Ritzing

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Ritzing
Ritzing
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°37′N 16°30′E / 47.617°N 16.500°E / 47.617; 16.500Coordinates: 47°37′N 16°30′E / 47.617°N 16.500°E / 47.617; 16.500
Country Austria
State Burgenland
District Oberpullendorf
Government
  Mayor Herbert Gmeiner
Area
  Total 17.7 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
  Total 899
  Density 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 7323
Website www.ritzing.at

Ritzing (Croatian: Ricinga or Ricinja, Hungarian: Récény) is a town in the district of Oberpullendorf in the Austrian state of Burgenland.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1869 876    
1880 967+10.4%
1890 1,096+13.3%
1900 1,455+32.8%
1910 1,434−1.4%
1923 1,632+13.8%
1934 1,634+0.1%
1939 1,459−10.7%
1951 1,420−2.7%
1961 1,132−20.3%
1971 968−14.5%
1981 901−6.9%
1991 909+0.9%
2001 894−1.7%
2011 912+2.0%

Sport

It is most famous for its football club, the SC Ritzing. The Arsenal FC football team played a Burgenland XI in the town, on Monday, July 28, 2008, and beat the team 10-2, with Arsenal scoring 7 goals before half time.

References

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