Pinkafeld

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Place in Burgenland, Austria

Coat of arms

Location within Oberwart district

47°22′N 16°7′E / 47.367°N 16.117°E / 47.367; 16.117CountryAustriaStateBurgenlandDistrictOberwartGovernment

• MayorKurt Maczek (SPÖ)Area

^[1]

• Total27.43 km² (10.59 sq mi)Elevation

399 m (1,309 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total5,779 • Density210/km² (550/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7423

Websitewww.pinkafeld-online.at

Pinkafeld (Hungarian: Pinkafő, Croatian: Pinkafelj, Slovene: Pinkafel, Romani: Pinkafa) is a city in Burgenland in Austria and the second largest settlement (after Oberwart) in the district Oberwart.

Geography

Parts of the commune are Hochart, Gfangen, Alt-Pinkafeld, Nord-Pinkafeld and Pinkafeld Stadt. Pinkafeld lies on the course of the river Pinka, which gives the town its name.

History

860 - The first mention of Pinkafeld ("Peincahu")
1289 - The destruction of Pinkafeld ("Pinkafelde")
1397 - Pinkafeld is no longer part of Bernstein
1532 - The Ottomans destroy Pinkafeld
1658 - Ádám Batthyány constructs a castle in Pinkafeld
1921 - Pinkafeld becomes part of Austria, no longer under control by Hungary

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1697	1,500	—
1804	1,821	+21.4%
1844	2,351	+29.1%
1869	2,683	+14.1%
1880	3,080	+14.8%
1890	3,078	−0.1%
1900	3,156	+2.5%
1910	3,089	−2.1%
1923	2,776	−10.1%
1934	3,788	+36.5%
1939	3,695	−2.5%
1951	3,753	+1.6%
1961	4,081	+8.7%
1971	4,620	+13.2%
1981	4,792	+3.7%
1991	5,010	+4.5%
2001	5,181	+3.4%
2011	5,328	+2.8%

Politics

The mayor is Kurt Maczek of the SPÖ (Social Democratic Party of Austria). The vice-Mayor is Thomas Pickl of the ÖVP (Austrian People's Party). In the representation, which has 25 mandates, the SPÖ has 16 mandates and the ÖVP has 9.

Events

In 2012, the FCI European Open Junior Agility competition was hosted in Pinkafeld.

Notable people from Pinkafeld

Ádám Batthyány (1610–1659), a Hungarian count of the Batthyány family; built a castle locally
Carl Vaugoin (1873–1949), politician; eleventh Chancellor of Austria in 1930.
Norbert Hofer (born 1971), an Austrian politician; raised in Pinkafeld

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pinkafeld.

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.