Nickelsdorf
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| Province: | Burgenland |
| Political District: | Neusiedl am See (ND) |
| Area: | 60,7 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 1.566 (State: Mai 15th 2001) |
| Postal Code: | 2425 |
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| Community ID: | 10714 |
| Administration: | Community of Nickelsdorf 2425 Nickelsdorf |
| Official Website: | http://www.nickelsdorf.at/ |
| E-Mail-Address: | post@nickelsdorf.bgld.gv.at |
Nickelsdorf is a community in the province of Burgenland in the district of Neusiedl am See in Austria with 1 566 inhabitants.
Its Hungarian name is Miklóshalma.
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[edit] Geography
Nickelsdorf is the only village in the community. It has an important border crossing to Hegyeshalom (german Straß-Sommerein) in Hungary.
[edit] History
The village belonged - like the whole province of Burgenland - to Hungary (German-Western-Hungary) until 1920/1921. Since 1898 when the politics announced the Magyarisierungsprozess, wanting every community to use its Hungarian name which has been Mikloshalma in Nickelsdorf's case. After the World War I, tough negotiations resulted in the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon in 1918. Those treaties have redrawn Austria and Hungary's borders and German-Western-Hungary has been part of Austria from that time on. The village belongs to the recently founded province of Burgenland since 1921. (for detailed information also examine the History of Burgenland)
[edit] Politics
The mayor is currently Ing. Gerhard Zapfl from the Austrian Socialist Party, its tenant is Erich Weisz also from the Austrian Socialist Party. Head of the Office is Paul Haider.
The seats within the municipal council are distributed as follows: SPÖ 10, ÖVP 2, GRÜNE 1, FPÖ 1 and BGL with 5 seats.
[edit] Festivals
Since 1985, the annual and internationally famous Jazzfestival Konfrontationen has taken place in Nickelsdorf.
From June 9th to June 12th 2005, the Nova Rock Festival took place in Nickelsdorf with headliners like Die Ärzte, System of a Down, The Prodigy and Green Day. Every day, there were 30,000 fans in this small village next to the border to Hungary.
And one year later in 2006, the Nova Rock Festival drew, with over 50 bands, no less than 150,000 visitors. With famous bands like Metallica and Guns n' Roses, it was the largest ever rock festival in Austria.
