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| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Győr-Moson-Sopron |
| Surface | 48.56 km² |
| Population | 3400 |
| Area code | ( 36) 99 |
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Fertőd - city na Hungary, in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, in the district of Sopron-Fertőd, on the southern bank Lake Neusiedl, known for the rococo castle of Esterházy and opportunities for cycling trips in the area.
Characteristic
The commune of Fertőd was established in 1950 by merging the communes Eszterháza (German Esterhaus) i Süttör (German Schüttern), the new name was chosen due to the proximity of Lake Neusiedl (Hungarian name: Fertő-tó).
Drive
By plane
- 1 Meidl airport Fertõszentmiklós is located 5 km south of Fertőd in a neighboring municipality and offers pilot courses, sightseeing flights and tandem skydiving, as well as travel options for private pilots. Big plans to expand this airport into an international airport with scheduled connections have existed for years but have not yet been implemented.
The nearest airports with regular connections are located in 2 Bratislava (IATA: BTS) (80 km), 3 Vienna (IATA: VIE) (100 km) and 4 Budapest (IATA: BUD) (180 km)
By rail
Railway station 5 Fertőszéplak-Fertőd is located in the western part of the city and is served by the regional trains Raaber Bahn (ROeEE / GySEV).
- With a change in Parndorf or Neusiedl am See. Fertőd is easily accessible by train from Vienna and Bratislava. Trains also stop at some important locations in Seewinkel.
- Trains on the above-mentioned connection end in Fertõszentmiklós. This station is a stop for the ROeEE / GySEV express trains on the route Sopron-Győr. So you can change at Fertõszentmiklós and go one stop, or after a short walk you can directly enter the south-west end of the chateau park.
By car
- WITH Eisenstadt or Wiener Neustadt the journey takes you through Sopron and further on the Hungarian secondary road 8518
- WITH Győr take the national road 85 to Fertõendréd, then continue on road 8518
- WITH Deutschkreutz and the rest of the middle Burgenland over the former Kopháza border crossing and then over Balf on road 8518.
- WITH Vienna you can go via Eisenstadt and Sopron as described above or via Seewinkel:
- Highway A4, exit 56 Mönchhof and continue on the former federal road B51 via Frauenkirchen and Pamhagen to Hungary, Fertőd can be reached by secondary road 8531 from the north
By bus
By ship
Despite the proximity to Lake Neusiedl, there is no marina near Fertőd. The closest stop for passenger and bicycle ferries is in Illmitz.
By bike
The regional bicycle links in and around Fertőd are well developed and are suitable for both bicycle tours and cycling tourism:
- Bicycle path around Lake Neusiedl
- The Illmitz-Apetlon-Pamhagen-Fertőd route
- Route Kapuvár-Fertőd-Sopron
- The Deutschkreutz-Kopháza-Balf-Fertőd route
Communication
The city and the castle park are best explored on foot. Numerous well-developed cycle paths are perfect for excursions in the area, just like a car.
Worth seeing
Eszterháza Castle (also: Fertőd Castle) is one of the largest Rococo castles in Hungary, it is part of the Neusiedler See-Seewinkel - Fertő-Hanság World Heritage Site, and together with the swampy castle park is also part of the national park.
The palace was built at the beginning of the 18th century by Duke Michael Esterházy as a smaller hunting lodge, and in 1764 Duke Nicholas was architecturally and gardenally rebuilt in the style of a Versailles chateau. The renovation was commissioned by the Viennese court builders Johann Ferdinand Mödlhammer and Melchior Hefele, which took 46 years. Most of the building materials used came from the quarry Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland,which was then owned by the Esterházy family.
As a typical Rococo palace modeled on Versailles, it also has great structural similarities to the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna.
Active recreation
- There are many marked and structurally separate bicycle paths in the region. For example, you can walk all of Lake Neusiedl with almost no traffic (1-2 days) or cycle to other places such as Sopron or Deutschkreutz. The cycle paths are also suitable for less trained cyclists due to the low slopes.
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Shopping
- Opposite the main castle portal in the large parking lot there are (inflated) stalls selling Hungarian salami and local handicrafts.
- IN Kapuvár and Sopron there are better shopping opportunities (including a Tesco hypermarket)
Gastronomy
There are several inexpensive cafes and restaurants in the village.
Festivals, parties
Accommodation
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Security
Tourist information
Where next
- Lake Neusiedl With Seewinkel and Waasen (Hanság)
- North Burgenland
- Eisenstadt
- Mattersburg and the castle Forchtenstein
- Sankt Margareten im Burgenland
- Central Burgenland
- Deutschkreutz
- Horitschon wine region
- Sopron
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