Geschriebenstein

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title: "Geschriebenstein" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-hungary", "mountains-of-lower-austria", "tourist-attractions-in-hungary", "tourist-attractions-in-burgenland", "mountains-of-burgenland", "prealps-east-of-the-mur", "mountains-of-the-alps", "mountains-under-1000-metres"] description: "Highest mountain of the Burgenland and western Hungary" topic_path: "geography/austria" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geschriebenstein" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Highest mountain of the Burgenland and western Hungary ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]

Field	Value
name	Geschriebenstein
photo	Geschriebenstein - Aussichtswarte.JPG
photo_size	282px
photo_caption	The viewing tower on the Geschriebenstein located on the border
elevation	(884 m)
isolation	22.2 km → Hutwisch
prominence	414 m ↓ southeastern Unterkohlstätten
range	Güns or Kőszegi Mountains, Prealps East of the Mur
location	Burgenland, Austria and Vas, Hungary
map	Austria
coordinates
geology	phyllite
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| name = Geschriebenstein | photo = Geschriebenstein - Aussichtswarte.JPG | photo_size = 282px | photo_alt = | photo_caption = The viewing tower on the Geschriebenstein located on the border | elevation = (884 m) | elevation_ref = | isolation = 22.2 km → Hutwisch | isolation_ref = | prominence = 414 m ↓ southeastern Unterkohlstätten | prominence_ref = | listing = | range = Güns or Kőszegi Mountains, Prealps East of the Mur | parent_peak = | location = Burgenland, Austria and Vas, Hungary | map = Austria | map_alt = | map_caption = | map_relief = | map_size = | map_image = | label = | label_position = | coordinates = | topo = | type = | geology = phyllite |volcanic_arc/belt = | age = | last_eruption = | first_ascent = | access = | easiest_route = | normal_route = The Geschriebenstein (), less commonly called the Írott-kő () in English sources, is a mountain, 884 m high, located on the border between Austria and Hungary. It is the highest mountain of the Kőszeg Mountains, the highest point in western Hungary (Transdanubia) and highest point in the Burgenland. Its height is 884 m according to Austrian sources, whereas Hungarian references mostly mention 883 m. The highest point on the Burgenland side of the border is (879 m).

Its former Hungarian names were Fenyőhegy and Szálkő. Its present name (Írottkő in Hungarian, Geschriebenstein in English and German) can be translated as written stone and is assumably derived from border stones with inscriptions between the properties of the Batthyány and Esterházy families. On the summit, there is an observation tower built in 1913. After the Treaty of Saint-Germain of 1919 and the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the western part of Hungary became part of Austria as the state of Burgenland. Since that, the tower stands exactly on the border between Austria and Hungary.

Since December 2007 the Austrian–Hungarian border can be crossed without formalities, because Hungary has joined the Schengen Agreement.

The closest towns on the Austrian side are Rechnitz and Lockenhaus. On the Hungarian side the closest municipality is Velem and the closest town is Kőszeg. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Irottko-kilato-2.jpg" caption="The [[boundary stone]] within the lookout tower. Its left side is in Austria (denoted by the ''Ö'' for ''Österreich''), its right side is in Hungary (denoted by an ''M'' for ''Magyarország'', not visible)"] ::

References

References

1. [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10152 ''Geschriebenstein, Austria/Hungary''] at www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 6 Jun 2017.

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