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image by Valentin Poposki, 13 June 2020
image by Valentin Poposki, 13 June 2020
Eisenstadt is the capital city (Landeshauptstadt) of Burgenland. It is an
independent city i.e. is not part of any district (so-called Freistadt, "Free
City").
The flag of the city is white over red with application of the city coat of arms
on it, there is also a vertical version.
Valentin Poposki, 13 June 2020
Communal website: https://www.eisenstadt.gv.at
History, culture, religion of Eisenstadt: atlas-burgenland.at (German)
Željezno is the Croatian name, Kismarton ("Little Martin") is the Hungarian name of Eisenstadt (Saint Martin is Burgenland's patron saint). Its Hebrew name is "Ash", written with the Hebrew letters Alef (א) and Shin (ש) for "Aisenshtadt"¹.
¹ Eisenstadt belonged to the so-called Siebengemeinden (Seven Communities, Hebrew: Sheva Kehilot), with a special Jewish history (beside Deutschkreutz, Frauenkirchen, Kittsee, Kobersdorf, Lackenbach, Mattersburg). For more information see here [English translation] and the book Jüdisches Burgenland by Christof Habres/Elisabeth Reis (2012) | map (gedenkweg.at)
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image by Valentin Poposki, 13 June 2020
Official description (transl. by Google): "The coat of arms of the Free City of Eisenstadt depicts a red shield from the base of which rises a silver, black-mortared ashlar tower with three visible crenellations, supported by a slightly widening base. The tower features a square black window with a silver grille, and below this is a black, open, semicircular gate secured by a half-lowered silver portcullis. On the crenellated parapet of the tower stands a black eagle with a red tongue and gold talons, bearing the gold initials F.III (Ferdinand III) on its breast. A silver mural crown with five visible crenellations rests atop the shield." (source: Amtsblatt Landeshauptstadt Freistadt Eisenstadt, 2017, Nr. 2)
image located by Martin Karner
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