Kobersdorf
- SPÖ: 11
- ÖVP: 7
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Kobersdorf (Hungarian: Kabold, Croatian: Kobrštof ) is a market town with 1925 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Burgenland in the district Oberpullendorf in Austria.
- 3.1 Demographics
- 4.1 Coat of Arms
- 4.2 Town twinning
Geography
The municipality is located in Schwarzenbachtal in Central Burgenland.
Community structure
The municipality comprises the three villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):
- Kobersdorf ( 1071 )
- Lindgraben (227 )
- Oberpetersdorf ( 632)
The municipality comprises the cadastral Kobersdorf, Lindgraben and Oberpetersdorf.
The village lies at the foot of the mountain Pauli, the youngest of Austria extinct volcano. Parts of the municipality is part of the Natural Park Landseer mountains.
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 Kobersdorf 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 Kabold.
After the end of World War II Austria was after tough negotiations German West Hungary in the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon in 1919 and 1920 respectively awarded. The place belongs since 1921 to the newly founded State of Burgenland (see also history of Burgenland ).
In Kobersdorf there was a Jewish community since 1526, founded by refugees from Sopron. Since the 18th century Kobersdorf was one of the Seven Jewish communities in Burgenland. 1828 lived 746 Jews in Kobersdorf, until 1934 their number dropped to 172 The synagogue was built in 1860 is only one of the seven churches still preserved and exploited since a restoration for memorial events.
Market town is Kobersdorf since 1463rd
Population
Demographics
Policy
Mayor Klaus Schütz of the SPÖ. Office manager is Hans Helmut Tremmel.
The distribution of seats (21 seats) in the municipal council is SPÖ 11, ÖVP 7 and future village three mandates.
Coat of arms
Blazon: In red a golden pole, each accompanied by a six-pointed golden star.
The three golden stars not only refer to the three districts Kobersdorf, Lindgraben and Oberpetersdorf that are combined for greater community Kobersdorf since January 1, 1971, they also point to the three dominant religions ( Protestantism, Catholicism and Judaism ) in Kobersdorf.
Twinning
Kobersdorf maintains a partnership with the Baden-Württemberg town forest Brunn.
Culture and sights
Kobersdorf is a natural park community in the Landseer Berge and accordingly has a good and widespread mountain biking, cycling, riding and hiking trails, which at the nature park lake Kobersdorf and the Kober villages Zeltlagerplatz passes among others.
Also known are the activities carried out Kobersdorf Castle Castle Kobersdorf, in the summer months of July and August.
Economy and infrastructure
The place is home to some companies from a variety of disciplines:
- Forest source ( known mineral water producer )
- Hobby shipping ( shipping trade in handicrafts )
- Reitter construction ( construction company )
- Basalt mining on Pauliberg
- Kober villages Schlossbräu
- Handicrafts Pauer ( specialty shop for handicrafts and wool)
- Transports Olsacher ( Small shipments, relocations and evictions )
Sons and daughters of the town
- Theodor Kery ( * 1918, † 2010), 1966-1987 Governor of Burgenland
- Franz Marx ( * 1922, † 1985), 1960-1982 Member of the Landtag Burgenland
- Werner Gradwohl (* 1954), BHS teacher and politician