Edelstal
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| Country | Austria |
| State | Burgenland |
| District | Neusiedl am See |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gerald Handig (ÖVP) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2413 |
| Website | www.gemeinde-edelstal.at |
Edelstal (Hungarian: Nemesvölgy) is a township in the district of Neusiedl am See, in the Austrian state of Burgenland.
History
[edit | edit source]There was a 9th-century Avar settlement on its borders, it is near the Roman fortress Carnuntum.
The town was destroyed in 1529 and 1683 by the Turks.
Before the Treaty of Trianon it was in the Rajka district (Hungarian: Jaras) of Moson county (comitatus) in the Kingdom of Hungary.
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 644 | — |
| 1880 | 667 | +3.6% |
| 1890 | 683 | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 702 | +2.8% |
| 1910 | 759 | +8.1% |
| 1923 | 705 | −7.1% |
| 1934 | 677 | −4.0% |
| 1939 | 649 | −4.1% |
| 1951 | 690 | +6.3% |
| 1961 | 625 | −9.4% |
| 1971 | 573 | −8.3% |
| 1981 | 530 | −7.5% |
| 1991 | 544 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 607 | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 615 | +1.3% |
Personalities
[edit | edit source]In 1785 the List (later Liszt) family moved from here to Kittsee (Köpcsény), Adam Liszt (the composer's father) was born here.
Sights
[edit | edit source]It has a Roman Catholic church dating from 1740 dedicated to Saint Stephen.
Economy
[edit | edit source]The mineral water from the nearby Römerquelle springs has been bottled since 1890.
Politics
[edit | edit source]The township's mayor is Anton Moritz of the Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ), the vice-mayor is Gerald Handig of the Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP) and the chief civil servant is Ulrike Ingrid Handig.
In the local council of thirteen seats, the SPÖ holds seven seats, the ÖVP five, and the Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ) one.
References
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