Großhöflein
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Großhöflein is a market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...

 in eastern Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

, in the state of Burgenland
Burgenland
Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east...

. The town had 1,853 inhabitants as of May 15, 2001.

People

  • Nikolaus Esterházy
    Nikolaus Esterházy
    Nikolaus Esterházy was a Hungarian prince, a member of the famous Esterházy family. His building of palaces, extravagant clothing, and taste for opera and other grand musical productions led to his being given the title "the Magnificent"...

     (de), lived and died here

Nearby municipalities

  • Kleinhöflein im Burgenland (now a part of Eisenstadt
    Eisenstadt
    - Politics :The current mayor of Eisenstadt is Andrea Fraunschiel ÖVP.The district council is composed as follows :* ÖVP: 17 seats* SPÖ: 8 seats* Austrian Green Party: 2 seats* FPÖ: 2 seats- Castles and palaces :...

    )
  • Müllendorf
    Müllendorf
    Müllendorf is a town in the district of Eisenstadt-Umgebung in Burgenland in Austria.-References:...

  • Wulkaprodersdorf
    Wulkaprodersdorf
    Wulkaprodersdorf is a town in the district of Eisenstadt-Umgebung in Burgenland in Austria....

  • Steinbrunn
    Steinbrunn
    Steinbrunn is a town in the district of Eisenstadt-Umgebung in Burgenland in Austria....

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