Oslip
Encyclopedia
Oslip is a town in Burgenland
, Austria
, known for its viticulture
. It lies in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung
district in the state of Burgenland
.
Oslip is known as Oszlop in Hungarian
and Uzlop in Croatian
.
Oslip is located about 60 km south of Vienna
.
, Hungary
prior to the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
in 1918.
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...
, 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...
, known for its viticulture
Viticulture
Viticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture...
. It lies in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung
Eisenstadt-Umgebung
The Bezirk Eisenstadt-Umgebung is an administrative district in the federal state of Burgenland, Austria.The area of the district is 453.14 km², with a population of 38,752 , and a population density 86 persons per km²...
district 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...
.
Oslip is known as Oszlop in Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
and Uzlop in Croatian
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
.
Oslip is located about 60 km south of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
History
Oslip was known as Oszlop, SopronSopron (county)
Sopron is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day eastern Austria and northwestern Hungary. The capital of the county was Sopron.- Geography :...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
prior to the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
in 1918.
External links
- www.Oslip.at — Official website (in German)
- www.Burgenland.info — Burgenland info
- Nona.net — region maps of Oslip
- www.WineDirectories.com — Wineries in Oslip
- www.WebTourist.net — Tourism information