Güssing

  • ÖVP: 12
  • SPÖ: 13

Güssing (Hungarian Németújvár ( German -Neuburg ), Croatian Novigrad ( Neuburg ) ), is a town in Burgenland in Austria. Güssing has 3770 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) and is the district suburb ( Burgenland name of the district capital ) of the district of Güssing.

  • 3.1 Demographics
  • 8.1 Sons and daughters

Geography

The city is located in the south Burgenland in the Valley of Strem, opens the Zickenbach here in the.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the following six localities ( in parentheses population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Glasing (125 )
  • Güssing ( 2833 )
  • Krottendorf (232 )
  • Saint Nicholas (216 )
  • Steinengraben (159 )
  • Urbersdorf (227 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Glasing, Güssing, Güssing Krottendorf at, St. Nicholas, Steinengraben and Urbersdorf.

Since September 2006, also in the northeast of Güssing Ludwigshof is a separate local government unit.

History

The roots of Güssing go back on a suburbium, which arose in the shadow of the castle Güssing and lay down with a lenticular Anger to the castle rock. 1427 and 1459 it was called civitas civitas et suburbium.

Since the 16th century Güssing was a free city with full municipal law. In 1619, she was surrounded by fortifications and had four districts: Suburban ( Upper Austria ), Lower Town (location of the castle Draskovic ) inner city ( monastery church and the town hall ) and Hochstadt.

1540 was the magnate Franz Batthyány from Bohemian- Hungarian King and later Emperor Ferdinand I of Güssing permission for the development of iron ore mines, and in 1549 Ferdinand gave him beyond the right to hold markets in Güssing. In the city takes place every first Monday of the month is a market.

The place was like the rest of Burgenland to 1920/21 Hungary ( German West Hungary). Since 1898, the Hungarian name Németújvár had ( German: Neuburg ) due to the Magyarization the government in Budapest are used.

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 ).

1973 Güssing became a town.

Güssing used to have a rail connection. The station building was built in 1899. Today almost nothing more reminiscent of the railway line between Güssing and Körmend who had served mainly the transport of timber. After the Second World War, the maintenance of railway operations seemed pointless because the traffic was directed only to Hungary and the "iron curtain " now the railway line separated. The rail traffic was stopped, the track body rotted. Today, the new federal road B 56 leads between Güssing and Strem especially on the terrain of the former railway track along. The station building in Güssing has been renovated and is still standing. Güssing heard next Oberpullendorf, Oberwart, Zwettl and Waidhofen an der Thaya to the five district capitals of Austria without access to public passenger transport.

Population

Demographics

Policy

Mayor (since 2012) Vincent cartilage of the SPÖ. Current distribution of seats (25 seats) in the municipal council: 13 SPÖ and ÖVP 12 mandates

Economy, Renewable Energy

Under Mayor Peter Vadasz, the city developed in the early 1990s, an energy concept for independent and sustainable energy.

As a measure for economic development was established with funding of the EU 1996, the European Centre for Renewable Energy Güssing (EEE ). For jobs were to be created in the region and the outflow of purchasing power are constrained by energy imports. Using wood gasification could power and heat to the value of 20 million euro itself are produced in recent years. 2005 Güssing already generated much more heat ( 57.5 GWh ) and electricity (14 GWh) from renewable raw materials needed as the city itself.

The power plant with wood gasification in Güssing also includes a pilot plant that produces a diesel -like biofuel by Fischer- Tropsch synthesis from the product gas.

Fischer-Tropsch column ( pilot )

Biogas plant Strem

Biogas engine biogas plant Strem

The commitment of Güssing Renewable Energy has been honored with numerous awards ( see below); Delegations from around the world visit Güssing.

Culture and sights

  • Burg Güssing: main attraction of the district town is perched on a volcanic cone Burg Güssing with the exhibition 400 years of art creation, the Gothic castle chapel ( with a carved wooden Gothic altar and a very old hand chest organ and a Baroque side altar), the Castle Museum and the Castle restaurant.
  • The Romanesque parish church of St.. James the Greater was east of the castle surrounded by an old cemetery built in 1200.
  • The Franciscan monastery and the church was donated by Ádám Batthyány (1609-1659) and built in 1648-1649. The monastery was at that time at the same time a corner bastion of the city wall. Under the church is the family vault of the Batthyány family. Noteworthy is the lead sarcophagus by sculptor Balthasar Ferdinand Moll Karl Josef Batthyány ( 1697-1772 ). In the church is the shrine of the beatified in 2003 Ladislaus Batthyány - Strattmann.
  • Arcades: In the village is a two-story, castle-like arcaded with beautiful stucco work.
  • Castle of the Draskovic family: In the east of the city stands the castle of the Draskovic family classicist with empire furnishings and a gothic winged altar from 1450 in the castle chapel.
  • Burgenland Emigrant Museum and Josef Reichl Museum in Old Hofmühle

Regular events

  • Burg Güssing games: Even 500 years ago Güssing was a cultural center. The theater had been very important. The castle games are a fixture in the summer cultural program. 2006 found in the courtyard instead of two productions: " The Midsummer Night's Dream " directed by Frank Hoffmann (July) and " The Spendthrift " in the staging of Erhard Jungnikl (August). In September brings musical Güssing since 1994 known musicals to the stage. Known beyond the borders of Southern Burgenland, it is also the Carnival Cabaret Güssing, which is held annually in January in six performances at the Cultural Güssing.
  • Historic City Festival: The historic town festival in mid-August every year is one of thousands of visitors.
  • Market: every first Monday of the month there is a market in Güssing.

Personalities

Sons and daughters

  • Ignaz von Batthyány (1741-1798), Hungarian bishop of Transylvania, Eger canon
  • Christiane Brunner ( b. 1976 ), Austrian politician ( Green )
  • László Csákányi (born Ladislaus Eugen Zsigovits, 1921-1992 ), Hungarian actor and Chansonier
  • Franz Faludi (1704-1779) innovator of the national Hungarian language and literature
  • Veronika Floigl (* 1954), Austrian politician ( SPÖ)
  • Johann Hajszanyi (1876-1956), a master wheelwright, farmer and Austrian politicians
  • Nicholas Hetfleisch (1919-1979), an Austrian notary and politician
  • Karl Holper (1919-1997), Austrian Seiler champion and politician
  • Günter Jandrasits (* 1960 ), Austrian wheelchair tennis players
  • Heinz Janisch (* 1960 ), Austrian children's book author
  • Kery Otto (1923-2006), Austrian director and actor, theater director
  • Georg Krenn (* 1990), Austrian football player
  • Reinhold W. Lang (born 1954 ), plastics engineer and university teacher
  • Michael Miksits (* 1981 ), Austrian football player
  • Josef Reichl (1860-1924), Austrian dialect poet
  • Wolf -Dieter Shoe ( * 1957 ), Austrian Geodetic
  • Samuel Stone Heart (1857-1942), Austrian Jewish historian
  • Martin Stranzl (* 1980), Austrian football player
  • Tancsics Hermann (1877-1940), a master shoemaker and Austrian politicians
  • Peter Traxler (1946-2011), an Austrian cabaret artist, part of the cabaret duo Muckenstruntz & Bamschabl
  • Josef Trinkl (1951-2004), Austrian politician
  • Giles Zsifkovics (* 1963 ), Austrian theologian, Bishop of the Diocese of Eisenstadt

Twinning

Prizes and awards

  • 2001 Energy Globe Austria
  • Most environmentally friendly community in Austria, of the News Publishing Group, Austria
  • Hans Kudlich Award 2003 of the Eco-Social Forum to Mayor Peter Vadasz for its use for climate protection, Austria
  • Innovation Award of the Austrian Association of Municipalities for the project model Güssing, Austria
  • Climate Alliance Award 2004 from the Ministry of Life, Climate Alliance, to Reinhard Koch for use for climate protection, Austria
  • Austrian Solar Award 2004 of Euro Solar to EEE GmbH for the project model Güssing, Austria
  • European Solar Prize 2004, of Euro Solar to EEE GmbH for the project model Güssing, Austria
  • Energy Globe Austria 2005, energy self-sufficient to the EEE GmbH for the project Güssing, Austria
  • Global 100 Eco Tech Award, the Eee GmbH for your developments in the field of poly-generation (generation of heat, electricity, fuel and synthesis gas) in the biomass power plant in Güssing, Japan
  • Climate Protection Municipality 2008
  • Watt d' Or 2009 ( by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy )
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