Frauenkirchen

Woman Churches is a town in the district of Neusiedl am See ( Burgenland) with 2830 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ), of which belong to more than 7 % of the ethnic group of the Burgenland -Hungarian Empire. The Hungarian name of the city is Boldogasszony or Fertőboldogasszony.

History

First documented was a settlement called Szent Maria in 1324. 1529 and 1683, the village and the church were destroyed by the Turks. The reconstruction took place under Prince Paul I. Esterhazy. Order of 1695 to 1702, built the Basilica and the Franciscan Monastery, the place from the end of the 17th century gradually developed into a regional trading center, which like the rest of Burgenland belonged until 1920/21 Hungary ( German West Hungary). Since 1898, had to be used because of Magyarization the government in Budapest the Hungarian name Fertőboldogasszony. After the end of World War II German West Hungary was awarded in the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon in 1919 Austria after tough negotiations. The place belongs since 1921 to the newly founded State of Burgenland (see also history of Burgenland ). Township is Mrs. churches since 1982.

1678 allowed Count Paul Esterhazy I. the monk Hofer Jews who had been expelled attacked by hussars and plundered, and the abbot of the monastery of Heiligenkreuz the resort, the settlement in women's churches. 1876 ​​reached the Jewish community woman churches with 864 Jews peaked. Immediately after the Anschluss in March 1938, a makeshift detention camp was set up in women's churches, in the corner of the lake of about 400 Jews were placed under duress. In April 1938, the majority of these Jews were deported across the Hungarian border and destroyed the Jewish community in the sequence. The synagogue was demolished in 1939, the Jewish cemetery has been preserved.

Population

Demographics

Policy

Mayor Joseph is Ziniel of the SPÖ.

The distribution of seats (23 seats) in the municipal council is SPÖ 13, ÖVP 5, NEST (list of names Erich Stekovics ) 5 seats.

Culture and sights

• Woman churches is a pilgrimage to the Basilica of the Nativity of Mary. Grown north of the Basilica stands the four-winged Franciscan Monastery. In the south of the basilica in the church square there is a Calvary.
• Jewish cemetery wife churches
• Schüttkasten woman Churches
• See also: List of heritage-listed properties in woman Churches

Economy and infrastructure

Woman churches college town with a primary and a secondary school and a commercial college. In the pedestrian zone there are some shops. According to geological exploration of a productive thermal spring water law permit for a Thermenbau was granted. There is a medical center with an accident ambulance, a rescue center of the Red Cross, among others, an emergency physician emergency vehicle, a medical center, a nursing home, a day care center and a residential community.

Personalities

• The acting governor of Burgenland (since 2000 ), Hans Niessl, in churches woman was also mayor.
• Mayor Johann Kobor (1882-1958) operating wife churches in a guest house and a cinema.
• Born in woman churches are the politicians Stefan Kettner (1887-1957) and Martin Wetschka ( 1888-1971 ).
• Erich Stekovics applies with his cultivation of over 3200 different varieties of tomatoes as the " Emperor of the tomatoes ."
• Josef Umathum gained local and international recognition with its famous wine.
• Isabelle kennel is national champion in vaulting.
• Woman churches is the birthplace of the composer Mihály Mosonyi (Eng. Michael Brand, 1815-1870 ).
• The painter and nun Elfriede Ettl (1914-2003) is a native of woman churches.

Gallery

Ceiling of the Basilica

Calvary

Journal of receiving Francisco - Josephinian land survey; Woman churches: the upper left.