Pinkafeld

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Pinkafeld
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location within Oberwart district
Pinkafeld Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°22′N 16°7′E / 47.367°N 16.117°E / 47.367; 16.117
Country	Austria
State	Burgenland
District	Oberwart
Government
• Mayor	Kurt Maczek (SPÖ)
Area [1]
• Total	27.43 km2 (10.59 sq mi)
Elevation	399 m (1,309 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	5,779
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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[edit]

Parts of the commune are Hochart, Gfangen, Alt-Pinkafeld, Nord-Pinkafeld and Pinkafeld Stadt. Pinkafeld lies on the course of the river Pinka, which gives the town its name.

History[edit]

• 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

Population[edit]

Politics[edit]

The mayor is Kurt Maczek of the SPÖ (Social Democratic Party of Austria). The vice-Mayor is Thomas Pickl of the ÖVP (Austrian People's Party). In the representation, which has 25 mandates, the SPÖ has 16 mandates and the ÖVP has 9.

Events[edit]

In 2012, the FCI European Open Junior Agility competition was hosted in Pinkafeld.

Notable people from Pinkafeld[edit]

• Ádám Batthyány (1610–1659), a Hungarian count of the Batthyány family; built a castle locally
• Carl Vaugoin (1873–1949), politician; eleventh Chancellor of Austria in 1930.
• Norbert Hofer (born 1971), an Austrian politician; raised in Pinkafeld

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