Pinkafeld

Pinkafeld

Coat of arms
Pinkafeld
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°22′N 16°7′E / 47.367°N 16.117°E / 47.367; 16.117Coordinates: 47°22′N 16°7′E / 47.367°N 16.117°E / 47.367; 16.117
Country Austria
State Burgenland
District Oberwart
Government
  Mayor Kurt Maczek
Area
  Total 27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Elevation 399 m (1,309 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 5,648
  Density 210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 7423
Website www.pinkafeld-online.at

Pinkafeld (Hungarian: Pinkafő, Croatian: Pinkafelj, Slovene: Pinkafel, Romani: Pinkafa) is a city in Burgenland in Austria and the second largest settlement (after Oberwart) in the district Oberwart.

Geography

Pinkafeld Town Hall

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

History

  • 860 - The first mention of Pinkafeld ("Peincahu")
  • 1289 - The destruction of Pinkafeld ("Pinkafelde")
  • 1397 - Pinkafeld is no longer part of Bernstein
  • 1532 - The Ottomans destroy Pinkafeld
  • 1658 - Ádám Batthyány constructs a castle in Pinkafeld
  • 1921 - Pinkafeld becomes part of Austria, no longer under control by Hungary
  • 2012 - FCI European Open Junior Agility competition hosted in Pinkafeld

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
16971,500    
18041,821+21.4%
18442,351+29.1%
18692,683+14.1%
18803,080+14.8%
18903,078−0.1%
19003,156+2.5%
19103,089−2.1%
19232,776−10.1%
19343,788+36.5%
19393,695−2.5%
19513,753+1.6%
19614,081+8.7%
19714,620+13.2%
19814,792+3.7%
19915,010+4.5%
20015,181+3.4%
20115,328+2.8%

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.

Notable people from Pinkafeld

See also

References

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