Pinkafeld

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Pinkafeld
Coat of arms Location
Wappen or image_coa Map of Austria, position of Pinkafeld highlighted
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Burgenland
District Oberwart
Mayor Kurt Maczek
Basic statistics
Area 27.4 km² (10.6 sq mi)
Elevation 399 m  (1309 ft)
Population 5,285  (14/06/2008)
 - Density 193 /km² (500 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code 7423
Website www.pinkafeld-online.at

Coordinates: 47°22′0″N 16°7′0″E / 47.36667, 16.11667

Pinkafeld is a town in Burgenland in Austria and the second largest city (after Oberwart) in the district Oberwart. The Hungarian name of the town is Pinkafő.

[edit] Geography

Parts of the commune are Hochart, Gfangen, Alt-Pinkafeld, Nord-Pinkafeld and Pinkafeld Stadt.

[edit] Brief history

  • 860 - First mention of Pinkafeld
  • 1289 - Destruction of Pinkafeld
  • 1397 - Pinkafeld is no longer addicted on Bernstein
  • 1532 - The Ottomans destroy Pinkafeld completely
  • 1658 - Ádám Batthyány constructs a castle in Pinkafeld
  • 1919 - Pinkafeld now belongs to Austria, and no longer to Hungary

[edit] Politics

Mayor is Kurt Maczek of the SPÖ, the 1.Vize-Mayor is Thomas Pickl of the ÖVP. In the representation (25 mandates), the SPÖ has 16 mandates and the ÖVP 9.