Raiding, Austria

Raiding

Coat of arms
Raiding

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°34′N 16°32′E / 47.567°N 16.533°E / 47.567; 16.533Coordinates: 47°34′N 16°32′E / 47.567°N 16.533°E / 47.567; 16.533
Country Austria
State Burgenland
District Oberpullendorf
Government
  Mayor Markus Landauer
Area
  Total 13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation 253 m (830 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
  Total 829
  Density 63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 7321
Website www.raiding.at

Raiding (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪdɪŋ]; Hungarian: Doborján, pronounced [ˈdoborʝaːn]; Croatian: Rajnof) is a small Austrian market town in the district of Oberpullendorf in Burgenland. It is the birthplace of Franz Liszt.

Geography

The municipality lies on Raiding Creek in Middle Burgenland; Raiding is the only borough in the municipality.

History

Raiding was first documented in 1425 as Dobornya.

Like the rest of Burgenland, Raiding belonged to Hungary from c. 900 to 1920/21. After the end of the First World War, Western Hungary was given to Austria with the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon; there it formed the new province of Burgenland.

In 1971, Raiding was merged with Unterfrauenhaid and Lackendorf into a larger municipality, which was later dissolved. Raiding has been a market town since 1990.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869713    
1880736+3.2%
1890880+19.6%
1900928+5.5%
1910928+0.0%
1923976+5.2%
19341,076+10.2%
1939994−7.6%
1951964−3.0%
1961872−9.5%
1971846−3.0%
1981801−5.3%
1991854+6.6%
2001836−2.1%
2011836+0.0%

Politics

The municipal council has 15 seats with party mandates as follows: SPÖ 9, ÖVP 6, FPÖ 0, Grüne 0, and other lists 0.

Culture and Landmarks

Business and infrastructure

Viticulture is the main business in Raiding. Other industries there include metal construction and soda water production.

Personalities

References

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