Saint Michael in Burgenland

market community

coat of arms

Austria map

Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Burgenland

Political District :

Gussing

License plate :

GS

Surface:

18.36 km²

Coordinates :

47 ° 8 ' N , 16 ° 16' E Coordinates: 47 ° 7 '36 " N , 16 ° 16' 9" E

Residents :

977 (January 1, 2020)

Population density :

53 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

7535

Area code :

03327

Community code :

1 04 13

NUTS region

AT113

Address of the
municipal administration:

Hauptplatz 8
7535 Sankt Michael im Burgenland

Website:

www.st.michael-bgld.at

politics

Mayor :

Erich Sziderits ( ÖVP )

Municipal Council : ( 2017 )
(15 members)

9

5

1

9 5 1

A total of 15 seats

ÖVP : 9
SPÖ : 5
FPÖ : 1

Location of Sankt Michael im Burgenland in the Güssing district

Parish Church of St. Michael in Burgenland

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Sankt Michael im Burgenland is a market town with 977 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Güssing district in Burgenland , Austria .

The Hungarian place name of the municipality is Pusztaszentmihály and the Croatian Sveti Mihalj .

geography

The community is located in southern Burgenland.

Neighboring communities

Neuberg in Burgenland	Güttenbach
Rauchwart		Tobaj
Kukmirn	Gerersdorf-Sulz

Community structure

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

Gamischdorf (151) with Brunnergraben, Hochberg and Wurmische houses
Sankt Michael im Burgenland (738) with Lenzhäuser, Michaeler Berghäuser, Mühlhäuser and Waldhäuser
Schallendorf in Burgenland (88)

The community consists of the cadastral communities

Gamischdorf,
St. Michael im Burgenland and
Schallendorf in Burgenland.

German place name	Hungarian place name	Croatian place name
Gamischdorf	Ganocs	Gamištrof, Orišje
Saint Michael in Burgenland	Pusztaszentmihály	Sveti Mihalj
Schallendorf in Burgenland	Salafa	Šaledrovo

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 Pusztaszentmihály 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 ). Sankt Michael im Burgenland has been a market town since 1977 (by VO 63, 12/1977).

Population development

Culture and sights

Agricultural engineering museum St. Michael in Burgenland

Economy and Infrastructure

The community area is crossed by the Güssinger Straße (B57), which leads north-west to Stegersbach and south-east to Güssing . Großpetersdorfer Landesstraße L106, which branches off from Güssinger Straße at the southern end of the village, runs through the local area of St. Michael.

politics

Municipal council

Local council election 2017

%

70

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

53.45
(-9.84)

35.24
(-1.47)

11.31
( n. K. )

town hall

The council comprises a total of 15 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.
ÖVP	411	53.45	9	500	63.29	12	463	59.74	9	467	56.95	9	417	53.26	8th
SPÖ	271	35.24	5	290	36.71	7th	281	36.26	6th	314	38.29	6th	319	40.74	6th
FPÖ	87	11.31	1	not running			not running			39	4.76	0	47	6.00	1
PANY ^A1	not running			not running			31	4.00	0	not running			not running
Eligible voters	978			1014			987			1010			951
voter turnout	83.13%			84.21%			84.60%			88.42%			89.59%

^A1 Citizen List Elisabeth Pany

Parish council

In addition to Mayor Erich Sziderits (ÖVP) and Deputy Mayor Franz Eberhardt (SPÖ), the executive councils Otto Horvath (SPÖ), Reinhard Karlovits (ÖVP) and Bernd Kremsner (ÖVP) also belong to the community board.

The following were appointed as local councilors: Dieter Hirmann (ÖVP, for Gamischdorf), Reinhard Karlovits (ÖVP, for Schallendorf) and Bernd Kremsner (ÖVP, for St. Michael).

mayor

Mayor is Erich Sziderits (ÖVP).

Sziderits succeeded Johann Strauss (SPÖ) in 1997 after the ÖVP had taken over the majority in the local council (at that time there was no direct election of the mayor). In the direct election of the mayor on October 1, 2017, Sziderits was confirmed in his office with 62.07% and thus entered his fifth term. As in 2012, the competitor was Vice Mayor Franz Eberhardt (SPÖ), who achieved 37.93%.

In the constituent meeting of the municipal council, Franz Eberhardt (SPÖ) was re-elected Vice Mayor.

Wilhelm Kulovits is the head of the municipal office.

Mayor since 1922

Source: Atlas Burgenland

1922–1924 Josef Bishop (CS)
1924–1927 Josef Matisovits (CS)
1927–1928 Josef Marosits (CS)
...
1938–1943 Franz Kremsner
1943–1945 Franz Krammer (acting head)
... (ÖVP)
1959–1967 Josef Strauss (impartial list)
1967–1971 ...
1971–1986 Franz Marosits
1987–1994 Helmut Quarits
1994–1997 Johann Strauss (SPÖ)
since 1997 Erich Sziderits (ÖVP)

coat of arms

For the first time, the coat of arms was awarded by the Burgenland state government on April 13, 1977 following an application by the municipality on March 8, 1977. At the meeting on June 15, 1992, the Burgenland provincial government granted St. Michael the right to use the municipal coat of arms after the municipality was separated.

Blazon : “ In red over three golden ears of corn, a golden balance, raised by the golden eye of God. “
In the coat of arms are with the eye of God and the scales as a symbol of St. Michael, parts of the old community seal in connection with the ears of corn, which stand for agriculture in St. Michael.