Bernstein im Burgenland

Bernstein is a municipality in Burgenland in the district Oberwart in Austria.

WWW bernstein.gv.at

Geography

Parts of the municipality are Dreihütten, Redlschlag, Rettenbach, and Stuben.

Politics

Of the 23 positions on the municipal council, the SPÖ has 14, and the ÖVP 9.

Sightseeing

Bernstein Castle

Notable residents

László Almásy : a Hungarian aristocrat, motorist, desert researcher, aviator, Scout-leader and soldier who served as the basis for the protagonist in Michael Ondaatje's 1992 novel The English Patient and the movie based on it.