Mattersburg

 

Mattersburg (Hungarian: Nagymárton, Burgenland-Croatian: Matrštof) is a city in Central Burgenland, on the eastern slope of the Rosaliengebirge and has about 6,000 inhabitants.

 

Attractions

City parish church (1390), expanded in baroque style around 1700
Johann Nepomuk Berger Chapel
Ausreithkapelle (Hubertus Chapel)
War memorial chapel
Plague column (trinity column)
Frischherzkreuz (Krügelkreuz)
Holder cross
Mary and Anna column
Jewish Cemetery
Cultural center
Railway viaduct

 

Activities
Mattersburg is Burgenland's football city. The SV Mattersburg club is successful in a league with Wacker Innsbruck and Rapid. In particular the sporting offer leaves nothing to be desired:

1 sports hall, Wulkalände 2. Tel .: +43 664 5139133 (Franz Lehner), +43 664 5139122 (Peter Dirnbauer).
2 Burgenland Football Academy, Dr. Fred Sinovatz Str. 32. Tel .: +43 (0) 2626 21000 11, E-Mail: oliver.snurer@aka-burgenland.at.
3 outdoor sports facility / skate park, Wulkalände 2 (next to the sports hall). Tel .: +43 664 5139133 (Franz Lehner), +43 664 5139122 (Peter Dirnbauer).
4 Exercise Park, Wienerstraße / Langendorferweg. Tel .: +43 2626 623 3218 (Mag. Martin Hollweck).
5 Swimming pool & ice rink & poplar stadium, Michael Koch Str. 54. Tel .: +43 2626 62 151.
6 Tennis court, UNION: Wulkalände 1. Tel .: +43 664 8495739 (ASKÖ), +43 664 4154157 (UNION).
Firing range. Tel .: +43 2626 62725.

 

Getting there

By train
Regional trains to Mattersburg run every half hour to hourly from Wiener Neustadt and Sopron.

By bus
In the street
From Vienna via the A 2 to the Wiener Neustadt junction and the S 4 to Mattersburg.

 

Mattersburg can be reached from Vienna via the A3 (south-east motorway) and then via the S31 in 50 minutes. However, the route is heavily dependent on traffic. Mattersburg also has both a bus and a main train station. Vienna and Eisenstadt are approached every hour, the route mostly leads via Wiener Neustadt.

 

Shopping
The Mattersburg city center offers several boutiques, drug stores and grocery stores. On the outskirts there are 2 specialist retail centers with a few chains from the fashion, drugstore and technology sectors.

1 The arena, arena square. Tel .: +43 3572 4740010, fax: +43 3572 4740014, e-mail: office@arena2000.at. Open: Mo-Fr 09: 00-18: 30, Sa 09: 00-18: 00.
2 FMZ Mattersburg, Bundesstrasse 50.Open: Mo-Fr 09: 00-18: 30, Sa 09: 00-18: 00.

 

Nightlife
1 Beetlejuice, Arena 1/5. Tel .: +43 2626 20409, email: info@beetlejuice.at.  Open: Mon-Thu 09: 00-24: 00, Fri & Sat 09: 00-01: 00, Sun 11: 00-23: 00.
2 J.J. Lounge, Arena 7. Tel .: +43 2626 20409, E-Mail: info@beetlejuice.at.
3 Café Amerika, Bahnstrasse 2. Tel .: +43 2626 20663.
4 Cafe-Galerie Pablo, Judengasse 13-15. Tel .: +43 2626 64 837, email: pablo-galerie@gmx.at.
5 Café Savio, Michael Koch Strasse 39. Tel .: +43 676 83 73 0323.
6 Martinischenke, Wedekindgasse 4. Tel .: +43 2626 631 35, E-Mail: schenke@aon.at.
7 Peacock Pub, Gustav-Degen Gasse 8. Tel .: +43 2626 62 834.

Accommodation
1 Florianihof, Wiener Straße 1. Tel .: +43 2626 621 06, email: office@hotel-florianihof.at.
2 Hotel Müllner, Hauptstrasse 103, 7221 Marz. Tel .: +43 2626 63967, email: office@hotel-muellner.at.