Country Austria Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 253 m Population 836 (1 Apr 2009) Postal code 7321 | State Burgenland Website www.raiding.at Area 13.1 km² Local time Thursday 2:26 PM District Oberpullendorf District | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 54% Humidity | ||
Raiding ( [ˈʁaɪdɪŋ]; Hungarian: Doborján, [ˈdoborjaːn]; Croatian: Rajnof) is a small Austrian market town in the district of Oberpullendorf in Burgenland. It is the birthplace of Franz Liszt.
Contents
- Map of 7321 Raiding Austria
- Geography
- History
- Politics
- Culture and Landmarks
- Business and infrastructure
- Personalities
- References
Map of 7321 Raiding, Austria
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.
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.