Zurndorf

market community Zurndorf
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Burgenland
Political District :	Neusiedl am See
License plate :	ND
Surface:	54.26 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 59 '  N , 17 ° 0'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 58 '59 "  N , 17 ° 0' 11"  E
Height :	137  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,276 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	42 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	2424
Community code :	1 07 24
Address of the municipal administration:	Untere Hauptstrasse 4 2424 Zurndorf
Website:	www.zurndorf.at
politics
Mayor :	Werner Friedl ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2017 ) (21 members)	9 6th 3 3 9 6th 3 3  A total of 21 seats SPÖ : 9 ÖVP : 6 FPÖ : 3 IGZ : 3
Location of Zurndorf in the Neusiedl am See district
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Zurndorf is a market town in the Neusiedl am See district in Burgenland in Austria . The Hungarian place name of the municipality is Zurány .

geography

Zurndorf is the only place in the municipality.

history

Zurndorf (above) and the surrounding area around 1873 (recording sheet of the state survey )

The area has been settled for a long time, as evidenced by a grave from the Bronze Age and remains of Roman settlements.

Zurndorf was first mentioned in 1209 under the place name "Zaran" and was first granted market rights in 1399, which was granted in 1642 by Ferdinand III. was renewed.

During the Turkish Wars , the place was destroyed in 1529 and 1683.

Like the whole of Burgenland, the place belonged to Hungary ( Moson County ) until 1920/21 .

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 ).

Like many places in Burgenland, Zurndorf was a biconfessional congregation of Catholics and Protestants, so up until the 20th century there were around two elementary schools, one for each denomination. Historically, the population was made up of farmers, craftsmen and workers, who were also increasingly resident in certain districts or alleys. However, this classic population structure began to dissolve shortly after the Second World War .

From 1972 to 1990, the hamlet of Friedrichshof housed the community of Action Analysis Organization with Otto Muehl .

Population development

Culture and sights

Catholic parish church Zurndorf

One of Zurndorf's former mills, built in 1873

Former convent house with bulk box

Evangelical parish church Zurndorf

See also:  List of listed objects in Zurndorf

• Catholic parish church Zurndorf : The catholic parish church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul is essentially Romanesque - early Gothic , and has been redesigned several times over the years. The baroque high altar is decorated with an altarpiece Farewell to the Apostles Peter and Paul after an etching by Franz Anton Maulpertsch .
• Evangelical Parish Church Zurndorf : A modest Protestant church of the parish AB with a remarkable altar.
• The Esterhazy Mill was built on the foundation walls of a mill from 1600. In 1773 the gentlemen hoped that the establishment of a "Swiss factory" would bring more profit and dismantled the grinder.
• Zurndorfer Götzmühle: The Zurndorfer Götzmühle from 1773 was built in place of the disused Esterhazy Mill. Today it is privately owned.
• Dynamite factory from 1887

Economy and Infrastructure

Zurndorf has a train station on the Ostbahn , which is located south of the village.

In 2012 the groundbreaking ceremony took place for the Enercon company to manufacture towers for wind turbines for Austria and Eastern Europe with an expected production of around 200 towers per year. Around 200 jobs were to be created, making it one of the company's largest foreign plants. In March 2018 it was announced that production would be discontinued on April 27, 2018.

politics

Municipal council

Local council election 2017

 %

70

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

41.39
(-18.87)

26.75
(+3.61)

14.29
(-2.32)

14.92
( n. K. )

2.66
( n. K. )

SPÖ

ÖVP

FPÖ

IGZ

GREEN

2012



2017



The council comprises a total of 21 seats due to the number of inhabitants.

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	382	26.75	6th	326	23.14	5	498	34.25	8th	454	34.16	7th	305	26.25	6th
SPÖ	591	41.39	9	849	60.26	13	743	51.10	11	646	48.61	11	645	55.51	12
FPÖ	204	14.29	3	234	16.61	3	171	11.76	2	175	13.17	3	193	16.61	3
Green	38	2.66	0	not running			not running			not running			not running
IGZ	213	14.92	3	not running			not running			not running			not running
FBL	not running			not running			7th	0.48	0	not running			not running
ULZ	not running			not running			35	2.41	0	not running			not running
BLZ	not running			not running			not running			54	4.06	0	not running
FDB	not running			not running			not running			not running			19th	1.64	0
Eligible voters	1993			1921			1921			1756			1587
voter turnout	81.33%			82.56%			81.94%			84.40%			83.43%

Parish council

In addition to the mayor Werner Friedl and the deputy mayor Robert Michitsch, the executive councils Werner Falb-Meixner, Petra Gölt, Maria Liedl, Johannes Meixner and Harald Ziniel also belong to the council.

mayor

Werner Friedl (SPÖ) has been mayor of Zurndorf since 2009 . Its predecessors were Werner Falb-Meixner (ÖVP) from 2002 to 2008 and Rudolf Suchy (SPÖ) until 2002.

Vice Mayor is Robert Michitsch.

Helmut Köstner is entrusted with the administration.

coat of arms

Zurndorf was awarded the coat of arms in 2009 on the occasion of the celebrations for the 800th anniversary of the community. Blazon : Two crossed silver (white) fish on a blue background.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Ignaz Aurelius Feßler (1756–1839), Catholic clergyman, Capuchin and Freemason, writer, orientalist, most recently Lutheran general superintendent in St. Petersburg.
• Matthias Meixner (1894–1977), farmer and Austrian politician ( GDVP )
• Hans Niessl (* 1951), Austrian politician ( SPÖ ), Governor of Burgenland since 2000
• Werner Falb-Meixner (* 1960), Austrian politician ( ÖVP )
• Fritz Spiegl (1926–2003), British composer, writer and journalist of Austrian origin

literature

• Burgenland Provincial Government (Ed.): General Land Topography of Burgenland. First volume: The administrative district of Neusiedl am See. Eisenstadt 1954. Zurndorf: pp. 396–404.
• Ludwig Volker Toth: Protestant churches in Burgenland, visible - tangible. Salzburg (Edition Tandem) 2011, pp. 14–17.
• Austrian Art Topography, Volume LIX: The Art Monuments of the Political District of Neusiedl am See (edited by Henny Liebhart-Ulm). Horn (Berger) 2012, pp. 753-779.
• Section “The partner communities” in “TÜPL Bruckneudorf - 150 Years of Brucker Lager” by Petra Weiß, publisher. Stadtgemeinde Bruck an der Leitha, April 2017, p. 466/467

Web links

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

• 10724 - Zurndorf. Community data, Statistics Austria .
• Website of the municipality of Zurndorf

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "TÜPL Bruckneudorf - 150 Years of Brucker Lager" by Petra Weiß, ed. Stadtgemeinde Bruck an der Leitha, April 2017, p. 467
2. ^ Description on the website of the municipality of Zurndorf
3. ↑ Factory for wind turbines in Zurndorf on ORF -Burgenland on March 11, 2012, accessed on March 11, 2012
4. ↑ orf.at: Enercon plant closes - 96 employees affected . Article dated March 26, 2018, accessed March 26, 2018.
5. ↑ Province of Burgenland: election results Zurndorf 2017 (accessed on November 27, 2017)
6. ^ Province of Burgenland: election results Zurndorf 2012 (accessed on November 27, 2017)
7. ^ Province of Burgenland: election results Zurndorf 2007 (accessed on November 27, 2017)
8. ↑ ^{a b} Province of Burgenland: Zurndorf 2002 election results (accessed on November 27, 2017)
9. ↑ ^{a b c} Municipality of Zurndorf: Politics (accessed on November 27, 2017)
10. ^ Zurndorf municipality: Administration (accessed on November 27, 2017)
11. ^ Zurndorf community: History (accessed on November 27, 2017)