Donnerskirchen

Place in Burgenland, Austria
Coat of arms of Donnerskirchen
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47°54′N 16°38′E / 47.900°N 16.633°E / 47.900; 16.633CountryAustriaStateBurgenlandDistrictEisenstadt-UmgebungGovernment
 • MayorJohannes Mezgolits (ÖVP)Area • Total33.87 km2 (13.08 sq mi)Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,810 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
7082
Area code02683

Donnerskirchen (Hungarian: Fertőfehéregyháza, Croatian: Bijela Crikva) is a market town in the district Eisenstadt-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Burgenland.

History

World War II

During World War II a small concentration camp was located near the village. In 1951, Nikolaus Schorn was convicted of the murder of Jewish slave laborers in the Donnerskirchen camp in January, 1945, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Schorn was head of the camp. Most of his victims were Hungarian Jews.[3][4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,649—    
18801,576−4.4%
18901,799+14.1%
19001,783−0.9%
19101,741−2.4%
19231,824+4.8%
19341,842+1.0%
19391,856+0.8%
19511,622−12.6%
19611,646+1.5%
19711,593−3.2%
19811,576−1.1%
19911,556−1.3%
20011,649+6.0%
20111,729+4.9%
20111,719−0.6%
20211,840+7.0%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ "News Brief". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 25 September 1951. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Donnerskirchen. Der zweite Prozeß" [Donnerskirchen. The second process]. Forschen & Erinnern [Research & Remember] (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2019.

External links

  • Nona.net — region maps of Donnerskirchen
  • www.WineDirectories.com Archived 2006-03-20 at the Wayback Machine — Wineries in Donnerskirchen
  • www.WebTourist.net — Tourism information
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