Kohfidisch

  • ÖVP: 12
  • SPÖ: 6
  • FPÖ: 1

Kohfidisch is a market town with 1442 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Burgenland in the district Oberwart in Austria.

The Hungarian name of the village is Gyepűfüzes and points to the importance of the village in the framework of the Hungarian Border Guard Gyepű in the Middle Ages.

  • 3.1 Demographics
  • 4.1 Mayor and Municipal Council
  • 4.2 Coat of Arms

Geography

The municipality is located in southern Burgenland.

Community structure

The municipality comprises the three villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):

  • Harmisch (115 )
  • Kirchfidisch (396)
  • Kohfidisch (932 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Harmisch, Kirchfidisch and Kohfidisch.

Neighboring communities:

History

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 Gyepűfüzes. After the end of World War I 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 ).

During the Second World War Kohfidisch was the scene of fierce fighting between associations of the German Wehrmacht and the Red Army. On April 6, there was even fierce close-quarters fighting in Kofidischer castle after it was units of the Soviet 26th Army managed to break into the place. The German 1st Mountain Division was able to attack and fight back for a few days even the Csaterberg involve back into the line of defense. After the withdrawal of German troops on the night of 11th to the 12th of April in the direction Lafnitztal Kohfidisch was finally occupied and while walked part of the Soviet front hinterland at the Styrian border fighting until the German surrender.

In 1971 the municipalities Badersdorf, Harmisch and Kirchfidisch were merged with Kohfidisch. 1993 Badersdorf became independent again. Market town is Kohfidisch since 1993 ( by VO 81, 7/ 1982).

Population

Demographics

Policy

Mayor and municipal council

Mayor is Norbert Sulyok of the ÖVP.

The distribution of seats (19 seats) in the municipal council is ÖVP 12, 6 SPÖ, FPÖ 1, Green 0 0 lists and other mandates.

Coat of arms

The awarded on May 9, 1982 coat of arms shows: "In the split of blue and gold shield in front of a Radviertel a golden deer growing rod, back from a green mountain district, a blue vine growing. "

Culture and sights

  • Castle Kohfidisch
  • Bell tower with a chapel in the village
  • St. Mary's Chapel at the high - Tschaterberg above the vineyards with cellar houses
  • Grave chapel of Erdődy family in Fidischer forest
  • Engagement chapel at small Tschaterberg
  • Roman milestone found on Cschaterberg, now located at the school

Personalities

  • Enzenberger Leopold (1883-1937), farmer and politician
  • Franz Polzer ( born 1929 ), state officials and politicians
Oberwart District Mischendorf 1st Mountain Division (Wehrmacht) Bad Tatzmannsdorf Grafenschachen Hannersdorf Jabing Kemeten Litzelsdorf Loipersdorf-Kitzladen Mariasdorf Markt Allhau Markt Neuhodis Neustift an der Lafnitz Oberdorf im Burgenland Rechnitz Riedlingsdorf Rotenturm an der Pinka Schandorf Wiesfleck Wolfau
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