Rechnitz

This article deals with the place in Austria; for the play of the same name see Elfriede Jelinek .

market community Rechnitz
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Burgenland
Political District :	Oberwart
License plate :	OW
Surface:	43.74 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 18 '  N , 16 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 18 '25 "  N , 16 ° 26' 18"  E
Height :	366  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,962 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	68 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	7471
Community code :	1 09 19
Address of the municipal administration:	Hauptplatz 10 7471 Rechnitz
Website:	www.rechnitz.com
politics
Mayor :	Martin Kramelhofer ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2017 ) (23 members)	14th 6th 3 14th 6th 3  A total of 23 seats SPÖ : 14 ÖVP : 6 FPÖ : 3
Location of Rechnitz in the Oberwart district
Main square of Rechnitz
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Municipal office of Rechnitz

Rechnitz ( Hungarian Rohonc , Croatian Rohunac , Romani Rochonca ) is a market town in the Oberwart district in Burgenland in Austria .

geography

Geographical location

Rechnitz in winter with the Günser Mountains

The market town of Rechnitz is located on the southern slope of the Günser Mountains at the foot of the 884 m high written stone . The wooded low mountain range turns into vineyards and orchards, followed by the wide fields in the foothills of the Pannonian lowlands .

A sunny, mild climate favors agriculture, forestry as well as viticulture and fruit growing , whereby the apricot cultivation is of particular importance here.

The place is right on the border with Hungary near Szombathely (Steinamanger).

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities are Markt Neuhodis in the west and Schachendorf in the south and Lockenhaus on the other side of the northern mountainous region .

history

Already around 500 BC The plain south of the Geschrittenstein was inhabited, which is proven by finds from the Celtic period . Significant finds have also been made from Roman times , e.g. B. a strand of the Roman aqueduct that supplied the city of Savaria with spring water.

Towards the end of the 6th century, the Slavs founded the settlement Orechovca, which means something like "nut grove". This name was later changed by German settlers, and it was first mentioned in a document in 1260. In 1348 Rechnitz was granted market rights. The place developed under the protection of the Rechnitz Castle, which belonged to the Batthyány family for several centuries . The place, which grew together from the two parts Deutschmarkt and Ungarmarkt, was a guild site for numerous craftsmen such as bootmakers and many mills. The still-preserved granarium (bulk box) in Bahnhofstraße testifies to the agricultural importance of the place.

The place belonged, like the whole of Burgenland, to Hungary (German-West Hungary) until 1920/21 . Since 1898 had due to the Magyarization of the government in Budapest of Hungarian name Rohonc be used. After the end of the First World War , after tough negotiations, German-West Hungary was awarded to Austria in the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon in 1919. The place has belonged to the newly founded federal state of Burgenland since 1921 (see also the history of Burgenland ).

The place had a Jewish community that probably settled here as early as the 15th century. A synagogue is mentioned as early as 1649, and in 1718 a larger new building was built for members of the Jewish community. In the middle of the 19th century, 859 Jews lived in Rechnitz. Today only the "Judengasse" and the Jewish cemetery remind of this time.

The Codex Rohonczi , which has not yet been deciphered and which is kept in the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, is named after Rechnitz .

Rechnitz in the time of National Socialism and in the Second World War

Kreuzstadl Rechnitz memorial

During the Second World War , forced laborers were housed in two places in Rechnitz , in the "Wald camp" and in the palace complex. In the last days of the Second World War, around 600 forced laborers, mostly Hungarian Jews, were transported to Burg by train to be used in the construction of Hitler's so-called southeast wall . About 200 of them, who could no longer work due to exhaustion and illness, were transported back to Rechnitz and murdered there in the night of March 24th to 25th, 1945 in the Rechnitz massacre.

On the evening of March 29, 1945, the 37th Guards Rifle Corps of the 9th Soviet Guards Army crossed the Austrian border near Rechnitz and captured the place after several hours of fighting against three Volkssturm battalions . On April 1, the SS Panzer Grenadier Replacement and Training Battalion 11 managed to recapture Rechnitz after heavy fighting. The commander of the unit, which mainly consisted of young Dutch volunteers, SS-Sturmbannführer Willi Schweitzer, was awarded the Knight's Cross for the reconquest . After five days, the Waffen SS had to withdraw from Rechnitz in order not to be trapped, whereupon the place was reoccupied by the Red Army . In these fighting, the Rechnitz Castle was almost completely destroyed; later it was removed.

See also : Fights in the Oberwart district in 1945

Rechnitz during the Hungarian uprising in 1956

During the Hungarian popular uprising , the most dangerous incident of border surveillance occurred on November 23, 1956 near Rechnitz: three Russian soldiers penetrated the Austrian border in pursuit of Hungarian refugees and fired at an intervening customs patrol. They then tried to rob and rape a young girl, but were caught by a gendarmerie patrol and asked to lay down their weapons. While one of the soldiers was arrested, the other two fled towards the border; in a subsequent exchange of fire, one of the fugitives was killed, the other managed to escape. The Security Directorate then alerted the Federal Army , which relocated a reinforced infantry platoon from Infantry Battalion 2 to Rechnitz in order to calm the population and protect them from possible attacks. On November 26th, the body of the killed soldier was handed over to the Russians in Hungary with military honors in the presence of the Russian defense attaché, Colonel Makovsky. The captured Russian soldier was not handed over to the Russians until December 1, after the intervention of the Soviet embassy in Vienna . The border operation was not officially ended until April 23, 1957.

Population development

Culture and sights

Catholic parish church in Rechnitz

Evangelical parish church in Rechnitz

See also:  List of listed objects in Rechnitz

• Catholic parish church, Rechnitz hl. Catherine
• Evangelical parish church in Rechnitz
• Barren castle
• Rechnitz Castle : The castle was destroyed during acts of war on the night of March 29th to 30th, 1945. The terrace walls and a well have been preserved.
• Kreuzstadl Rechnitz : Hungarian-Jewish forced laborers were murdered on March 24th and 25th, 1945 in the Rechnitz massacre.
• Rechitz hopper
• Geschrittenstein-Írottkő Nature Park

In the village there is a bathing reservoir, Rechnitz , created by the damming of the Rechnitzbach , and a go- kart track . The Geschrittenstein-Írottkő Nature Park is a popular recreational area with its hiking and excursion opportunities. The area in the south of Rechnitz is advertised under the name Weinidylle Südburgenland .

Economy and Infrastructure

Established businesses

• Pharmacy: There is a pharmacy in the center of the community of Rechnitz.
• Doctors: General practitioners and a dentist are available to look after the population.
• Care: Caritas Burgenland operates the Haus Elisabeth care center for the elderly.

education

• Kindergarten: Caritas Burgenland operates a crèche and a kindergarten in Rechnitz,
• Schools: In Rechnitz there is a primary school, a new middle school and a music school.

politics

Municipal council

Local council election 2017

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57.96%
(-4.78  % p )

27.91%
(-9.35  % p )

14.13%
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SPÖ

ÖVP

FPÖ

2012



2017



The council comprises a total of 23 members based on the number of eligible voters.

Results of the municipal council elections since 1997

Political party	2017			2012			2007			2002			1997
	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.
SPÖ	976	57.96	14th	1071	62.74	15th	1066	58.28	14th	1051	53.98	13	847	45.66	10
ÖVP	470	27.91	6th	636	37.26	8th	698	38.16	9	693	35.59	8th	620	33.42	8th
FPÖ	238	14.13	3	not running			not running			203	10.43	2	388	20.92	5
FBL	not running			not running			65	3.55	0	not running			not running
Eligible voters	2563			2640			2682			2685			2627
voter turnout	76.32%			76.74%			76.64%			81.45%			91.92%

Mayor and community council

Mayor is Martin Kramelhofer (SPÖ). After Engelbert Kenyeri (SPÖ), who has headed the community since 2007, announced his resignation as mayor on December 31, 2016, the former member of the community board Martin Kramelhofer was elected as the new mayor by the local council on January 20, 2017. In the direct mayor election on October 1, 2017, Kramelhofer won the first ballot with 59.87%. His two competitors Klaus Adelmann (ÖVP) and Thomas Karacsony (FPÖ) achieved 26.59% and 13.54% respectively.

In the constituent meeting of the municipal council on October 21, 2017, Günter Tangl (SPÖ) was elected Vice Mayor. This was possible because the ÖVP, as the second strongest party, received less than a third of the seats in the municipal council. This is the first time since 1977 that the SPÖ has appointed the Vice Mayor.

In addition to Mayor Martin Kramelhofer (SPÖ) and Vice Mayor Günter Tangl (SPÖ), Klaus Gangl (SPÖ), Thomas Karacsony (FPÖ), Sandra Oswald (SPÖ), Gerald Resch (ÖVP) and Carina Stipits (ÖVP) are also members of the community board.

Reinhard Tangl is the head of the municipal office.

List of mayors of Rechnitz

• 1946–1962 Alois Hofer (SPÖ)
• 1962–1973 Josef Szerencsi (SPÖ)
• 1973–1989 Alois Gossi (SPÖ)
• 1989–1992 Heribert Oswald (ÖVP)
• 1991 - January 26, 2007 Josef Saly (SPÖ)
• January 26, 2007 - December 31, 2016: Engelbert Kenyeri (SPÖ)
• since January 20, 2017 Martin Kramelhofer (SPÖ)

Town twinning

• Alzey in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany (since 1981)
• Lábatlan , Hungary (since 2003)

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Karl Josef Batthyány (1697–1772), general and field marshal
• Gustav Pick (1832–1921), musician and composer of Viennese songs
• Franz Binder (1881–1944), police officer and politician
• Alois Hofer (1892–1976), bricklayer and politician
• Franz Stampf (1899–1981), businessman and politician
• Margit von Batthyány (née Thyssen-Bornemisza) (1911–1989), Nazi collaborator
• Christian Kolonovits (* 1952), composer and conductor (2017 honorary citizen )

People related to the community

• Ferenc Faludi (1704–1779), Hungarian poet and scholar
• Maier Zipser (1815–1869), Hungarian rabbi and scholar

Web links

Commons : Rechnitz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Web presence of the market town

• 10919 - Rechnitz. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Geschrittenstein-Írottkő Nature Park
• FAZ : Rechnitz: The Old Lady's Village (issue of November 2, 2007)
• Entry via Rechnitz on Burgen-Austria

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Péter Kiss, Réka Mladoniczki, Jörg Scheuerbrandt , Eszter Harsányi: The Colonia Claudia Savaria from the middle of the 1st to the 3rd century AD Colonia Claudia Savaria a Kr. U. 1. sz. közepe és a 3rd sz. között. In: On behalf of the eagle. A római sas szolgálatában. Publius Ferrasius Avitus. Book accompanying the German-Hungarian special exhibition. Römermuseum, Osterburken 2012, ISBN 978-3-00-037759-4 , p. 50.
2. ↑ http://www.batthyany.at/
3. ↑ Rechnitz on the website of the Austrian Jewish Museum
4. ^ Jewish Memories in the West Pannonian Region - Balázs Edit, Szombathely 2008, ISBN 978-963-06-4708-3 ( Memento from April 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ http://www.vhs-burgenland.at/home/Geschichte_und_Zeitgeschichte.html .
6. ↑ http://www.vhs-burgenland.at/home/Geschichte_und_Zeitgeschichte_files/12rechnitz.pdf .
7. ↑ Manfried Rauchsteiner : The War in Austria 1945 , Österr. Bundesverlag, Vienna 1984, ISBN 3-215-01672-9 .
8. ↑ Friedrich Brettner : The last battles of the Second World War. Pinka-Lafnitz-Hochwechsel.
9. ^ Walter Kalina: The Brigittakapelle in Vienna 20 (1650/51). "... in capella a nobis nuper in sylva Thaber inter pontes Danuby extructa ..." , in: Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): Austrian magazine for the preservation of art and monuments. LIX, 2005, volume 3/4, p. 252.
10. ↑ https://www.bundesheer.at/facts/50jahrebh/meilensteine/pdf/meilenstein_1956.pdf
11. ↑ ^{a b} community of Rechnitz, health and social affairs, doctors and pharmacy. Retrieved June 23, 2019 . 
12. ↑ Caritas Burgenland, help and offers, support and care, care centers. Retrieved June 23, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Caritas Burgenland, Help & Offers, Children & Young People, Caritas Children's Facilities. Retrieved June 23, 2019 . 
14. ^ Community of Rechnitz, clubs, schools and childcare. Retrieved June 23, 2019 . 
15. ↑ ^{a b} Province of Burgenland: election results Rechnitz 2017 (accessed on January 13, 2018)
16. ↑ Province of Burgenland: election results Rechnitz 2012 (accessed on January 13, 2018)
17. ^ Province of Burgenland: election results Rechnitz 2007 (accessed on January 13, 2018)
18. ↑ ^{a b} Province of Burgenland: election results Rechnitz 2002 (accessed on January 13, 2018)
19. ↑ Market town of Rechnitz: Engelbert Kenyeri said "Servus" on New Year's Eve (accessed on January 14, 2018)
20. ↑ Market town of Rechnitz: New mayor for Rechnitz (accessed on January 14, 2018)
21. ↑ ^{a b} Marktgemeinde Rechnitz from October 23, 2017: The new municipal council is sworn in (accessed on January 14, 2018)
22. ↑ Marktgemeinde Rechnitz: Administration of the municipality (accessed on January 14, 2018)
23. ↑ ORF Burgenland of October 6, 2006: Josef Saly (SPÖ) resigns as mayor in Rechnitz after 17 years of service (accessed on January 14, 2018)
24. ^ BVZ: Ceremony in Rechnitz - Kolonovits becomes an honorary citizen . Article dated March 22, 2017, accessed August 16, 2017.