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Rust (; hr, Rušta; hu, Ruszt) is a city in the Austrian state of Burgenland, located on the western shore of Lake Neusiedl near the border with Hungary. With only about 1,900 inhabitants, it is the country's smallest statutory city, as it was endowed with the rights of a royal free city by the Hungarian crown in 1681. As a ''Statutarstadt'', it also forms an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in its own right. The city is famous for its wines, especially for Beerenauslese, ice wine and - especially - ''Ruster Ausbruch''.
The settlement was first mentioned as ''Ceel'' in a 1317 deed issued by King Charles I of Hungary, its name derived from Hungarian ''szil'' for Elm, later translated into German ''Rüster'' or ''Rusten''. The present-day Hungarian name ''Ruszt'' is again a translation from the German term. Rust's citizens received market rights in 1470 and the privilege to mark the corks of their wine barrels with the famous 'R' brand in 1524. The affluent town finally gained independence at the 1681 diet at Sopron by the order of Emperor Leopold I, King of Hungary.
With the Burgenland region, Rust passed from Hungary to the Republic of Austria in 1921.
Rust is twinned with:
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WebCam and weather information of Rust
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History
The settlement was first mentioned as ''Ceel'' in a 1317 deed issued by King Charles I of Hungary, its name derived from Hungarian ''szil'' for Elm, later translated into German ''Rüster'' or ''Rusten''. The present-day Hungarian name ''Ruszt'' is again a translation from the German term. Rust's citizens received market rights in 1470 and the privilege to mark the corks of their wine barrels with the famous 'R' brand in 1524. The affluent town finally gained independence at the 1681 diet at Sopron by the order of Emperor Leopold I, King of Hungary.
With the Burgenland region, Rust passed from Hungary to the Republic of Austria in 1921.
Politics
Seats in the municipal assembly (''Gemeinderat'') as of 2007 elections: *Social Democratic Party of Austria
The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ...
(SPÖ): 10
*Austrian People's Party
The Austrian People's Party (german: Österreichische Volkspartei , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria.
Since December 2021, the party has been led provisionally by Karl Nehammer. It is currentl ...
(ÖVP): 8
* Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ): 1
Twin towns
Rust is twinned with:
* Kulmbach
Kulmbach () is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town is famous for Plassenburg Castle, which houses the largest tin soldier museum in the world, and for its sausages, or ''Bratwürste''.
Geography
Location
Ku ...
, Germany, since 1981.
* Tokaj, Hungary, since 2006.
References
External links
WebCam and weather information of Rust
{{Authority control Districts of Burgenland Cities and towns in Burgenland Eisenstadt-Umgebung District