In the narrower sense, Őrvidék means the Hungarian-speaking enclave around Oberwart (Felsőőr) and Unterwart (Alsóőr); in the broader sense it is the Hungarian name of the Austrian province of Burgenland.
Here you will find the oldest building in present-day Austria in continuous use as a Protestant church, the Reformed church of Oberwart, as well as the Baroque shrines of the Esterházy family: the basilica of Frauenkirchen (Boldogasszony) and the Calvary of Eisenstadt (Kismarton) with the Bergkirche.
Shrines and churches
Güssing (Németújvár)Franciscan Church and Monastery – Güssing (Németújvár)The Batthyány family's 17th-century Franciscan church below the castle hill: family crypt, tomb of Blessed Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann and a precious library.Mariasdorf (Máriafalva)Gothic Parish Church – Mariasdorf (Máriafalva)A Late Gothic village church in Burgenland restored by Imre Steindl, with a high altar, pulpit and font of Zsolnay majolica from Pécs.Eisenstadt (Kismarton)Bergkirche and Calvary – Eisenstadt (Kismarton)The Baroque pilgrimage site of Prince Paul Esterházy in Eisenstadt: a Calvary with 24 stations and the Bergkirche, home of Joseph Haydn’s tomb.Frauenkirchen (Boldogasszony)Basilica of the Nativity of Mary – Frauenkirchen (Boldogasszony)The Baroque Franciscan basilica of the Esterházy family near Lake Neusiedl, one of the oldest Marian shrines of the western border region.Oberwart (Felsőőr)Reformed Church – Oberwart (Felsőőr)The oldest building in present-day Austria in continuous use as a Protestant church, centre of the Hungarian Reformed community of Burgenland.Eisenstadt (Kismarton)St Martin's Cathedral – Eisenstadt (Kismarton)The cathedral of Burgenland: a 15th-century Late Gothic fortified church dedicated to St Martin, the mother church of the Diocese of Eisenstadt since 1960.
