Living in Eisenstadt: districts rents, registration

The municipality comprises three localities: Eisenstadt itself with around 10,500 inhabitants, the wine village of Kleinhöflein to the west (incorporated in 1971, just over 3,000 inhabitants) and St. Georgen am Leithagebirge to the east (around 2,800). In cadastral terms, Oberberg-Eisenstadt and Unterberg-Eisenstadt also belong to it. The town centre around Esterházy Palace, Hauptstraße and the pedestrian zone offers short distances to shops and public offices.

On the Oberberg to the west stand the Bergkirche with its Calvary and the Haydn Mausoleum. Unterberg was the Jewish quarter; the Austrian Jewish Museum and the old Jewish cemetery are located there. In St. Georgen, farmsteads from the 17th and 18th centuries with large gateways recall the tradition of the Heurige wine taverns. To the south the land slopes down to the Wulka plain, where the town has grown in newer residential areas.

As the state capital, Eisenstadt is the seat of the Burgenland state government, the state parliament and many state authorities and courts – public administration is an important employer. Then there are the hospital of the Brothers of St John of God (Barmherzige Brüder), schools, retail, wine-growing and tourism around Esterházy Palace. For studying there are the Burgenland University of Applied Sciences, the University College of Teacher Education Burgenland and the Joseph Haydn Private University. Many people commute to Vienna via the S31 expressway and the A3 or by Regional-Express train.

Cultural life revolves around Haydn: the Haydn House, the Haydn Festival and the concerts at the palace. In summer there is the Festival of 1000 Wines in the pedestrian zone, the palace park with the Leopoldine Temple and walks in the Leitha Mountains; the Wulka flows on to Lake Neusiedl. The town has had no cinema since 2011. For flat hunting we don't quote rents without a reliable source; compare listings and offers from non-profit housing developers.

Before you decide on a moving date, you should know the costs: 1-room flats start from €339, 2-room flats from €579, 3-room flats from €894 and 4-room flats from €1,344. For houses and villas there is always an individual quote. If you want to move to another city, we charge long-distance moves from €4.15 per kilometre. Feel free to take advantage of our free survey to get clarity about your individual costs.

• Moving volume
• Price per kilometre from €4.15/km
• Floor and use of a lift
• Need for a parking restriction zone

Optional extras: furniture assembly and a shared load.

For your move from Berlin to Eisenstadt you can book these services individually or together:

1. Company move – smooth relocation of your business: Company move
2. Private move – your personal moving help at home: Private move
3. House clearance – we make space and dispose of old junk: House clearance
4. Move with assembly – including dismantling and reassembly of your furniture: Move with assembly
5. Furniture transport – safe transport for individual pieces of furniture: Furniture transport
6. Shared load – an affordable alternative for smaller moving volumes: Shared load

We plan moves from Stromstraße 21 in Berlin-Moabit, to Eisenstadt as well as back to Germany. How the roughly 737 km via Dresden, Prague, Brno and Vienna work is explained on the page Moving Berlin – Eisenstadt.

According to the statutory city of Eisenstadt, anyone moving into accommodation in Eisenstadt must register within 3 days of moving in. Registration should be done in person at the registration and passport office in the Magistrat, Hauptstraße 35 (phone +43 2682 705 0). Registration by email or fax is not possible. For questions about opening hours and contacts, the town can help at [email protected]; the current times are on the "Opening hours" page of eisenstadt.gv.at.

Each person, including minor children, needs their own registration form (Meldezettel). On registration, you and your accommodation provider (Unterkunftgeber) both sign; on deregistration, the accommodation provider's signature is not needed. You must also bring official photo ID, i.e. a driving licence, passport or ID card. Registering, deregistering and changing your registration are free of charge.

Additional services are subject to a fee: the town states €2.10 for a confirmation of registration (local register) or €3 (central register), and depending on the purpose a certificate fee may be added. An appointment is required for passport and ID card matters. You can also reach the registration and passport office at [email protected]. The "Meldezettel" form is available as a PDF download on the town's website, so you can fill it in in advance. If you are coming from Vienna or from Germany, the guide to long-distance moving to Eisenstadt will help you plan.

According to the town, the paid short-stay parking zone applies Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. It covers the town centre and the Oberberg up to the Bergkirche; the maximum parking time is 3 hours. The first half hour costs €0.70, after which you pay in steps of €0.10. Since 19.02.2024, mobile parking has run via the EasyPark app. For residents, the town offers a "short-stay parking zone exemption permit"; the form is available on eisenstadt.gv.at.

The Stadtbus Eisenstadt has been running since December 2016 with four routes (Fanny, Georg, Vitus and Martin), which, according to the town, connect all districts. The town provides the network map as a PDF.

Bulky household waste is accepted at the recycling centre at Lobäckerstraße 66 (phone 02682 64 148), Tuesday to Thursday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and on Fridays and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. from April to September and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. from October to March. Bulky waste is charged by weight, with a flat rate of €5.20 for up to 20 kg. The centre does not accept upholstered furniture or solid wood furniture. Flat clearances must be registered in advance; our house clearance can also help. Further guidance is available in the Eisenstadt moving guide.