Pinkafeld

Pinkafeld
Coat of arms of Pinkafeld Coat of arms
Pinkafeld Location within Austria
Coordinates:
Country	Austria
State	Burgenland
District	Oberwart
Government
• Mayor	Kurt Maczek
Area
• Total	27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Elevation	399 m (1,309 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)
• Total	5,545
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	7423
Website	www.pinkafeld-online.at

Pinkafeld (Hungarian: Pinkafő, Croatian: Pinkafelj, Slovene: Pinkafel, Romani: Pinkafa) is a city in Burgenland in Austria and the second largest settlement (after Oberwart) in the district Oberwart.

Geography

Parts of the commune are Hochart, Gfangen, Alt-Pinkafeld, Nord-Pinkafeld and Pinkafeld Stadt.

History

• 860 - The first mention of Pinkafeld ("Peincahu")
• 1289 - The destruction of Pinkafeld ("Pinkafelde")
• 1397 - Pinkafeld is no longer part of Bernstein
• 1532 - The Ottomans destroy Pinkafeld
• 1658 - Ádám Batthyány constructs a castle in Pinkafeld
• 1921 - Pinkafeld becomes part of Austria, no longer under control by Hungary
• 2012 - FCI European Open Junior Agility competition hosted in Pinkafeld

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1697	1,500	—
1804	1,821	+21.4%
1844	2,351	+29.1%
1869	2,683	+14.1%
1880	3,080	+14.8%
1890	3,078	−0.1%
1900	3,156	+2.5%
1910	3,089	−2.1%
1923	2,776	−10.1%
1934	3,788	+36.5%
1939	3,695	−2.5%
1951	3,753	+1.6%
1961	4,081	+8.7%
1971	4,620	+13.2%
1981	4,792	+3.7%
1991	5,010	+4.5%
2001	5,181	+3.4%
2011	5,328	+2.8%

Politics

Mayor is Kurt Maczek of the SPÖ, the 1.Vize-Mayor is Thomas Pickl of the ÖVP. In the representation (25 mandates), the SPÖ has 16 mandates and the ÖVP 9.

Notale people from Pinkafeld

• Norbert Hofer

See also

• Pinka