- Rechnitz
Infobox Ort in Österreich
Art = Marktgemeinde
Name = Rechnitz
Wappen =
Wappengröße =
lat_deg = 47 | lat_min = 18 | lat_sec = 25
lon_deg = 16 | lon_min = 26 | lon_sec = 18
Karte =
Bundesland = Burgenland
Bezirk = Oberwart
Höhe = 366
Fläche = 43.8
Einwohner = 3133
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 7471
Vorwahl =
Kfz = OW
Gemeindekennziffer = 1 09 19
NUTS = AT113
Adresse = Marktgemeinde Rechnitz
7471 Rechnitz
Website = [http://www.rechnitz.com www.rechnitz.com]
Bürgermeister = Engelbert Kenyeri
Partei = SPÖ
Gemeinderatanzahl = 23
Gemeinderat = 14SPÖ , 9ÖVP
Wahljahr = 2007Rechnitz (Croatian "Rohunac", Hungarian "Rohonc") is a municipality in
Burgenland in theOberwart district inAustria with a population of 3,133.Geography
The municipality is located in southern Burgenland, on the border with Hungary, near
Szombathely . The highest mountain in Burgenland (German: Geschriebenstein, Hungarian:Írott-kő ) and the most eastern foothills of theAlps are partially located within the municipality.History
Until 1920/21, the village was a part of
Hungary , as was the entire state ofBurgenland . Ever since 1898 the Hungarian name "Rohonc" had to be used, due to the policies of theBudapest government. In 1919, after the end ofWorld War I , Burgenland was awarded to Austria through the treaties of St. Germain and Trianon. Since 1921 the village has been a part of the Austrian state of Burgenland.On the night of March 24 to March 25, 1945, some 200
Hungarian Jews were murdered close to Rechnitz. As of October 2007, the bodies of the victims still haven't been found. [ [http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,512869,00.html Historians Dispute Journalist's Claims: Mass Murder as Party Entertainment? - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News ] ]Politics
The mayor of Rechnitz is Engelbert Kenyeri of the
Social Democratic Party of Austria ; the deputy mayor is Alois Karacsony of theAustrian People's Party . Reinhard Tangl is the chief officer.The distribution of seats (23 in all) in the municipal council is as follows:
Social Democratic Party of Austria 13,Austrian People's Party 8, andFreedom Party of Austria 2.Sister Cities
Rechnitz has been a twin city of the German city of
Alzey since 1981.References
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