Deutschkreutz

market community Deutschkreutz
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Burgenland
Political District :	Oberpullendorf
License plate :	OP
Surface:	34.08 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 36 '  N , 16 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 36 '6 "  N , 16 ° 37' 41"  E
Residents :	3,069 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	90 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	7301
Community code :	1 08 01
Address of the municipal administration:	Marktgemeinde Deutschkreutz 7301 Deutschkreutz
Website:	www.deutschkreutz.at
politics
Mayor :	Manfred Kölly ( LBL )
Municipal Council : (2018) (23 members)	Election September 9, 2018 9 8th 6th 9 8th 6th  A total of 23 seats LBL : 9 ÖVP : 8 SPÖ : 6
Location of Deutschkreutz in the Oberpullendorf district
The catholic parish church "Zur Kreuzerhöhung" in the center of the village
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Deutschkreutz ( Hungarian Sopronkeresztúr , until 1899 Németkeresztúr ; Croatian : Kerestur ; Hebrew : צלם Zelem ) is a market town in the Oberpullendorf district in Burgenland in Austria with 3,069 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020).

geography

Geographical location

The community is located in Central Burgenland. Neighboring communities are Horitschon and Neckenmarkt , Unterpetersdorf and Nikitsch (Croatian community).

Community structure

The municipality includes the following two localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Deutschkreutz (2758)
• Screen (311)

The community consists of the cadastral communities Deutschkreutz and Girm.

history

Deutsch Kreutz (top left) around 1873 (recording sheet of the state survey )

Before the birth of Christ, the area was part of the Celtic Kingdom of Noricum and belonged to the surroundings of the Celtic hill settlement Burg on the Schwarzenbacher Burgberg . Later in the Roman Empire , the area was part of the province of Pannonia .

Deutschkreutz has been a market town since 1340. Like all of Burgenland (German West Hungary), the place belonged to Hungary until 1920/21 . 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 ).

From 1671 Deutschkreutz belonged to the seven Jewish communities in Burgenland. The Orthodox Jewish community had a famous Talmud college where Jews from all over the world studied. Due to its worldwide importance for Judaism, Deutschkreutz also uses a Hebrew place name ( Zelem = image in the sense of an idol ). Within Austria this is only the case for Eisenstadt ( Asch ). The community grew significantly in the 19th century and in 1857 counted 1230 people. In 1941 the synagogue in Deutschkreutz was blown up by the National Socialists . The Deutschkreutz Jewish cemetery has been partially restored. The memorial for the Jews of Zelem , in front of the former home of the composer Karl Goldmark , commemorates the Jewish community expelled in 1938.

Population development

Deutschkreutz Castle

Deutschkreutz Jewish cemetery

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Deutschkreutz

• Deutschkreutz Castle : A mighty renaissance castle made of a four-wing building with corner towers and two-storey courtyard arcades was privately owned by the artist Anton Lehmden from 1966 until his death in 2018 , who restored the building and showed a painting exhibition in the castle. His daughter Barbara Lehmden continues the legacy in the artist's sense.
• Parish church Deutschkreutz : The artist Anton Lehmden contributed a total of 35 works to the comprehensive redesign and design of the church.
• Deutschkreutz Jewish cemetery

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

• Train: Deutschkreutz is on the Burgenland Railway .
• Road: The Deutschkreutzer Straße (B 62), which connects the Hungarian Sopron with the Burgenland expressway (S31).
• Until Hungary joined the European Union on May 1, 2004, the border crossing on the B62 was the northernmost border crossing for cross-border goods traffic south of Lake Neusiedl for trucks from countries other than Austria and Hungary.

Established businesses

Juvina mineral water spring , well building

Together with the municipalities of Großwarasdorf , Horitschon, Lutzmannsburg, Raiding , Unterpetersdorf and Neckenmarkt, Deutschkreutz forms the Blaufränkischland , the most famous red wine region in Austria, which is otherwise dominated by white wine and whose history goes back to the Celtic era. The Blaufränkisch is deeply dark ruby ​​red and is extraordinarily fruity in this area. It is very often matured in oak barrels and has a very good shelf life. The vineyards of the Blaufränkischland stretch from the southern foothills of the Ödenburg Mountains to the Günser Bergland . The Hungarian Plain opens to the east . As a result, the Pannonian influence, which is necessary for the ripening of the grapes, is fully effective and the predominantly loamy soil also offers ideal conditions. In addition to Blaufränkisch, Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot and Zweigelt are also grown.

The Juvina mineral water spring is also located in the municipality of Deutschkreutz . The Romans were already familiar with this mineral water source , which is older than viticulture in the region.

Public facilities

• Pharmacy: There is a pharmacy right in the center of the village.
• Doctors: Two general practitioners and three specialists take care of the health of the population.
• Care: Caritas Burgenland operates the Haus Lisa social center.

education

In the municipality of Deutschkreutz there is a primary school, a secondary school and a music school.

politics

Municipal council

Municipal council elections

 %

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

36.91%
(-3.17  % p )

36.15%
(+ 8.17  % p )

26.94%
(-2.91  % p )

n. k.
(-2.1  % p )

LBL

ÖVP

SPÖ

FPÖ

2012



2018



Deutschkreutz town hall

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	2018			2017			2012			2007			2002			1997
	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.
LBL	818	36.91	9	999	42.78	10	1050	40.08	10	-			-			-
FBL	-			-			-			955	38.66	10	-			-
ÖVP	801	36.15	8th	678	29.04	7th	0733	27.98	7th	720	29.15	7th	0776	31.71	7th	0701	31.24	7th
SPÖ	597	26.94	6th	658	28.18	6th	0782	29.85	8th	795	32.19	8th	1084	44.30	11	1054	46.97	11
FPÖ	-			-			0055	2.10	0	-			0587	23.99	5	0489	21.79	5
Eligible voters	2967			2967			3101			3062			2950			2841
voter turnout	83.32%			87.46%			90.49%			87.17%			89.12%			88.24%

The ÖVP raised an objection to the result of the 2017 municipal council election, which was examined by the state election authority. On May 4, 2018, the state electoral authority in Eisenstadt decided to repeat the local elections in Deutschkreutz, as there was a very high probability of manipulation. On June 5, 2018 it was announced that the municipal council and mayor would be re-elected on September 9, 2018. At the moment (as of 10/2018) the public prosecutor's office is investigating Kölly on suspicion of abuse of office. In the election on September 9, 2018, the LBL lost one mandate, but remained the parliamentary group with the largest number of mandates. The ÖVP won an additional mandate.

mayor

Manfred Kölly (LBL) has been mayor since 2002 .

Chronicle of the mayor

The community chronicle of Deutschkreutz identifies the following people as mayors:

until 1945 from to mayor 1918 1922 Josef Salzer 1922 1924 Johann Kratochwill 1924 1925 Georg Reumann 1925 1927 Paul Pingitzer 1927 Paul Fennes 1927 1928 Lorenz Gabriel 1928 1934 Matthias Gansrigler 1935 1938 Karl Strehn 1938 1945 Johann Krecht

from 1945 from to mayor 1945 1949 Eugene Krammer 1950 Karl Strehn 1951 Stefan Heidenreich 1951 1956 Bernhard Gansrigler 1956 1962 Johann Reinfeld 1962 1963 Stefan Illy 1963 1964 Eugene Krammer 1965 1967 Stefan Illy 1967 1972 Eugene Krammer

from to mayor 1972 1985 Anton Berger 1985 1990 Wolfgang Strehn 1990 1996 Willibald Hofer 1997 2002 Ernst Möderl since 2002 Manfred Kölly

coat of arms

The right to use a coat of arms was granted to Deutschkreutz by the Burgenland state government on January 14, 1976. Blazon : In a shield split by gold and red, in front a red cross, behind over a triple silver wavy band a golden grape with a leaf. Symbolism: The design and content of the coat of arms should connect the past and present of the community in a meaningful way. The cross was taken from the old town seal. It symbolizes the church and the place name. The grape indicates viticulture, which is the most important economic factor in the municipality. The wave bars indicate the mineral water resources in the community.

Community partnerships

• Allumiere in Lazio , Italy
• Nagycenk (Großzinkendorf) in Hungary
• Weather in Hessen , Germany

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Matthias Gansrigler (1896–1938), Austrian farmer and politician
• Sándor Gergely (1896–1966), Austrian writer and journalist
• Hans Gesellmann (1903–1977), Austrian elementary school director and politician
• Margareta Heinrich (1951–1994), Austrian film director
• Christa Krammer (* 1944), Austrian politician and ombudsman i. R.
• Reinhold G. Moritz (* 1966), Austrian film and theater actor
• Alfred Zistler (1929–2009), Catholic priest, cathedral priest in Eisenstadt, born in the Girm district

People related to the community

• Carl Goldmark (1830–1915), Austro-Hungarian composer, music teacher and violinist of Jewish origin
• Ludwig von Dóczi (1845–1918), Austro-Hungarian poet, journalist and politician of Jewish origin
• Anton Lehmden (1929–2018), Austrian painter and printmaker ( Vienna School of Fantastic Realism ), lived in Schloss Deutschkreutz from the end of the 1960s to the end
• Edeltraud Lentsch (* 1947), Austrian politician and leader of the Austrian women's movement (ÖFB)
• Wilhelm Riedl (1895–1962), Austrian politician ( ÖVP ), head of the boys' elementary school in Deutschkreutz

literature

• Andreas Hausner: Nazi terror in Burgenland (1938–1945): with special consideration of the victims and displaced persons of the market town of Deutschkreutz. Diploma thesis, University of Vienna 2001.
• Adalbert Putz: life, annual and work customs in Deutschkreutz: inventory - salary - device. Dissertation, University of Vienna 1970.
• Shlomo Spitzer: The Jewish community of Deutschkreutz. Böhlau, Vienna 1995, ISBN 3-205-98344-0 .

Web links

Commons : Deutschkreutz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Deutschkreutz  - travel guide

• 10801 - Deutschkreutz. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Austrian Jewish Museum
• Deutschkreutz community
• Central Burgenland Tourist Association

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Deutschkreutz: Only 17 votes decided election victory . Article dated September 9, 2018, accessed September 10, 2018.
2. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
3. ^ Deutschkreutz on the website of the Austrian Jewish Museum
4. ^ Hans Tesch : Schloss Deutschkreutz facing an uncertain future. In: Burgenland-Mitte. Scherz-Kogelbauer (Ed.), Kirchschlag i. d. B. W., November 27, 2018, accessed July 27, 2020.
5. ↑ Claudia Koglbauer-Schoell: Castle German Kreutz: A Night for Anton Lehmden. Today, former students of the master meet and old frescoes by the master are shown in the castle for the first time. In: Kurier , October 5, 2019, accessed on July 27, 2020.
6. ↑ Marktgemeinde Deutschkreutz, Health & Social Affairs. Retrieved June 23, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Caritas Burgenland, Help & Offers, Care & Care, Care Centers. Retrieved June 23, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Marktgemeinde Deutschkreutz, Citizens Service, Education. Retrieved June 23, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Province of Burgenland: Election results Deutschkreutz 2018 (accessed on February 10, 2019)
10. ↑ Province of Burgenland: Election results Deutschkreutz 2017 (accessed on February 10, 2019)
11. ^ Province of Burgenland: Election results Deutschkreutz 2012 (accessed on February 10, 2019)
12. ^ Province of Burgenland: Election results Deutschkreutz 2007 (accessed on February 10, 2019)
13. ↑ ^{a b} Province of Burgenland: election results Deutschkreutz 2002 (comparison with 1997) (accessed on February 10, 2019)
14. ↑ ORF Burgenland of October 2, 2017: ÖVP contests election in Deutschkreutz (accessed on October 3, 2017)
15. ↑ Courier of October 13, 2017: Contestation of the election: Public prosecutor wants to investigate Kölly (accessed on October 20, 2017)
16. ↑ Local elections in Deutschkreutz must be repeated. Retrieved June 6, 2018 . 
17. ↑ orf.at: Deutschkreutz will vote again on September 9th . Article dated June 5, 2018, accessed June 6, 2018.
18. ^ Deutschkreutz: Kölly wins the runoff election. ORF, October 7, 2018, accessed on February 10, 2019 . 
19. ^ Community Deutschkreutz: History (accessed on February 27, 2017)
20. ↑ ^{a b} Municipality of Deutschkreutz: coat of arms (accessed on February 28, 2017)