Tobaj

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Basic data

Country:

Austria

State :

Burgenland

Political District :

Gussing

License plate :

GS

Surface:

58.1 km²

Coordinates :

47 ° 5 ' N , 16 ° 18' E Coordinates: 47 ° 5 '27 " N , 16 ° 18' 16" E

Height :

315 m above sea level A.

Residents :

1,359 (January 1, 2020)

Postal code :

7544

Area code :

03322

Community code :

1 04 17

NUTS region

AT113

Address of the
municipal administration:

Tobaj 107
7544 Tobaj

Website:

www.tobaj.gv.at

politics

Mayor :

Helmut Kopeszki ( ÖVP )

Municipal Council : (2017)
(19 members)

11

4th

11 4th 4th

A total of 19 seats

ÖVP : 11
FPÖ : 4
SPÖ : 4

Location of Tobaj in the Güssing district

Parish Church of Tobaj

Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Tobaj (identical in Hungarian and Croatian) is a municipality with 1,359 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in the Güssing district in Burgenland in Austria .

geography

Geographical location

Hasendorf in Burgenland as seen from Güssing Castle

The municipality of Tobaj has an area of 58.1 square kilometers, making it one of the largest municipalities in Burgenland in terms of area. It is located in the southern part of Burgenland in the Strem valley .

climate

Tobaj has a Pannonian climate.

Community structure

The municipality includes the following six cadastral communities and towns of the same name (residents as of January 1, 2020):

Cadastral municipality and locality	Hungarian place name	Croatian place name	Ew.
German Tschantschendorf	Németcsencs	Nimška Čenča	543
Hasendorf in Burgenland	Nyulfalu	Zajčje Selo	96
Croatian Tschantschendorf	Horvátcsencs	Hrvatska Čenča	94
Punitz	Punicz	Punić	289
Tobaj	Tobaj	Tobaj	279
Tudersdorf	Taródcsencs	Tudorica	58

The community also includes the districts of Gangelberg, Jackelberg, Oberbergen, Punitzberg, Ruisenberg, Windischberg, Beim Meierhof, Pagelberg, Rinngraben, Wieslerhäuser, Fabianische houses and Sauerberg.

Neighboring communities

Güttenbach St. Michael in Burgenland	Kohfid	St. Kathrein in Burgenland
St. Michael in Burgenland Gerersdorf-Sulz		Strem Eberau
Gerersdorf-Sulz	Gussing	Gussing

history

Tobaj is first mentioned in a document in 1428 as Thobajd .

The place belonged - like the whole of Burgenland until 1920/21 - to Hungary (German West Hungary). After the end of the First World War , after tough negotiations, German-West Hungary was awarded to Austria in the Treaties of 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 ).

According to the Municipal Structure Improvement Act of September 1, 1970 , the formerly independent municipalities of Tobaj, Deutsch Tschantschendorf, Punitz, Croatian Tschantschendorf, Hasendorf and Tudersdorf were merged to form the municipality of Tobaj with effect from January 1, 1971.

Population development

Tobaj Municipal Office

Parish church Deutsch Tschantschendorf

Listed elementary school Tobaj

Culture and sights

Catholic parish church Tobaj hl. Florian
Catholic parish church Deutsch Tschantschendorf Mariä Birth

freetime and sports

The favorable Pannonian climate favors various sporting activities:

Beach volleyball

Hunting in the woods

Riding, hiking and cycling: an extensive network of trails in the municipal area is available for this.

Jogging, Nordic walking and inline skating

swim

fishing

Gliding

Sports airfield Punitz : There is a sports airfield in Punitz .

Soccer

Economy and Infrastructure

Kindergarten: Caritas Burgenland runs a kindergarten and after-school care center in Deutsch Tschantschendorf.
School: There is a primary school in the community.
Doctor: In Deutsch Tschantschendorf a doctor practices.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council has 19 members.

With the municipal council elections in Burgenland in 2002, the municipal council had the following distribution: 13 ÖVP and 6 municipal lists.
With the municipal council elections in Burgenland 2007 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ & U, and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Burgenland 2012 , the municipal council had the following distribution: 12 ÖVP, 6 SPÖ & U, and 1 FPÖ.
With the municipal council elections in Burgenland 2017 , the municipal council has the following distribution: 11 ÖVP, 4 FPÖ, and 4 SPÖ.

mayor

2002–2017 Manfred Kertelics (ÖVP)
since 2017 Helmut Kopeszki (ÖVP)

Web links

Commons : Tobaj - collection of images, videos and audio files

10417 - Tobaj. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

^ Hungarian place names Collection of all Hungarian place names in former Hungarian areas. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

↑ Croatian place names ( Memento from April 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Collection of all Croatian place names in Burgenland. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

↑ Provincial Law Gazette for Burgenland 44/1970: Law of September 1, 1970 on territorial changes of municipalities (Municipal Structure Improvement Act) (PDF document; accessed on January 1, 2018)

↑ Caritas Burgenland, Help & Offers, Children & Young People, Caritas Children's Facilities. Retrieved June 23, 2019 .

^ Parish Tobaj, The Parish, Youth & Education, Elementary School. Retrieved June 23, 2019 .

↑ Tobaj Municipality, Citizen Service, Doctors. Retrieved June 23, 2019 .

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_AT_Ortschaft_QUELLE-1] Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )

[2] Hungarian place names Collection of all Hungarian place names in former Hungarian areas. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

[3] Croatian place names ( Memento from April 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Collection of all Croatian place names in Burgenland. Retrieved August 9, 2014.