Podersdorf am See

market community Podersdorf am See
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Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Burgenland
Political District :	Neusiedl am See
License plate :	ND
Surface:	41.7 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 51 '  N , 16 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 51 '28 "  N , 16 ° 50' 1"  E
Height :	121  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,132 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	51 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	7141
Area code :	02177
Community code :	1 07 18
Address of the municipal administration:	Hauptstrasse 2 7141 Podersdorf
Website:	Podersdorf am See
politics
Mayoress :	Michaela Wohlfart ( ÖVP )
Municipal Council : ( 2017 ) (21 members)	12 8th 1 12 8th 1  A total of 21 seats ÖVP : 12 SPÖ : 8 GREEN : 1
Location of Podersdorf am See in the Neusiedl am See district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Sunset on the main pier

Podersdorf am See ( Hungarian Pátfalu ) is a market town with 2132 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) on the east bank of Lake Neusiedl in northern Burgenland .

The place is the center of tourism in Seewinkel with a bathing beach on Lake Neusiedl . The residents pushed tourism and viticulture , so that Podersdorf can now boast the most visitors in Burgenland. The place is part of the National Park Neusiedler See-Seewinkel and is valued by ornithologists and other nature lovers. The protected Pannonian landscape and the numerous local wine taverns serve as destinations for cyclists and hikers.

geography

Podersdorf is the only place right on the reed-free eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl in the easternmost Austrian state - Burgenland . The region between Lake Neusiedl and Hungary in the east is called Seewinkel and is part of the small Hungarian lowlands . In this flat and relatively treeless Puszta there are numerous smaller lakes with unique flora and fauna. The cultural landscape of Lake Neusiedl was declared a World Heritage Site in 2001 .

The place is located on the ice age sand and gravel of the Danube . A layer of loess on top ensures that humus and moisture are retained.

At Podersdorfer Hotter, Podersdorf am See and the weekend house settlement in the desert are the only settlements. In 2001, 818 houses and 783 households were counted.

Neighboring communities

View from Podersdorf in west direction to Breitenbrunn, 120 ° panorama photo

• Neusiedl am See in the north
• Pastures in the north
• Gols in the northeast
• Mönchhof in the east
• Frauenkirchen in the southeast
• Illmitz in the south
• Breitenbrunn on the opposite shore of the lake in the northwest

climate

The Seewinkel is in the area of ​​influence of the continental Pannonian climate . The temperature-balancing effect of Lake Neusiedl ensures a mild autumn. This offers optimal conditions for viticulture . The thermals of the lake ensure that very little rainfall irrigates the land in summer , which benefits tourism . Incidentally, the Seewinkel is also considered a very windy area, which is used for wind turbines and by sailors and windsurfers .

history

Avar grave during the 2016 excavation

Parish church Podersdorf am See around 1730

Parish church Podersdorf am See 1847 (oil painting by Theodor Festorazzo )

One of the last two operational windmills in Austria is in Podersdorf.

Early history and antiquity

Stone Age and Bronze Age finds show that the Seewinkel is an old settlement area. The location directly on Lake Neusiedl suggests that the area of ​​today's municipality was settled in prehistoric times. In ancient times , Celtic peoples like the Boier left evidence of their rule.

When the Romans established the province of Pannonia in the year 9 , they called the land around Lake Neusiedl Boierwüsten , as it was very sparsely populated by the Boiers. The dense oak forests of the Seewinkel were cut down in Roman times because the wood was needed in Carnuntum . What remained was the now known, bare Pusz Valley landscape. The first vineyards emerged under the rule of Emperor Probus at the latest .

middle Ages

At the time of the Great Migration , the region was repeatedly plundered by invading Asian equestrian peoples - such as the Huns , Avars , and Magyars - as well as being conquered and colonized by Goths , Suebi and Slavic tribes . Several Avar graves contained both warriors of high status and children. Around 900 the Magyars also asserted themselves in what is now Burgenland (see History of Hungary ).

In 1002 the Magyar King Stefan I married the Bavarian Princess Gisela and became the first Christian King of Hungary. As a result, Bavarian aristocrats, church orders and settlers came to Hungary. The German Ostsiedlung reaches Magyar territory. To secure the border, the defeated Petschenegen - they were also called Bissener and originally came from the area between Talas and Danube - were settled on Lake Neusiedl around 1021 .

The Bavarian immigrants also included the Counts Poth, who founded or took over Potzneusiedl and Podersdorf in the 13th century , which is reflected in the place names. Podersdorf certainly existed before - it was called Altdorf around 1009 - under the Count Poth, smaller towns nearby were settled in the renamed municipality of Podersdorf. The name Altdorf indicates long-established, German-speaking residents, which supports the assumption that the village was settled well before the Magyar conquest.

The first written testimony is the donation and certification of Podersdorf to the Cistercian order by King Andreas II of Hungary in 1217. At this time, the monks from Heiligenkreuz Abbey increasingly began to grow wine. In 1241 the region was devastated by the Mongols and Tatars under Batu Khan , and King Béla IV then resettled German settlers. After that there was peace for nearly 300 years; a period of boom, marred by plague , famine, and wandering bands of robbers .

The Cistercians worked with the residents to reclaim this area. Soon the areas around the settlements were cleared of swamp and fertile. The administration was also expanded according to the German model. The area was settled systematically until the 14th century.

Modern times

During the Turkish Wars from 1526 with the first Turkish siege of Vienna up to the Battle of Kahlenberg in 1683, the region was a contested borderland. The surviving Podersdorf residents hid themselves in swamp and reeds during the Turkish advances. The Reformation and Counter-Reformation had little influence on Podersdorf, they were concerned with surviving the war during a period of cold climates and were confessionally bound to the liege lord anyway. In 1659 the Seewinkel was predominantly Protestant.

After the devastating Turkish Wars , the Kuruc uprisings (see Slovakia in the early modern period ) and the Thirty Years' War , the badly decimated Bavarian and Magyar population was strengthened a third time from 1711 onwards by settlers from southern Germany. This time mainly Swabians and Franconians came to the region. Small settlements at Podersdorfer Hotter were concentrated on Podersdorf am See. By this time at the latest, the Seewinkel became predominantly Catholic and German-speaking.

Modern

In the 18th century raged last plague in Podersdorf. After that, with the draining of the Hansag, an economic upswing set in. The windmill and the church (instead of the old parish church, see picture) were built. The 19th century also brought hunger and misery through the Napoleonic Wars , the year without a summer , several cholera epidemics , the drying up of Lake Neusiedl, locusts and particularly heavy hail . The Cistercians also had the Bernhardinum built as a school in the middle of the 19th century, which was one of the first schools in Seewinkel. The building was demolished around 2000.

Historically, fishing was an important industry, but it is no longer important today. The rural population in this region was always at the mercy of the ruling aristocracy, and Podersdorf was often protected by the influence of the Cistercians . From 1867 destroyed phylloxera the autochthonous vines , it took several decades until new, resistant vines were grown and threw off income. During the 19th century, population growth resulted in more pasture land being converted to arable land. The heather landscape, which was characteristic up to then - in Hungarian Puszta - is therefore only found in isolated places on the edge of the lake or around salty varnishes.

Like the whole of Burgenland, the place belonged to Hungary (German West Hungary) until 1920/1921 . Since 1898 had due to the Magyarization of the government in Budapest of Hungarian name Pátfalu 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 and referendum in 1921 in Burgenland ).

Then the first tourists came to the village, and the global economic crisis forced many Burgenlanders to emigrate . After the Second World War , Podersdorf, like the rest of Burgenland, was occupied by Soviet soldiers until 1955 . Looting, rape and murder occurred, but the people of Podersdorf do not have exclusively negative memories of the occupation. After the "Russian Era" tourism and agriculture gained momentum and the agricultural village developed into a tourism center. Podersdorf am See has been a market town since 1992 .

Podersdorf and the surrounding area around 1870–1880 (record sheets of the state survey )

Podersdorf (top right) on Lake Neusiedl, which was then dried out

The Seewinkel east of Podersdorf (top left)

Population development

In the 1920s, some families out of economic necessity in which US and Canada emigrated . The two world wars claimed many victims. When the economy and tourism began to flourish in the 1950s, many Podersdorfer still had to accept a job in Vienna and move there. These and many foreign families have been settling in Podersdorf again since the 1980s, which has resulted in an increasing population. A change in the Austrian Registration Act in the 1990s only led to a decline in population numbers on paper.

Migration balance	absolutely	in %
1971-1981	+31	+1.7
1981-1991	+277	+15.0
1991-2001	−124	−5.8
2001-2011	+80	+4.0

As of October 31, 2014, 677 citizens had their secondary residence in Podersdorf, that is almost a third of the population.

Culture and sights

Buildings

Parish church Podersdorf am See

Lighthouse and excursion boats near Podersdorf, 2005

Lookout tower near Podersdorf

See also:  List of listed objects in Podersdorf am See

• Parish church Podersdorf am See : The late baroque church from 1791 at Seestrasse 69 is consecrated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria and was expanded in 2000 by the architects Lichtblau and Wagner . This includes a multi-purpose hall and a new church. Right next to it is the also protected rectory .
• Podersdorf lighthouse : The lighthouse on the main pier, located exactly in the middle of the seaside resort, was built as a point of orientation and for storm warnings for water sports enthusiasts in the course of the redesign of the 2 km long lido.
• The Podersdorf windmill is the larger of the last two of formerly four hundred windmills in Austria. Unlike the Retz windmill , it is entirely above ground. It was built around 1800 and has been in the family since 1849. It was in operation until around 1926. It has been a listed building since 1975. In 2001 the association Windmühle Podersdorf am See was founded. He ensures the renovation and maintenance of the windmill, as well as the organization of the visitors. The mill is 15 meters high and could grind up to 300 kilograms of grist per hour with good wind and suitable grist. The two grinders were driven by what used to be canvas-covered fludders. Currently, the windmill is commissioned a few times a year and used as a venue.

Natural monuments

The community is located in the middle of the Neusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park . The lakes , fens, wet meadows and reed areas in the area are accessible by hiking and cycling trails. Guided tours are offered by horse-drawn carriage and on foot by trained nature lovers who are familiar with the area. The upper and lower Stinkersee and generally the area of ​​"Hell" in the south of the municipality are particularly well known. In the north is the Zitzmannsdorfer Wiese.

Regular events

For years, most of the visitors were brought to the surf opening at the end of April / beginning of May, which last took place in Podersdorf in 2016 and has been held in Neusiedl am See since 2017 .

Sports

These sports are practiced in the Podersdorf clubs:

• Equestrian sport :

Several riding stables in the village offer a wide range. Tournaments and championships are held at Georgshof .

• Tennis , squash , badminton :

The tennis hall and the outdoor courts are the venue for regional competitions. Tennis lessons are offered for schools and individual athletes.

• Sailing :

Several clubs (Yacht Club, Sailing Club South, Sailing Club North) were founded in the port facilities in the 1960s and 1970s. There are also three sailing schools on the beach.

Water sports on Lake Neusiedl in Podersdorf

• Windsurfing :

Two surf schools with equipment rental offer courses, and an association organizes windsurfers.

• Kitesurfing :

At least three kite schools with rental have established themselves, an association organizes the kiters.

• Running , cycling , duathlon , triathlon , swimming :

The region’s athletes have organized themselves into two clubs, one of which is the RSC Podersdorf . In these disciplines, the Podersdorfer are always at the forefront in the state championships.

As a venue for the Austria Triathlon, there is a comprehensive range of sports for triathletes.

• Darts :

This rather British leisure activity also has many supporters in Podersdorf who have always been very convincing in the regional competitions.

• Fishing :

Located in the direction of Frauenkirchen, the former Grundlacke gravel pond has become the center of fishing in Podersdorf. A very active club has established itself across all age groups.

Economy and Infrastructure

Established businesses

The tourism with its restaurants, hotels, guest houses, surfing and sailing schools, boat rentals, wine taverns, Radverleihen, campsites etc. has four to five months of the year season. The number of overnight stays declined in the 1980s. Organizations such as Podersdorfer Tourismus und Freizeitbetriebe (PTF), Neusiedlersee Tourismus and Burgenland Tourismus were created or strengthened as countermeasures . More attention is paid to quality, which has significantly improved the offer. With EU funds in the course of funding as an Objective 1 area , some relevant businesses were founded and the lido was completely rebuilt. In 2002, Podersdorf am See ranked 59th in the number of overnight stays by Austrian tourist communities.

Overnight stays	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	including non- Austrians
all in all	337.472	328,687	401.857	394,387	396.010	397.979	410.630	127,328

The Podersdorfer Tourismus und Freizeitbetriebe primarily operates the beach area and the campsite and takes care of tourism marketing.

The Agriculture made an extensive in the 1960s and 1970s, structural change through. Encouraged by the general boom and the demands of tourists, all agricultural activities were almost given up in favor of viticulture . Red and white wines are grown on 454 hectares .

commuter

Employed commuters by commuting destination (2001)
Distance category working community	All in all	of which male	daily commuter	Non-day commuters
Employed at the place of residence	967	554
Commuters	581	363	546	35
Commuters	214	115	204	10
Employed at the place of work	600	306

For decades, many people from Podersdorf have been commuting to work in the federal capital, Vienna, 70 kilometers away . In the past, many people from Podersdorf were forced to take an apartment in Vienna, but thanks to convenient transport connections, many commuters are able to cope with the route every day.

Public facilities

The Haus Katharina association operates a nursing home for the elderly.

education

There is a kindergarten and a primary school in the community.

politics

Municipal council

Municipal council elections

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The council comprises a total of 21 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.
ÖVP	913	57.78	12	896	63.10	13	945	65.95	14th	919	65.04	14th	829	61.54	14th
SPÖ	591	37.41	8th	524	36.90	8th	488	34.05	7th	494	34.96	7th	411	30.51	6th
Green	76	4.81	1	not running			not running			not running			not running
FPÖ	not running			not running			not running			not running			107	7.94	1
Eligible voters	1990			1949			1888			1803			1662
voter turnout	86.43%			83.02%			84.27%			86.47%			90.01%

Parish council

In addition to the mayor Michaela Wohlfart (ÖVP) and the deputy mayor Franz Josef Steiner (SPÖ), Johann Ettl (ÖVP), Hans Heiling (ÖVP), Mario Schmidt (SPÖ), Josef Steiner (SPÖ) and Vinzenz Waba (ÖVP) also belong to the community board on.

Mayoress

Mayor of Podersdorf am See is Michaela Wohlfart (ÖVP), who succeeded Andreas Steiner (ÖVP) on December 6, 2016. In the direct election of the mayor, she was confirmed in her office with 60.49% of the vote and clearly distanced her competitors Franz Josef Steiner (SPÖ, 36.24%) and Kurt Ciboch (Greens, 3.27%). Wohlfart, who, as an official, also heads the municipal office, is the first woman in the history of Podersdorf am See to head the municipality. Franz Josef Steiner was elected Vice Mayor at the constituent meeting of the municipal council.

Chronicle of the local judges and mayors

Years Market judge 1549 Caspar fence 1574 Georg Tattner 1574, 1577 Adam Leiner 1581 Lienhard Tullner 1585 Adam Leiner 1617, 1619 Ambros Schmidt 1630, 1638, 1642, 1646 Sebastian Kharner 1647 1664 Urban Lentsch 1669-1681 Matthias Lentsch 1692-1694, 1697-1699 Martin Kärner 1701-1709 Michael Waba 1709-1718 Michael Wohlfarth 1718-1719 Sebastian Gisch 1724 Balthasar Lentsch 1735-1739 Johann Wolfarth 1740, 1749, 1750, 1752 Hans Schopf 1752-1757, 1760-1761 Adam Lentsch

Years Market judge 1761-1768 Adrian Wohlfarth 1777 Urban Lentsch 1790 Lorenz Kirchmayer 1804 Urban Lentsch 1817 Josef Steiner 1826 Matthias Lentsch 1844 Martin Steiner 1862 Josef Steiner 1876 Josef Steiner 1884, 1887 Johann Schaller 1890 Ulrich Schopf 1891-1895 Johann Haider 1896-1903 Franz Steiner 1903-1909 Johann Steiner 1909-1912 Julius Steiner 1912-1919 Stefan Gisch

from to mayor 1919 1922 Stefan Weiss 1923 1927 Franz Steiner 1927 1931 Johann Haider 1931 1935 Franz Steiner 1936 1938 Georg Steiner 1938 1939 Lorenz Zeiss 1939 1944 Johann Steiner 1944 1945 Jakob Eger 1945 1947 Georg Steiner 1947 1948 Johann Haider 1949 Nikolaus Steiner 1949 1954 Lorenz Ettl 1954 1958 Johann Lang 1959 1962 Lorenz Ettl 1963 1967 Martin Lentsch 1967 1980 Alois Gisch 1981 2007 Johann Ettl 2007 2016 Andreas Steiner (ÖVP) since 2016 Michaela Wohlfart

coat of arms

The coat of arms was awarded with a certificate to Podersdorf am See in 1765. The certificate is in the archive of Mosonmagyaróvár / Hungary . In 1935, the municipal council approved the old coat of arms as the official coat of arms of Podersdorf am See by resolution of November 8, 1935. The official award did not take place until September 13, 1992, the coat of arms was thus confirmed in accordance with the law by a certificate from the state government. Blazon : The coat of arms is shield-shaped with a blue background, white cross, isosceles in the middle, two laurel branches close the cross below (also white). The meaning of the coat of arms is a representation of the connection to the habitat of the Neusiedler See (blue) and the spiritual basis of the Roman Catholic. Faith, the cross (community of fate); the laurel branches represent the historical and spiritual bridge and the glorification of these symbols.

Heraldic motto
The white paw cross in blue reminds us of fear and need, the Turkish wars, fire and plague, of robbery, of resistance and death. The laurel branches still tell of manly courage and bravery and their fruits are the reward for loyalty in turbulent times. The lake, the blue in the escutcheon, is bright light to our hope, the unclouded shine of freedom, faith and confidence.
Franz Theuer

Personalities

Honorary citizen

The following were appointed honorary citizens:

• Vice Chancellor Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
• Federal Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss
• Governor Hans Sylvester
• Father Leo Waldherr (founder of the Catholic women's movement Podersdorf)
• Governor Karl Stix
• Deputy Governor Franz Sauerzopf

Honorary ring bearer

The ring of honor of the market town of Podersdorf was awarded to:

• Former Mayor Lorenz Ettl
• Chamberlain Julius Steiner
• Former Mayor Johann Lang
• Former Governor Hans Bögl
• Former Deputy Governor Reinhold Polster
• Abbot Prelate Karl Braunstorfer
• Michael Hebaus
• Chamberlain Ulrich Schmidt
• Former Mayor of the Ec. Council Alois Gisch
• Franz Kroiss
• Father Leo Waldherr
• Parish councilor Lorenz Lentsch
• Former Governor Karl Stix
• Former Provincial Councilor Karl Kaplan
• Former Mayor of the Ecological Council Johann Ettl
• Community board member Franz Fischer
• Former Provincial Councilor Paul Rittsteuer
• Lorenz Steiner
• Father Maurus Zerb
• Georg Ganser
• Maria Unger
• Georg Gesellmann

Sons and daughters of the church

• Franz Steiner (1885–1935), business owner and politician
• Georg Steiner (1886–1977), farmer and politician
• Franz Theuer (1922–2003), historian and member of the Federal Gendarmerie

Web links

Commons : Podersdorf am See  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Podersdorf am See  - travel guide

• 10718 - Podersdorf am See. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Podersdorf: Avar graves exposed , orf.at, November 21, 2015, accessed November 21, 2015.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the 2017 municipal council elections in Podersdorf am See. Office of the Burgenland Provincial Government, October 29, 2017, accessed on January 17, 2020 . 
3. ^ Election results for the 2012 municipal council election in Podersdorf am See. Office of the Burgenland Provincial Government, November 4, 2012, accessed on January 17, 2020 . 
4. ^ Result of the 2007 municipal council election in Podersdorf am See. Office of the Burgenland Provincial Government, October 21, 2007, accessed on January 17, 2020 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the 2002 municipal council elections in Podersdorf am See. Office of the Provincial Government of Burgenland, October 21, 2002, accessed on January 17, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Marktgemeinde Podersdorf am See: Community Board (accessed on December 2, 2017)
7. ↑ mein district.at of December 12, 2016: New mayor for Podersdorf am See (accessed on December 2, 2017)
8. ↑ Marktgemeinde Podersdorf am See: Head of Office (accessed on December 2, 2017)
9. ↑ ^{a b} Marktgemeinde Podersdorf am See: Mayor (accessed on December 1, 2017)
10. ↑ ^{a b} Marktgemeinde Podersdorf am See: local judge (accessed on December 1, 2017)
11. ↑ Marktgemeinde Podersdorf am See: Honorary Citizen (accessed on December 2, 2017)
12. ↑ Marktgemeinde Podersdorf am See: Honorary Ring Bearer (accessed on December 2, 2017)