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
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.
