Rust, Burgenland

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Rust
Statutory city
Main square in Rust
Coat of arms
Rust Location within Austria Show map of Burgenland Rust Rust (Austria) Show map of Austria
Coordinates: 47°48′0″N 16°40′0″E / 47.80000°N 16.66667°E / 47.80000; 16.66667
Country	Austria
State	Burgenland
District	Statutory city
Government
• Mayor	Gerold Stagl (SPÖ)
Area [1]
• Total	20.01 km2 (7.73 sq mi)
Elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	1,921
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7071
Area code	02685
Vehicle registration	E
Website	www.freistadt-rust.at

Rust (German pronunciation: [ʁʊst] ^ⓘ; Croatian: Rušta; Hungarian: 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.