Oberpullendorf
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Borough Oberpullendorf
Felsőpulya |
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| Basic data | ||
| Country: | Austria | |
| State : | Burgenland | |
| Political District : | Oberpullendorf | |
| License plate : | OP | |
| Surface: | 12.64 km² | |
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 30 ′ N , 16 ° 31 ′ E | |
| Height : | 243 m above sea level A. | |
| Residents : | 3,204 (January 1, 2020) | |
| Postcodes : | 7304, 7350 | |
| Area code : | 02612 | |
| Community code : | 1 08 16 | |
| NUTS region | AT111 | |
| UN / LOCODE | AT OBE | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Hauptstrasse 9–11 7350 Oberpullendorf |
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| Mayor : | Rudolf Geißler ( ÖVP ) | |
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Municipal Council : (Election year: 2017 ) (23 members) |
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| Location of Oberpullendorf Felsőpulya in the Oberpullendorf district |
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.JPG) Main street of Oberpullendorf in the area of the town hall and district court |
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| Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria | ||
Oberpullendorf ( Hungarian : Felsőpulya , Croatian : Gornja Pulja , Romani : Uprutni Pulja ) is a city in Burgenland and a district suburb (Burgenland name for district capital) of the Oberpullendorf district in Austria with 3204 inhabitants.
geography
Geographical location
Oberpullendorf is located in Central Burgenland, in the center of the administrative district of the same name. The Stooberbach flows through the municipality from northwest to southeast.
The hilltop ( Fenyös erdö ) west of the center of Oberpullendorf belongs to the Oberpullendorf volcano . This volcano consists of two superimposed lava flows. It is dated to the time before or around Sarmat , so it is around twelve million years old.
Community structure
The municipality includes the following two localities (residents as of January 1, 2020):
- Mitterpullendorf (1146)
- Oberpullendorf (2058)
The municipality of Oberpullendorf consists of the cadastral municipalities of Oberpullendorf and Mitterpullendorf ( Hungarian : Középpulya , Croatian : Sridnja Pulja ). The cadastral area of around 1265 hectares is divided into agriculturally used areas with approx. 850 hectares and forestry areas with approx. 320 hectares, while the remaining area of approx. 95 hectares is neither used for agriculture nor forestry (e.g. building land and Traffic areas).
Neighboring communities
Neighboring communities are: Stoob in the north, Frankenau-Unterpullendorf in the south, Steinberg-Dörfl in the west and Großwarasdorf in the east.
history
The Oberpullendorf district has been inhabited since the Neolithic Age. During the younger Iron Age ( Celts ) there was a flourishing iron industrial area in the district. The Oberpullendorf master gardener and local researcher Josef Polatschek carried out the systematic mapping of the prehistoric sites .
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 . After the kingdom was incorporated into the Roman Empire, the area of today's Oberpullendorf was assigned to the Roman province of Pannonia .
The first written mention of the Hungarian border guards settlement of the Gyepűsystem from the end of the 10th century comes from the year 1225. The most important noble landlords were the Counts Cseszneky and the Barons Rohonczy .
In 1853, Oberpullendorf became the location of a Hungarian tax office. In 1893, on the occasion of the Güns imperial maneuvers, Emperor Franz Joseph and the monarch of the German Empire, Wilhelm II , as well as Georg von Rohonczy on the general staff as major general in Oberpullendorf were present. Like all of Burgenland, the place belonged to Hungary (German-West 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 ).
Just a few decades ago, the place was dominated by agriculture. In 1958 the municipalities of Oberpullendorf and Mitterpullendorf were merged. Oberpullendorf has been part of the municipality since 1975.
Population development
According to the 2001 census, 67% said they were German-speaking, 22% were Burgenland-Hungarians , 6% Burgenland-Croats and 3% Croats . For the Catholic Church , 88% of the population known for Protestant 5%. 2% of the population belonged to Islam , 3% were without religion .
The population growth in Oberpullendorf continues, although the birth balance from 2001 to 2011 was negative at −125. The strongly positive migration balance more than compensated for this: In the same period, 336 more people moved to Oberpullendorf than from Oberpullendorf.
Culture and sights
- Catholic parish church of St. Klemens Maria Hofbauer in Oberpullendorf
- Catholic hll. Simon and Judas in Mitterpullendorf
- Franziskuskirche, actually chapel of St. Francis of Assisi (built in 1707 and thus the oldest building in Oberpullendorf)
- Oberpullendorf Castle : Former fort of the Rohonczy family, today an education and conference center for the Eisenstadt diocese
- "Prehistoric and early-historical iron industry" showroom in the town hall
Regular events
- New Year's Concert with the Ambassade Orchestra Vienna (Ensemble of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
- Kappl meetings of the carnival guild Oberpullendorf
- Art.Contact.Textile (exhibition of textile art)
- Ceramics in the quarry (international ceramic artists show their works in the unique ambience of the quarry)
- Pullenale (Oberpullendorfer Kulturtage)
Events are held regularly on the main square in the city center with a children's playground and event stage.
Sports
Oberpullendorf has:
- a sports center with 7 sand and 4 indoor tennis courts, 4 bowling alleys, 3 squash courts, 1 sports and multi-purpose hall for football, basketball, etc.
- a newly built stadium with over 550 seats
- an outdoor pool with a sports pool (33.3 meters), children's paddling pool, non-swimmer area, 1 meter diving board, water slide, beach volleyball court, table tennis table, children's play equipment and 2 sandboxes
- an event space with a “skater park” and “street soccer” option as well as a model airfield and a dog training area.
Among the hiking trails through the nearby forests there is a “barefoot adventure trail”, plus bike paths and two fish ponds with fishing opportunities.
The Oberpullendorfer train station of the Burgenland Railway is also the starting point for a trolley tour .
The local football club SC Oberpullendorf currently plays in the 2nd regional league (2nd division middle).
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The municipality of Oberpullendorf can be reached directly via the Burgenland expressway S 31, junction Oberpullendorf or Oberpullendorf Süd.
Oberpullendorf is an important traffic junction in Burgenland. The Burgenlandstraße B 50, which runs through the Burgenland from north to south, the Günser road B 61, which in the border crossing Rattersdorf / Kőszeg flows (H) and subsequently to Szombathely (H) leads and the Großwarasdorferstraße L 229, which via Deutschkreutz with Sopron (H), run through the urban area.
A rail connection ( Burgenlandbahn ) is available, but has been limited to freight traffic since 1988. On December 15, 2013, the freight traffic was also discontinued and as a result the entire route from Deutschkreutz to Oberloisdorf was sold by the Austrian Federal Railways to the sonnenland draisinentour . Along with Oberwart, Güssing, Zwettl and Waidhofen an der Thaya, Oberpullendorf is one of the five district capitals in Austria without any connection to public rail passenger transport.
Oberpullendorf is very well connected to the state capital Eisenstadt and the federal capital Vienna by public transport. Buses of the Lower Austria-Burgenland transport association run to these two cities almost every hour.
In 2005 the barrier-free main street in the city center was redesigned and equipped with over 800 parking spaces.
Established businesses
Today Oberpullendorf presents itself as the administrative, school and economic center of the Central Burgenland region. In the technology area, a competence center for environmental technology, recycling and renewable energies was established. In the health sector, a hospital as well as a physics institute, an X-ray center and an allergy outpatient clinic, as well as various specialists, cover regional needs.
The city is home to over 200 businesses, the majority of which are small and medium-sized enterprises. Numerous large companies also have their headquarters or branches in Oberpullendorf. The number of jobs is high compared to the number of inhabitants: a resident population of 2793 citizens compared to 3267 employees in the 2001 census.
The largest employers in Oberpullendorf include:
- Waste management: Headquarters of Umweltdienst Burgenland GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of the Burgenland Garbage Association with 195 employees and a turnover of 28.1 million euros (2006)
- Construction: Headquarters of the construction company Pfnier & Co GmbH , with around 500 employees
- Telecommunications: Telekom Austria customer care center
- Automotive supplier: Kromberg and Schubert Austria GmbH & Co KG ("Kroschu"), subsidiary of the German Kromberg & Schubert GmbH , with around 170 employees
- Tourism: Founding location of Blaguss Reisen GmbH, bus company with numerous travel agencies throughout Austria
- Health: A.Ö. Oberpullendorf Hospital with around 400 employees
education
Oberpullendorf is the location of various educational institutions:
- General-public elementary and special school
- General-public secondary school / new middle school
- Central Music School
- Polytechnic school
- Public general secondary school: Bundesgymnasium, Bundesrealgymnasium and Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium
- Public vocational middle and higher schools: Federal Commercial School and Federal Commercial Academy
- Special education center
- Community College
- Education and conference center: "Haus St. Stefan"
- library
The city library and a cinema with three projection halls also provide entertainment.
politics
Municipal council
The council comprises a total of 23 seats due to the number of inhabitants.
| Political party | 2017 | 2012 | 2007 | 2002 | 1997 | ||||||||||
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| Sti. | % | M. | Sti. | % | M. | Sti. | % | M. | Sti. | % | M. | Sti. | % | M. | |
| ÖVP | 921 | 53.21 | 13 | 944 | 51.11 | 13 | 910 | 50.47 | 12 | 940 | 55.00 | 13 | 862 | 55.08 | 13 |
| SPÖ | 708 | 40.90 | 9 | 705 | 38.17 | 9 | 704 | 39.05 | 10 | 598 | 34.99 | 8th | 523 | 33.42 | 8th |
| FPÖ | not running | 52 | 2.82 | 0 | 49 | 2.72 | 0 | 171 | 10.01 | 2 | 180 | 11.50 | 2 | ||
| Green | 102 | 5.89 | 1 | 117 | 6.33 | 1 | 89 | 4.94 | 1 | not running | not running | ||||
| LBL | not running | 29 | 1.57 | 0 | 51 | 2.83 | 0 | not running | not running | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2688 | 2617 | 2488 | 2305 | 2169 | ||||||||||
| voter turnout | 70.98% | 76.69% | 78.42% | 81.56% | 84.14% | ||||||||||
mayor
Rudolf Geißler (ÖVP) has been the mayor of Oberpullendorf since 2007 .
The first vice mayor is Elisabeth Trummer (SPÖ), the second vice mayor is Johann Heisz (ÖVP).
Head of office is Christian Stibi.
List of mayors
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City council
In addition to the mayor and the two vice mayors, Nikolaus Dominkovits (SPÖ), Philipp Grabner (ÖVP), Gerlinde Heger (ÖVP) and Josef Hofer (SPÖ) are also members of the city council.
City arms
Blazon :
- "On a red shield a golden city wall with a golden gate and raised portcullis, above in front a golden lion, armed with a golden sword, pointing to the right, behind a golden ploughshare accompanied by two golden ears."
Town twinning
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Bad Neustadt an der Saale , ( Germany ), since 1982
Personalities
- Matthias Bleyer (* 1969), football player
- Patrik Fazekas (* 1990), politician (ÖVP)
- Christoph Gross (* 1988), American football player
- Kurt Groß (1912–1977), politician
- Christian Kallinger (* 1982), professional darts player
- Paul Kiss (* 1947), secondary school teacher and politician
- Sándor Kozina (1808–1873), painter
- Alexander Kulman (* 1950), teacher and politician (SPÖ)
- Elisabeth Kulman (* 1973), singer
- Lemo (* 1985), musician
- Milan Linzer (1937–2019), politician (ÖVP)
- Paul Mayrhofer (* 1972), university professor at the Vienna University of Technology
- Hannes Ochsenhofer (* 1985), basketball player
- Elisabeth Pratscher (* 1984), opera singer (soprano)
- Martin Rasner (* 1995), soccer player
- Jonathan Reiner (* 1994), musician, singer-songwriter
- Waltraud Riegler (* 1959), managing director of the EAW and LGBT activist
- Noah Saavedra (* 1991), film actor
- Julian Salamon (* 1991), football player
- Doris Schamp (* 1983), designer and cartoonist
- Andreas Spechtl (* 1984), musician
- Horst Steiger (1970–1995), football player
- Stephanie (* 1990), folk music and pop singer
- Jutta Driver (* 1949), author
- Christopher Trimmel (* 1987), football player
- Elisabeth Trummer (* 1966), politician (SPÖ), member of the state parliament, deputy mayor
- Thomas Vollnhofer (* 1984), soccer goalkeeper
- David Weichenberger (* 1985), unicycle athlete and artist
- Miriam Ziegler (* 1994), figure skater
literature
- The city of Oberpullendorf . Book of the municipality of Oberpullendorf, published on the occasion of the 750th anniversary and city elevation celebrations in 1975.
Web links
- 10816 - Oberpullendorf. Community data, Statistics Austria .
- Homepage of the municipality of Oberpullendorf
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b as of January 1, 2020
- ^ Friedrich Kümel: volcanism and tectonics of the Landseer Bucht in Burgenland. Yearbook of the Federal Geological Institute. Volume 86 Vienna 1936. Pages 203-235 (on the volcano, see page 233). ( PDF )
- ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
- ^ Statistics Austria, A look at the community of Oberpullendorf. Retrieved February 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Province of Burgenland: Oberpullendorf 2017 election results (accessed on November 24, 2017)
- ^ Province of Burgenland: election results Oberpullendorf 2012 (accessed on November 24, 2017)
- ^ Province of Burgenland: Oberpullendorf 2007 election results (accessed on November 24, 2017)
- ↑ a b Province of Burgenland: Oberpullendorf 2002 election results (accessed on November 24, 2017)
- ↑ Stadtgemeinde Oberpullendorf: Mayor (accessed on November 24, 2017)
- ↑ a b Stadtgemeinde Oberpullendorf: Municipal Council (accessed on November 24, 2017)
- ↑ Stadtgemeinde Oberpullendorf: Administration (accessed on November 24, 2017)
Deutschkreutz | Draßmarkt | Frankenau-Unterpullendorf | Großwarasdorf | Horitschon | Kaisersdorf | Kobersdorf | Lackenbach | Lackendorf | Lockenhaus | Lutzmannsburg | Mannersdorf an der Rabnitz | Saint Martin market | Neckenmarkt | Neutral | Nikitsch | Oberloisdorf | Oberpullendorf | Pilgrim village | Piringsdorf | Raiding | Ritzing | Steinberg-Dörfl | Stoob | Unterfrauenhaid | Unterrabnitz-Schwendgraben | Vineyard | Weppersdorf
Cadastral communities: Mitterpullendorf | Oberpullendorf
Locations: Mitterpullendorf | Oberpullendorf
City: Oberpullendorf Village: Mitterpullendorf Other locations: Schloss Oberpullendorf
Counting district: Oberpullendorf center | Oberpullendorf area | Mitterpullendorf