Frauenkirchen

Frauenkirchen

Coat of arms
Frauenkirchen

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°50′N 16°55′E / 47.833°N 16.917°ECoordinates: 47°50′N 16°55′E / 47.833°N 16.917°E
Country Austria
State Burgenland
District Neusiedl am See
Government
  Mayor Josef Ziniel
Area
  Total 31.9 km2 (12.3 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
  Total 2,835
  Density 89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 7132
Website www.frauenkirchen.net

Frauenkirchen (Hungarian: Boldogasszony, Fertőboldogasszony, Fertő-Boldogasszony) is an Austrian town in the district of Neusiedl am See, Burgenland.

History

The community of Frauenkirchen, like the rest of Burgenland, belonged to Hungary (German-West Hungary) until 1920/21. After the end of the First World War, the territory of German-West Hungary was given to Austria by the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon. Since 1921, the town has belonged to the newly founded State of Burgenland.

Frauenkirchen was once one of the so-called seven communities (Siebengemeinden) of Jews in Burgenland. The Jews of Burgenland (along with the Roma and Sinti) were persecuted and wiped out by the Nazis between 1938 and 1945. A Jewish cemetery in the village memorializes the presence of a Jewish community here prior to the Holocaust.

Frauenkirchen has been a municipality since 1982 (through VO 5).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,571    
18802,902+12.9%
18902,789−3.9%
19002,829+1.4%
19102,732−3.4%
19232,846+4.2%
19343,311+16.3%
19392,850−13.9%
19512,979+4.5%
19612,812−5.6%
19712,749−2.2%
19812,668−2.9%
19912,634−1.3%
20012,856+8.4%
20112,831−0.9%

Politics

Mayor Josef Ziniel is a member of the SPÖ, Vice-Mayor Franz Wegleitner is of the ÖVP, and the Chief Officer is Erika Siebler.

The mandate assignments in the Municipal Council (23 seats) is SPÖ 14, ÖVP 6, FPÖ 0, Grüne 0, and other lists 3, as of 2008.

Personalities

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