: +43 2682-62460-9, info@hotelohr.at. 78 beds. The majority of the rooms are equipped with air conditioning, restaurant, cafe, pub cellar, guest-tree garden, terrace, seminar and eating rooms, conference room (for a fee), a bike setting, child discount, dogs allowed.
* Haus der Begegnung, Kalvarienbergplatz 11, ☏ +43 2682-63290, fax: +43 2682-63290-90, bildungshaus@hdb-eisenstadt.at. 62 beds. Breakfast, all rooms with a shower, toilet, radio, hair dryer, cable TV, telephone, restaurant, café, terrace, rooms for meetings, seminar rooms, the basement lounge, safe, wheel, lift, bike setting, parking. Kinderermäßigung, Hunde erlaubt; children, dogs allowed.

## Cope
### Consulates

* Romania, Untere Hauptstrasse 1, 2473 Potzneusiedl, ☏ +43 676 3926745, fax: +43 214 52249, schloss@potzneusiedl.at. Honorary Consulate (Does not provide consular services. Instead, Romanian citizens in need of assistance should contact the embassy in Vienna.). (updated Dec 2021)

## Go next

* The Steinbruch in St.Margarethen is a popular event location in summer. Famous operas are staged every year, for example Aida or Tosca. Every 5 years the passion plays take place. It's about 5 km from Eisenstadt. You can get there by car or bus easily.
* The Seefestspiele in Mörbisch are quite similar to the ones in St.Margarethen. Apart from the fact that different operettas are staged and various concerts take place as well.
* The Familypark Neusiedler See is Austria's second biggest amusement park next to the Prater in Vienna. You have to pay €19.50 once (children under 3 are free) and can use each attraction. Even though it's especially designed for children, adults can also have lots of fun there.
* Sopron, a half hour drive away. One of the nicest town of Hungary.