Edelstal

Edelstal

Coat of arms
Edelstal

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 48°6′N 16°59′E / 48.100°N 16.983°E / 48.100; 16.983Coordinates: 48°6′N 16°59′E / 48.100°N 16.983°E / 48.100; 16.983
Country Austria
State Burgenland
District Neusiedl am See
Government
  Mayor Anton Moritz
Area
  Total 5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 696
  Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 2413
Website www.gemeinde-edelstal.at

Edelstal (Hungarian: Nemesvölgy) is a township in the district of Neusiedl am See, in the Austrian state of Burgenland.

History

There was a 9th-century Avar settlement on its borders, it is near the Roman fortress Carnuntum.

The town was destroyed in 1529 and 1683 by the Turks.

Before the Treaty of Trianon it was in the Rajka district (Hungarian: jaras) of Moson county (comitatus) in the Kingdom of Hungary.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869644    
1880667+3.6%
1890683+2.4%
1900702+2.8%
1910759+8.1%
1923705−7.1%
1934677−4.0%
1939649−4.1%
1951690+6.3%
1961625−9.4%
1971573−8.3%
1981530−7.5%
1991544+2.6%
2001607+11.6%
2011615+1.3%

Personalities

In 1785 the List family moved from here to Kittsee (Köpcsény), Adam Liszt (the composer's father) was born here.

Sights

It has a Roman Catholic church dating from 1740 dedicated to Saint Stephen.

Economy

The mineral water from the nearby Römerquelle springs has been bottled since 1890.

Politics

The township's mayor is Anton Moritz of the Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ), the vice-mayor is Gerald Handig of the Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP) and the chief civil servant is Ulrike Ingrid Handig.

In the local council of thirteen seats, the SPÖ holds seven seats, the ÖVP five, and the Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ) one.

References

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