Olbendorf

This article deals with the Austrian community, the Silesian town can be found under Gnojna .

Olbendorf
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Burgenland
Political District :	Gussing
License plate :	GS
Surface:	17.37 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 11 '  N , 16 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 11 '19 "  N , 16 ° 12' 14"  E
Height :	380  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,433 (January 1, 2020)
Postal code :	7534
Area code :	03326
Community code :	1 04 11
Address of the municipal administration:	Dorf 1 7534 Olbendorf
Website:	www.olbendorf.at
politics
Mayor :	Wolfgang Sodl ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2017 ) (21 members)	17th 3 1 17th 3 1  A total of 21 seats SPÖ : 17 ÖVP : 3 FPÖ : 1
Location of Olbendorf in the Güssing district
Parish Church Olbendorf
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Olbendorf (Hungarian Óbér , Croatian Lovrenac ) is a municipality with 1433 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Güssing district in Burgenland ( Austria ).

geography

Geographical location

The community is located in southern Burgenland northeast of Stegersbach on the connecting road Stegersbach - Olbendorf - Oberdorf - Unterwart - Oberwart . The distance to Stegersbach is about six kilometers and to Oberwart about twelve kilometers. On clear days you have a view of the Riegersburg in Styria .

Community structure

The modern logo of Olbendorf, the "Neunmaldorf"

Olbendorf consists of a single cadastral community or town of the same name . The nine districts are:

• Mountains,
• Village,
• Eisenberg,
• Greiner,
• Haxbach,
• Mittermühl,
• Schoada,
• Tulips and
• Untermühl.

The altitude of the municipality is officially stated as 285 m, but this is only an average. The highest point is in the Schoada district and reaches around 400 m.

With an area of ​​1,737 ha, the municipality of Olbendorf is one of the largest scattered settlements in Burgenland . Houses are scattered almost over the entire municipality. According to the chronicles, this has always been the case.

history

In the Hungarian State Archives Olbendorf was mentioned as "Castro Olber" (Castle Olber) for the first time in 1272 in a document. In 1289 the castle complex was conquered by Duke Albrecht I. This means that Olbendorf belonged to the Counts of Güssing before 1289 and after 1291 to 1468 . In 1469, King Matthias Corvinus gave "Alber or Alberdorff" and various other communities to the aristocrat Andreas Baumkirchner. From 1538 to 1566 we find "Albyr or Holbendorf" owned by Longinus von Pukhamar or Puchhaim, the lord of the castle of Schlaining. From 1566 until the end of the manorial rule, the Batthyány were the landlords of Olbendorf. As a result of the campaign of 1605, most of the village burned down.

Even the plague epidemic of 1678/79 did not spare the village. The revolutionary years 1848/49 did not pass Olbendorf without a trace. The tithe was abolished and the fundamental freedom decreed.

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 top 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 ).

Both world wars claimed great victims among the population. In April 1945 the first Soviet soldiers came to Olbendorf, many buildings were destroyed or badly damaged. After the end of the war, reconstruction began. Important roads were paved and electrification was connected for the entire municipality by 1950. The water pipeline was expanded or partially rebuilt in all districts.

Population development

In contrast to many other municipalities in Burgenland, the population has grown steadily over the past 30 years. The high proportion of second homes is due to the large number of commuters, most of whom work in Vienna, but who build a house in their home community.

Culture and sights

The chancel of the church

Former school in Olbendorf

See also:  List of listed objects in Olbendorf

• Catholic parish church Olbendorf hl. Laurentius

Economy and Infrastructure

The road network has more than 100 km of paved freight roads, around 50 km of which are paved municipal roads. In the last few years the over 22 km long sewer network up to the sewage treatment plant in Glasing near Güssing has been completed. The community and registry office, elementary school, kindergarten and Raiffeisen bank as well as a local general practitioner form a good infrastructure. In 1993 a large building project, the multi-purpose hall, was realized.

In cooperation with the volunteer fire brigade Olbendorf, the community built a new fire station . It was completed in 1997. The elementary school was also renovated. Since spring 2001 there has been the possibility of owning an apartment from the Oberwart settlement cooperative in Olbendorf. The service yard with waste collection point was opened in 2002. In 2003 the renovated municipal office including starter apartments and shops was opened.

politics

Municipal council

Local council election 2017

 %

90

80

70

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

78.73
(-1.50)

14.18
(-2.83)

7.09
(+4.33)

SPÖ

ÖVP

FPÖ

2012



2017



The council comprises a total of 19 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	855	78.73	17th	901	80.23	18th	816	73.91	15th	789	69.58	14th	755	68.14	13
ÖVP	154	14.18	3	191	17.01	3	205	18.57	4th	263	23.19	4th	234	21.12	4th
FPÖ	77	7.09	1	31	2.76	0	44	3.99	0	82	7.23	1	119	10.74	2
FBL	not running			not running			39	3.53	0	not running			not running
Eligible voters	1547			1529			1491			1426			1434
voter turnout	75.95%			78.55%			77.06%			84.04%			84.38%

Parish council

In addition to Mayor Wolfgang Sodl (SPÖ) and Deputy Mayor Florian Ohrhofer (SPÖ), the executive councils Anita Holpfer (SPÖ), Ewald Heschl (SPÖ), Hannes Weber (SPÖ), Kurt Laschalt (SPÖ) and Franz Wappel (ÖVP) also belong to the community council on.

mayor

Mayor is Wolfgang Sodl (SPÖ). After Otto Holper (SPÖ), who has headed the community since 2002, announced in June 2012 that he would no longer be available for another term of office, the local SPÖ organization nominated Olbendorf Sodl as the top candidate for the community elections. In the direct mayor election on October 7, 2012, Sodl prevailed with (84.45%) against Franz Wappel (ÖVP, 13.40%) and Evelyn Berger (FPÖ, 2.15%). In the election on October 1, 2017, the ÖVP and FPÖ refrained from nominating competitors, and Sodl, who has also been a member of the Burgenland state parliament since 2010 , was confirmed as mayor with 92.62%.

The local council elected Florian earshofer (SPÖ) as vice mayor.

The head of the municipal office is Elke Lang.

List of Mayors of Olbendorf

• 1984–1996 Karl Konrath (SPÖ)
• 1996-2002 Anton Fetz (SPÖ)
• 2002–2012 Otto Holper (SPÖ)
• since 2012 Wolfgang Sodl (SPÖ)

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Karl Konrath (* 1941), former mayor and member of the state parliament

Web links

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

• 10411 - Olbendorf. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Homepage of the community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Province of Burgenland: Olbendorf 2017 election results (accessed on January 31, 2018)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Province of Burgenland: election results Olbendorf 2012 (accessed on January 31, 2018)
3. ↑ Province of Burgenland: election results Olbendorf 2007 (accessed on January 31, 2018)
4. ↑ ^{a b} Province of Burgenland: Olbendorf election results 2002 (accessed on January 31, 2018)
5. ↑ ^{a b} Municipality of Olbendorf: Municipality representatives (accessed on February 1, 2018)
6. ↑ BVZ of June 20, 2012: Change in Olbendorf (accessed on February 1, 2018)
7. ↑ Municipality of Olbendorf: Administration (accessed on February 1, 2018)