Rust (Burgenland, Austria)

Last modified: 2026-01-17 by martin karner
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• Districts and Municipalities in Burgenland
• Burgenland
• Austria: Vertical Hoisting of Flags
• Austrian Municipalities
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Flag

The City of Rust (Croatian: Rušta) is an independent city in the province of Burgenland. It is small city with less then 2000 inhabitants, but it hold its historical rights of free city which was given by the Hungarian King Leopold I in 1681.
The flag is a vertical bicolor of green and yellow with the city coat of arms on it.
Valentin Poposki, 19 June 2020

Coat of Arms

image located by Valentin Poposki, 19 June 2020
(Sources: freistadt-rust.at / Wikimedia)

The coat of arms of the free city shows a shield divided twice across. Its upper field is blue, the middle one green, the lower one is again blue, added with reddish waves as a symbol for the lake Neusiedlersee. Natural reed leaves grow from the second dividing line in the middle section, and three natural reed heads fan out from there, extending into the upper section. The shield, surrounded by an o rnate golden border, is topped by a golden crown set with jewels, with five visible leaf prongs between which four pearl prongs are attached.
Source: Former communal website (2021) (see also historical information)

The official colours are green and yellow.

Martin Karner, 12 January 2026