Raiding, Austria

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Raiding

Coat of arms
Raiding
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°34′N 16°32′E / 47.567°N 16.533°E / 47.567; 16.533Coordinates: 47°34′N 16°32′E / 47.567°N 16.533°E / 47.567; 16.533
Country Austria
State Burgenland
District Oberpullendorf
Government
  Mayor Markus Landauer
Area
  Total 13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation 253 m (830 ft)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
  Total 817
  Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 7321
Website www.raiding.at

Raiding (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪdɪŋ]; Hungarian: Doborján, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdoborjaːn], Croatian: Rajnof) is a small Austrian market town in the district of Oberpullendorf in Burgenland. It is the birthplace of Franz Liszt.

Geography

The municipality lies on Raiding Creek in Middle Burgenland; Raiding is the only borough in the municipality.

History

Raiding was first documented in 1425 as Dobornya.

Like the rest of Burgenland, Raiding belonged to Hungary from c. 900 to 1920/21. After the end of the First World War, Western Hungary was given to Austria with the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon; there it formed the new province of Burgenland.

In 1971, Raiding was merged with Unterfrauenhaid and Lackendorf into a larger municipality, which was later dissolved. Raiding has been a market town since 1990.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1869 713    
1880 736+3.2%
1890 880+19.6%
1900 928+5.5%
1910 928+0.0%
1923 976+5.2%
1934 1,076+10.2%
1939 994−7.6%
1951 964−3.0%
1961 872−9.5%
1971 846−3.0%
1981 801−5.3%
1991 854+6.6%
2001 836−2.1%
2011 836+0.0%

Politics

The municipal council has 15 seats with party mandates as follows: SPÖ 9, ÖVP 6, FPÖ 0, Grüne 0, and other lists 0.

Culture and Landmarks

  • The Liszt Museum (in the house where he was born)

Business and infrastructure

Viticulture is the main business in Raiding. Other industries there include metal construction and soda water production.

Personalities

References

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