Oberpullendorf

Felsőpulya Oberpullendorf
Oberpullendorf
Country	Austria
State	Burgenland
District	Oberpullendorf
Mayor	Rudolf Geißler
Area	12.7 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	243 m  (797 ft)
Population	3,038 (1 January 2011)[1]
- Density	239 /km² (620 /sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	7350
Website	www.oberpullendorf.info Coordinates: 47°30′0″N 16°31′0″E / 47.5°N 16.516667°E / 47.5; 16.516667

Oberpullendorf (Croatian: Gornja Pulja or Zgornja Pulja, Hungarian: Felsőpulya) is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district of Oberpullendorf.

Geography

Oberpullendorf is situated in the middle of the Burgenland, in the valley of the Stooberbach. The town is divided into Mitterpullendorf and Oberpullendorf.

History

The district of Oberpullendorf has been populated since the Neolithic age. During the early Iron age the district was a flourishing iron industrial area. Josef Polatschek, a gardener and a regional researcher, was the one to map the praehistoric places.

Oberpullendorf was firstly documented in 1225 as a Hungarian frontier guard settlement. Traditionally Oberpullendorf was the seat of several noble families, among them the Counts Cseszneky de Milvány and the Barons Rohonczy de Felsőpulya. In 1853 Oberpullendorf became the location of a Hungarian revenue authority. The town was part of Sopron County, Hungary until 1920/1921.

Coat of arms: On a red shield a golden city wall with a golden gate can be seen. Above that, on the right front there is a golden lion having a golden sword and in the background there are two golden ears.

Politics

Rudolf Geißler, a member of the Austrian People's Party ÖVP, is the mayor of the town, the first vice-mayor is Wolfgang Gruber (SPÖ) and the second vice-mayor is Gerlinde Heger (ÖVP).

Culture and sights

Haus St. Stephan- the former castle of the family Rohonczy.

Notable citizens

• Matthias Bleyer (* 1969), football player
• György Cseszneky (16th century), count, benefactor
• Paul Kiss (* 1947), politician
• Sándor Kozina (1808–1873), painter
• Elisabeth Kulman (* 1973), singer
• György Rohonczy (1837–1914), field marshal
• Horst Steiger (1970–1995), football player
• Jutta Treiber (* 1949), writer
• Miriam Ziegler (* 1994), figure skater

References

1. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahres- und Quartalsanfang, 2011-01-01.

External links

• Official Website of Oberpullendorf