Country Austria Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 31.9 km² Local time Thursday 7:46 PM District Neusiedl am See District | State Burgenland Website www.frauenkirchen.net Population 2,834 (1 Apr 2009) Postal code 7132 | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 40% Humidity | ||
Frauenkirchen (Hungarian: Boldogasszony, Fertőboldogasszony, Fertő-Boldogasszony) is an Austrian town in the district of Neusiedl am See, Burgenland.
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Map of 7132 Frauenkirchen, Austria
History
The community of Frauenkirchen, like the rest of Burgenland, belonged to Hungary (German-West Hungary) until 1920/21. After the end of the First World War, the territory of German-West Hungary was given to Austria by the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon. Since 1921, the town has belonged to the newly founded State of Burgenland.
Frauenkirchen was once one of the so-called seven communities (Siebengemeinden) of Jews in Burgenland. The Jews of Burgenland (along with the Roma and Sinti) were persecuted and wiped out by the Nazis between 1938 and 1945. A Jewish cemetery in the village memorializes the presence of a Jewish community here prior to the Holocaust.
Frauenkirchen has been a municipality since 1982 (through VO 5).
Politics
Mayor Josef Ziniel is a member of the SPÖ, Vice-Mayor Franz Wegleitner is of the ÖVP, and the Chief Officer is Erika Siebler.
The mandate assignments in the Municipal Council (23 seats) is SPÖ 14, ÖVP 6, FPÖ 0, Grüne 0, and other lists 3, as of 2008.