Breitenbrunn, Austria

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Width Brunn am Neusiedler See is a municipality with 1908 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Burgenland in the district of Eisenstadt-Umgebung in Austria. The Hungarian name of the village is Fertőszéleskút.

  • 5.1 Demographics
  • 6.1 Coat of Arms

Geography

The municipality is located in the northern Burgenland. Width Brunn am Neusiedler See is a market town.

Neighboring communities

Geology

→ Main article Breitenbrunner limestone

Origin of the name

His name has become the place of a mineral water spring located there. The German name for the first time in 1257 is as Praittenbrunn. In Hungarian, he first appears in 1332 as Praytunbpron in vulgari hungarico Zyluskuth, resulting in the present Hungarian form Fertőszéleskút has developed (literally " width Brunn on Lake Neusiedl ").

History

Before Christ's birth, the area was part of the Celtic kingdom of Noricum and belonged to the area of the Celtic hillfort castle on the Schwarzenbacher Castle Hill.

Later, under the Romans today Breitenbrunn then lay in the province of Pannonia.

The place was like the rest of Burgenland to 1920/21 Hungary ( German West Hungary). Since 1898, had to be used because of Magyarization the government in Budapest the Hungarian name Fertőszéleskút. 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 ). Market town is Breitenbrunn since 1689th

In 2010, width Brunn was officially renamed by the state government decision to width Brunn am Neusiedler See, to give the closeness of the community with the Neusiedler See in the name expression.

Population

Demographics

Policy

Mayor Joseph is Tröllinger of the Social Democratic Party, who won at the Mayor direct elections in 2007, with 62 % of votes. In 2012 he was re-elected with 67.32 %. Vice Mayor Helmut Hareter ( SPÖ). The trunk holds Alfred Gross.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms granted since 1951 is dominated by the so-called Turks Tower, the landmark of the market town, which dates back to the time of the Turkish sieges. In addition, he is also a symbol of market justice.

Blazon: On a red background, a gold -colored tower with a sand bottom.

Culture and sights

  • Width Brunn is located in the area of the UNESCO World Heritage Neusiedl / Leitha Mountains
  • Defensive tower in width Brunn from the 13th century
  • Parish " At St. Cunegonde "
  • Sculpture Mile between town and the lake is in the making

Economy and infrastructure

The direct link to the Lake Neusiedl width Brunn is a very popular tourist resort. Even the famous tower of width Brunn is a tourist magnet.

Personalities

  • Vincent Böröcz (1915-1994), politician and printers
  • Gottfried Kumpf ( born 1930 ), painter, graphic artist and sculptor
  • Peter Noever ( born 1941 ), designer, curator and since 1986 director of the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna
  • Christian Treppo, pianist of the band Yes, panic
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