Tobaj

  • ÖVP: 12
  • SPÖ: 6
  • FPÖ: 1

Tobaj (Hungarian identical ) is a municipality with 1431 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) in the district of Güssing in Burgenland in Austria.

  • 3.1 Demographics

Geography

The municipality has an area of 58.1 Tobaj km ², making it geographically one of the largest communities in Burgenland. It is located in the southern part of the Burgenland in the Valley of Strem.

Tobaj has Pannonian climate.

Community structure

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

  • German Tschantschendorf ( 535)
  • Hasendorf in Burgenland (82 )
  • Croatian Tschantschendorf (101 )
  • Punitz (321 )
  • Tobaj (299 )
  • Tudersdorf (46)

The community consists Tschantschendorf Hasendorf in Burgenland from the cadastral German, Croatian Tschantschendorf Punitz, Tobaj and Tudersdorf.

History

Tobaj is first mentioned in 1428 as Thobajd documented.

The place was - like the rest of Burgenland to 1920/21 - Hungary ( German West Hungary). After the end of World War II German West Hungary was awarded in the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon Treaty of 1919 Austria after tough negotiations.

The place belongs since 1921 to the newly founded State of Burgenland (see also history of Burgenland ).

Population

Demographics

Policy

Mayor is Manfred Kertelics of the ÖVP. The mandate distribution of the 19 seats in the municipal council is: 12 ÖVP, SPÖ 6 & U and 1 FPÖ. Green and other lists no mandates.

Recreation and Sports

The favorable Pannonian climate favors a wide range of sporting activities:

  • Beach Volleyball
  • Hunting in the woods
  • Horseback riding, hiking and biking: An extensive network of roads in the municipal area is available for this purpose.
  • Jogging, Nordic walking and rollerblading
  • Swimming
  • Fishing
  • Gliding
  • Airfield Punitz: In place Punitz is a sports airfield.
  • Football

Culture and sights

  • Parish Tobaj: from the mid-19th century
  • German parish church Tschantschendorf

Gallery

Roman Catholic parish church in German Tschantschendorf

War Memorial in German Tschantschendorf

Church Punitz

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