Sankt Michael im Burgenland

  • ÖVP: 9
  • SPÖ: 6

Sankt Michael im Burgenland is a market town with 1000 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Güssing in Burgenland, Austria.

The Hungarian name of the village is Pusztaszentmihály.

  • 3.1 Demographics

Geography

The municipality is located in southern Burgenland.

Community structure

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

  • Gamischdorf (153 )
  • Sankt Michael im Burgenland ( 761 )
  • Sound im Burgenland (101 )

The municipality comprises the cadastral Gamischdorf, St. Michael im Burgenland and sound village in Burgenland.

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 Pusztaszentmihály. 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 Sankt Michael im Burgenland since 1977 ( by VO 63, 12/ 1977).

Population

Demographics

Policy

Mayor Erich Sziderits of the ÖVP.

The distribution of seats (15 seats) in the municipal council is 6 SPÖ and ÖVP 9 mandates.

Culture and sights

  • Agricultural Technology Museum

Personalities

  • Karin Ivancsics (* 1962), writer
  • Karl Schweitzer ( born 1952 ), teacher and politician
  • Szeiler Josef (* 1948), theater director
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