Wallern in Burgenland

market community Wallern in Burgenland
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Burgenland
Political District :	Neusiedl am See
License plate :	ND
Surface:	33.89 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 44 '  N , 16 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 43 '42 "  N , 16 ° 56' 14"  E
Height :	120  m above sea level A.
Residents :	1,678 (January 1, 2020)
Postcodes :	7151, 7152
Area code :	02174
Community code :	1 07 21
Address of the municipal administration:	Hauptstrasse 4 7151 Wallern in Burgenland
Website:	www.marktgemeinde-wallern-im-burgenland.at
politics
Mayor :	Helmut Huber ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2017 ) (21 members)	12 8th 1 12 8th 1  A total of 21 seats SPÖ : 12 ÖVP : 8 LBL : 1
Location of Wallern in Burgenland in the Neusiedl am See district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Wallern im Burgenland is a market town in Burgenland in the Neusiedl am See district in Austria with 1678 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). The Hungarian place name of the municipality is Valla .

geography

Wallern in Burgenland is located in Seewinkel , a few kilometers from the Hungarian border. With an altitude of 120 m, Wallern is one of the lowest-lying places in Austria.

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 Valla 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 ).

Wallern has been a market town in Burgenland since 1998.

Wallern / Walla (above) at the end of the 19th century (record sheet from the state survey )

Population development

Culture and sights

Parish church Wallern in Burgenland

See also:  List of listed objects in Wallern in Burgenland

• Catholic parish church Wallern in Burgenland

politics

Municipal council

Local council election 2017

 %

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

55.86
(-1.05)

37.38
(+0.45)

6.77
(+0.61)

SPÖ

ÖVP

LBL

2012



2017



The council comprises a total of 21 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	677	55.86	12	749	56.91	12	771	54.72	12	819	61.53	13	794	60.15	13
ÖVP	453	37.38	8th	486	36.93	8th	577	40.95	9	512	38.47	8th	526	39.85	8th
LBL	82	6.77	1	81	6.16	1	not running			not running			not running
FBL	not running			not running			61	4.33	0	not running			not running
Eligible voters	1650			1686			1701			1649			1585
voter turnout	79.64%			85.47%			87.77%			88.90%			91.36%

Parish council

In addition to Mayor Helmut Huber (SPÖ) and Deputy Mayor Theresia Gerstl (ÖVP), Jürgen Amelin (SPÖ), Andres Kampf (ÖVP), Ernst Oroszlan (SPÖ), Sonja Summer (SPÖ) and Franz Traudtner (ÖVP) also belong to the community board.

mayor

Mayor is Helmut Huber (SPÖ), who succeeded Johann Müllner (SPÖ) in 1996 , who has headed the community since 1972. In the direct mayor election 2017, Huber was confirmed in his office with 65.00% of the votes. Theresia Gerstl (ÖVP) achieved 35.00%. In the constituent meeting of the municipal council, Gerstl was elected vice mayor.

Office manager is Franz Unger.

coat of arms

Blazon : “ In the shield divided by red and gold obliquely to the left, three golden, red-seeded, four-petalled flowers growing on leafy stalks from the green hill above, below a green tower that opens through a golden, rectangular doorway, a niche, a rectangular window, a Clock disk and an arched window is structured. " The community colors are red and gold .

Community partnerships

• Wallern an der Trattnach in Upper Austria

Sons and daughters of the church

• Alcuin Deutsch (1877–1951), Austrian-American Benedictine abbot
• Johann Müllner (* 1932), Austrian politician
• Katharina Pfeffer (* 1951), Austrian politician
• Ignaz Baumann , Austrian politician and graduate farmer

literature

• Section “The partner communities” in “TÜPL Bruckneudorf - 150 Years of Brucker Lager” by Petra Weiß, publisher. Stadtgemeinde Bruck an der Leitha, April 2017, pp. 460/461

Web links

Commons : Wallern im Burgenland  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 10721 - Wallern in Burgenland. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Province of Burgenland: Election results Wallern im Burgenland 2017 (accessed on December 3, 2017)
2. ^ Province of Burgenland: election results Wallern im Burgenland 2012 (accessed on December 3, 2017)
3. ↑ Province of Burgenland: election results Wallern im Burgenland 2007 (accessed on December 3, 2017)
4. ↑ ^{a b} Province of Burgenland: election results Wallern im Burgenland 2002 (accessed on December 3, 2017)
5. ↑ ^{a b} Market community Wallern in Burgenland: Municipal Council (accessed on December 3, 2017)
6. ↑ mein district.at from September 15, 2014: Profile of the mayor (accessed on December 3, 2017)
7. ↑ Market municipality Wallern in Burgenland: Administration - Municipal Office (accessed on December 3, 2017)