Bocksdorf

The community is located in the thermal region of southern Burgenland between Oberwart and Güssing . It is the neighboring village of Stegersbach , the thermal baths there is in the immediate vicinity. Bocksdorf is the only place in the municipality to which the places Bocksdorfer Berghäuser and Zickenbergen also belong.

View of Bocksdorf

history

Like all of Burgenland, the place belonged to Hungary (German-West Hungary) until 1920/21 . Since 1898 had due to the Magyarization of the government in Budapest of Hungarian name Baksafalu 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 state of Burgenland since 1921.

On January 1, 1971, the previously independent municipalities of Bocksdorf, Heugraben and Rohr in Burgenland were merged to form the new municipality of Bocksdorf in accordance with the Municipal Structure Improvement Act of September 1, 1970. By ordinance of the Burgenland Provincial Government of November 27, 1991, the municipality of Bocksdorf was again separated into the three municipalities of Bocksdorf, Heugraben and Rohr in Burgenland with effect from January 1, 1992.

See also: History of Burgenland

Population development

politics

Municipal council

Local council election 2017

%

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

49.75
(+19.69)

29.16
(-17.84)

17.96
(+1.01)

3.13
( n. K. )

LB ^A1

The council comprises a total of 13 members based on the number of eligible voters.

Results of the municipal council elections since 1997
Political party	2017			2012			2007			2002			1997
Political party	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.
SPÖ	302	49.75	7th	234	36.06	6th	231	36.38	5	182	30.54	4th	245	42.83	6th
LB ^A1	177	29.16	4th	305	47.00	7th	294	46.30	6th	300	50.34	7th	226	39.51	5
ÖVP	109	17.96	2	110	16.95	2	110	17.32	2	114	19.13	2	101	17.66	2
FPÖ	19th	3.13	0	not running			not running			not running			not running
Eligible voters	744			762			740			706			700
voter turnout	86.83%			91.73%			91.08%			93.06%			91.00%

^A1 List Bocksdorf

mayor

Mayor is Franz Pelzmann (SPÖ).

After Adolf Schabhüttl (LB), who had headed the municipality as mayor since 1997, no longer wanted to run for reasons of age - he was currently the oldest mayor of Burgenland at 78 years of age - and there was no suitable successor to the Bocksdorf list, the cards were added to the mayor's direct election reshuffled on October 1, 2017. Instead of Franz Pieber, who had failed four times, the SPÖ sent Vice Mayor Franz Pelzmann into the race as the top candidate. For the ÖVP, which nominated a candidate again after 20 years, Hannes Luisser entered the race. The election ended with a superior victory for Pelzmann, who was elected the new mayor with 77.53%. Luisser did not get beyond 22.47%.

Christian Gröller (SPÖ) was elected deputy mayor at the constituent meeting of the municipal council.

In addition to Mayor Franz Pelzmann (SPÖ) and Deputy Mayor Christian Gröller (SPÖ), the executive councilor Robert Krammer (LB) is also a member of the community board.

The head of office is Ute Gurdet.