Halbturn
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| Halbturn | ||
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  Halbturn | ||
| Coordinates: 47°52′N 16°58′E / 47.867°N 16.967°ECoordinates: 47°52′N 16°58′E / 47.867°N 16.967°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Burgenland | |
| District | Neusiedl am See | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Peter Nachtnebel | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 55.2 km2 (21.3 sq mi) | |
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,904 | |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 7131 | |
| Website | www.halbturn.at | |
Halbturn (Hungarian: Féltorony) is a town in the district of Neusiedl am See in the Austrian state of Burgenland. It borders Hungary to the east and is near Andau, Gols, and Mönchof.
History
In 2008 a team of archeologists discovered a third-century AD amulet in the form of a gold scroll with the words of the Jewish prayer Shema' Yisrael (Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one) inscribed on it. It is considered to be the earliest surviving evidence of a Jewish presence in what is now Austria.[2]
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1869 | 2,093 | — |
| 1880 | 2,473 | +18.2% |
| 1890 | 2,263 | −8.5% |
| 1900 | 2,429 | +7.3% |
| 1910 | 2,460 | +1.3% |
| 1923 | 2,170 | −11.8% |
| 1934 | 2,210 | +1.8% |
| 1939 | 2,142 | −3.1% |
| 1951 | 1,995 | −6.9% |
| 1961 | 1,917 | −3.9% |
| 1971 | 1,913 | −0.2% |
| 1981 | 1,896 | −0.9% |
| 1991 | 1,956 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1,880 | −3.9% |
| 2011 | 1,921 | +2.2% |
References
- ↑ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2013-01-01.
- ↑ Archaeological sensation in Austria. Scientists from the University of Vienna unearth the earliest evidence of Jewish inhabitants in Austria, 13.03.08,
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