Grafenschachen (Hungarian: Vasárokszállás) is a municipality in Burgenland in the district of Oberwart in Austria.
Grafenschachen | |
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Coordinates: 47°22′N 16°4′E / 47.367°N 16.067°E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Burgenland |
District | Oberwart |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marc Hoppel (SPÖ) |
Area | |
• Total | 9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi) |
Population (2024)[4] | |
• Total | 1,221 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 7423 |
Geography
editParts of the municipality are Grafenschachen and Kroisegg.
Transportation
editThe nearest train station is located in the town of Pinkafeld, with links to Vienna and the rest of Europe.
Politics
editOf the 19 positions on the municipal council, the SPÖ has 15 and the ÖVP has 4.[5]
Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 923 | — |
1880 | 1,031 | +11.7% |
1890 | 1,191 | +15.5% |
1900 | 1,218 | +2.3% |
1910 | 1,163 | −4.5% |
1923 | 1,163 | +0.0% |
1934 | 1,085 | −6.7% |
1939 | 1,063 | −2.0% |
1951 | 1,029 | −3.2% |
1961 | 1,087 | +5.6% |
1971 | 1,157 | +6.4% |
1981 | 1,153 | −0.3% |
1991 | 1,161 | +0.7% |
2001 | 1,177 | +1.4% |
2011 | 1,257 | +6.8% |
2024 | 1,221 | −2.9% |
References
edit- ^ "SPÖ-Kandidat Marc Hoppel neuer Bürgermeister in Grafenschachen". Burgenland (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Grafenschachen: Knapp 90 Prozent für Hoppel". Burgenland ORF (in German). 30 September 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Table: Population on 1 January 2023 (.ods)". www.statistik.at. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Herbst, Andreas (26 August 2022). "Grafenschachen: Erste Wahl für SPÖ-Bürgermeister". Burgenland ORF (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2024.