Grafenschachen

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Coordinates: 47°22′0″N 16°4′0″E / 47.36667, 16.06667

Grafenschachen
Coat of arms Location
Wappen or image_coa Map of Austria, position of Grafenschachen highlighted
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Burgenland
District Oberwart
Mayor Richard Loidl
Basic statistics
Area 9.9 km² (3.8 sq mi)
Population 1,222  (11/06/2008)
 - Density 123 /km² (320 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code 7423

Grafenschachen (Hungarian: Vasárokszállás) is a municipality in Burgenland in the district of Oberwart in Austria.

[edit] Geography

Parts of the municipality are Grafenschachen and Kroisegg.

[edit] Transportation

The nearest train station is located in the town of Pinkafeld, with links to Vienna and the rest of Europe.

[edit] Politics

Of the 19 positions on the municipal council, the SPÖ has 12, the ÖVP 6, and the FPÖ 1.