Siegendorf

This article is about Siegendorf in Burgenland. See also Siegendorf (Oberschwarzach) , Franconia, Siegensdorf , Niederbayern or Siegsdorf (disambiguation) .

market community Siegendorf Cindrof
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Burgenland
Political District :	Eisenstadt area
License plate :	EU
Surface:	23.04 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 47 '  N , 16 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 46 '56 "  N , 16 ° 32' 26"  E
Height :	176  m above sea level A.
Residents :	3,066 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	133 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	7011
Area code :	02687
Community code :	1 03 15
Address of the municipal administration:	Rathausplatz 1 7011 Siegendorf
Website:	www.siegendorf.at
politics
Mayor :	Rainer Porics ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2017 ) (23 members)	18th 4th 1 18th 4th 1  A total of 23 seats SPÖ : 18 ÖVP : 4 Independent: 1
Location of Siegendorf Cindrof in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Siegendorf ( Croatian : Cindrof , Hungarian : Cinfalva ) is a market town with 3066 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district in Burgenland in Austria . A relatively large proportion of the community's population are members of the Burgenland Croat ethnic group .

geography

The municipality is located in northern Burgenland, 7 km from the state capital Eisenstadt on the border with Hungary and near Lake Neusiedl .

history

One of the Siegendorf barrows

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 .

In the Schuschenwald two and a half kilometers outside the village, four barrows from the late Bronze Age indicate an earlier settlement.

Later under the Romans, today's Siegendorf was then in the province of Pannonia .

The place belonged, like the whole of Burgenland, to Hungary (German-West Hungary) until 1920/21 . Since 1898 had due to the Magyarization of the government in Budapest of Hungarian name Cinfalva 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 ).

Siegendorfer in the political resistance (1939-1945)

According to the records of the documentation archives of the Austrian Resistance and the victim guide files of the Burgenland social department, at least 14 Siegendorf residents were temporarily interned in Nazi custody or in concentration camps for political reasons. Furthermore, 3 members of a communist resistance cell were executed in the village.

Thanks to impulses from Wiener Neustädter cells, a political circle was formed even before the annexation to the Third Reich, consisting of former social democrats, functionaries of the Communist Party and revolutionary socialists. This originated from working together in the Zillingdorf mine and the activities included the design of printed matter and the collection of solidarity contributions for comrades in need and their families. Until his call-up in 1941, Johann Wild was in charge, followed by the unskilled worker Mathias Karlovits.

The cell came to its tragic end in 1942: five members were sentenced to three years in prison, Mathias Karlovits and the cashier were sentenced to death and executed on November 2, 1943. Andreas Posteiner, another member of the circle, was sentenced to four years in the Stein an der Donau prison. There he was shot dead during the massacre in the Stein prison on April 6, 1945 by alarm units from the police, the Kremser Volkssturm , the Wehrmacht garrison and the  Waffen SS .

In addition, the tank grenadier Thomas Novak was sentenced to death, who had left his unit without permission towards the end of the war. However, he was caught and the sentence was carried out on March 14, 1945.

Population development

Members of the German-speaking and Burgenland-Croatian ethnic groups live in the municipality of Siegendorf . According to the 2001 census, 49% of the population profess to be German-speaking and 38% to the Burgenland-Croatian ethnic group. In addition, 6.4% described themselves as Croatians.

85% of the parish population are members of the Roman Catholic Church .

Culture and sights

See also:  List of listed objects in Siegendorf

• Siegendorf parish church : The parish church was built in 1659 in an elevated position. Inside is the so-called Bell Madonna.
• Siegendorf Castle: also called a fort; The monastery cellar has been preserved as a fort from the 16th century.
• Holy Trinity Column: built in the early 18th century
• Barrows of Siegendorf
• A memorial for Karl Renner - inscription "... honorary citizenship ..."

Economy and tourism

The Siegendorf sugar factory was located in Siegendorf until 1989 , the owners of which also played an important role in the cultural life of the region.

The industrial zone east in Siegendorf is today the location of several commercial and industrial companies.

The tourist destination is a popular holiday destination because of its mild climate and many sunny days. The locally grown wine is served in taverns and country inns.

politics

Municipal council

Local council election 2017

 %

80

70

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

78.51
(-0.75)

16.91
(-3.83)

4.57
( n. K. )

SPÖ

ÖVP

FPÖ

2012



2017



Siegendorf municipal office

The council comprises a total of 23 members on the basis of population.

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	1425	78.51	18th	1387	79.26	19th	1321	75.92	18th	1342	78.66	19th	1115	70.88	16
ÖVP	307	16.91	4th	363	20.74	4th	353	20.29	5	322	18.87	4th	313	19.90	4th
FPÖ	83	4.57	1	not running			not running			42	2.46	0	102	6.48	1
FBL	not running			not running			66	3.79	0	not running			not running
BFS	not running			not running			not running			not running			43	2.73	0
Eligible voters	2459			2418			2348			2181			1989
voter turnout	77.06%			78.49%			78.92%			83.81%			87.43%

Parish council

In addition to Mayor Rainer Porics (SPÖ) and Deputy Mayor Karl Hombauer (SPÖ), the executive councils of Schimetits Roland (SPÖ), Gerhard Leidl (SPÖ), Christian Nabinger (SPÖ), Florian Schober (ÖVP) and Sylvia Wesselich (SPÖ) also belong to the community council on.

Sylvia Wesselich (SPÖ) was also elected community treasurer.

mayor

Mayor is Rainer Porics (SPÖ), who succeeded Gerhard Steier (SPÖ), who headed the community for 15 years , on November 19, 2011 . In the direct mayor election on October 1, 2017, Porics was confirmed in office with 85.65% of the vote, which even surpassed his party by 5.14 percentage points. His two competitors Florian Schober (ÖVP) and Fabian Hauk (FPÖ) did not exceed 11.27% and 3.07% respectively.

In the constituent meeting of the municipal council, Karl Hombauer (SPÖ) was confirmed in his office as Vice Mayor. Hombauer was first elected Vice Mayor in 2010.

Head of office is Martin Budavari.

Siegendorf Castle

Parish Church of All Saints

Former sugar factory

Chronicle of the mayor

• 1945–1958 Stefan Springschitz (SPÖ)
• 1962–1983 Josef Mayer (SPÖ)
• 1983–1996 Walter Prior (SPÖ)
• 1996–2011 Gerhard Steier (SPÖ)
• since 2011 Rainer Porics (SPÖ)

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Ernst Conrad Sedlmayr (1868–1939), Austrian agricultural economist
• Stefan Springschitz (1895–1987), building foreman and former Austrian politician (SPÖ)
• Jenő Takács (1902-2005), composer and pianist, was an Austrian composer and pianist of Hungarian descent
• Josef Mayer (* 1925), former Austrian politician (SPÖ)
• Thomas Parits (* 1946), former Austrian soccer player and coach
• Walter Prior (* 1947), former Austrian politician (SPÖ)
• Gerhard Steier (* 1956), Austrian politician (non-party, formerly SPÖ)
• Norbert Barisits (* 1957), football coach
• Daniela Fritz, European youth champion in individual vaulting , 2010 and 2013

Connected with Siegendorf

• Oswald Klikovits (* 1959), politician (ÖVP), 1992–1999 local ÖVP party chairman and councilor in Siegendorf
• Rita Stenger (* 1976), politician (SPÖ), member of the state parliament, councilor and school director
• Antonia Hausmair (* 1995), winner of Austria's Next Top Model 2012

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Marktgemeinde Siegendorf (Ed.): History & Culture "750 Years of Siegendorf" Chronicle Volume 1 . tape 1 . Siegendorf market town, 2006.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Province of Burgenland: Election results Siegendorf 2017 (accessed on December 19, 2017)
3. ↑ Province of Burgenland: Election results Siegendorf 2012 (accessed on December 19, 2017)
4. ↑ Province of Burgenland: election results Siegendorf 2007 (accessed on December 19, 2017)
5. ↑ ^{a b} Province of Burgenland: Election results Siegendorf 2002 (accessed on December 19, 2017)
6. ↑ ^{a b} Marktgemeinde Siegendorf: Municipal Councils (accessed on December 19, 2017)
7. ^ Marktgemeinde Siegendorf: Mayor Rainer Porics (accessed December 19, 2017)
8. ↑ Marktgemeinde Siegendorf: Vice-Mayor Karl Hombauer (accessed on December 19, 2017)
9. ↑ Marktgemeinde Siegendorf: Administration (accessed December 19, 2017)

Web links

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

Wikivoyage: Siegendorf  - travel guide

• Community website
• 10315 - Siegendorf. Community data, Statistics Austria .