Oggau am Neusiedler See

  • SPÖ: 10
  • ÖVP: 9
  • FBL: 2

Oggau am Neusiedler See is a town with 1791 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in Burgenland, on the western shore of Lake Neusiedl. Since 1994 the place has the status of a market town.

Origin of the name

The place name is attested for the first time in 1344 as a villa Zaka. This form comes from the old Hungarian personal names Sac. The settlement is so named after the first owner.

In German the word-initial sibilant / s / of not understandable name with the MHG ze with local regulations exceedingly frequent preposition ( " to, in " ), was identified; when omitting the supposed preposition remained as a place name only today Oggau left. This Germanized form in turn was soon back borrowed into Hungarian and is attested as Oka 1393.

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 Oggau then lay in the province of Pannonia.

The first mention Oggaus (actually the Hungarian place name Oka ) goes back to the year 1344. Excavations goblets with red wine were remains from the Roman period have been found. Because of this discovery Oggau is the " oldest wine town in Austria ."

The place was like the rest of Burgenland to 1920/21 to Hungary. After the end of World War I a part of Hungary was awarded in the Treaty of Trianon in 1920 Austria after bitter negotiations. The place belongs since 1921 to the newly founded State of Burgenland (see also history of Burgenland ).

Market town is Oggau am Neusiedler Lake since 1994 ( by VO 16).

Population

Demographics

Policy

Mayor Ernst Schmid of the SPÖ.

The distribution of seats (21 seats) in the municipal council is SPÖ 10, ÖVP 9, FPÖ 0, Green 0, and other lists FBL 2 mandates.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Azure, a silver, two-tower, gezinnter gatehouse with round arch opened, it has a keyed golden portcullis, cone roofs and each an open arched windows on the towers. From the left Obereck bursts forth a golden sun. The local colors are the tinctures of the arms corresponding silver ( white ) blue.

Culture and sights

The baroque parish church was built in 1727-1731 and has a shrine from the Rococo period. The parsonage was built in 1795. In Oggau two plague columns are (built in 1695 and 1713).

A special attraction is the Hölzl stone, a roughly 10 by 20 meters high limestone, which lies just outside the village. It is a remnant from the time when the area was below the sea level. According to legend, once inhabited the witches Hölzl stone.

Every year in late August is situated a Kirtag tree. This is passed down from generation to generation. Reason for this is the pattern. All future soldiers or civil servants set this tree on together.

Personalities

  • Paul Fasching ( * 1951), farmer and politician, member of the Municipal Council of Oggau
  • Josef Lentsch (1909-1988), politician, Governor of Burgenland
  • Elias Wimmer (1889-1949), politician, mayor of Oggau
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