Deutschkreutz ( until 1899, ''Németkeresztúr'' ) is an

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n market town in the district of

Oberpullendorf Oberpullendorf (; or ; ) is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district of Oberpullendorf (district), Oberpullendorf. Geography Oberpullendorf is a municipality in the middle of the Burgenland. It consists o ...

in the state of

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Geography

Deutschkreutz lies in Middle Burgenland. It is divided into the districts of Deutschkreutz and Girm. The town, like its neighbors Unterpetersdorf, Horitschon, and Neckenmarkt, is located in Blaufränkischland.

History

Deutschkreutz has been a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

since 1340 (no documentation 1370-1429). The town belonged to

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

as part of Sopron County until 1920. After the end of World War I, the territory was given to Austria by the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon. Since 1921, the town has belonged to the newly founded State of

. In Jewish history, Deutschkreutz was one of the Seven Communities of Burgenland.

Population

Politics

Deutschkreutz's mayor is Manfred Kölly who was expelled from the

FPÖ The Freedom Party of Austria (, FPÖ) is a political party in Austria, variously described as far-right, right-wing populist, national-conservative, and Eurosceptic. It has been led by Herbert Kickl since 2021. It is the largest of five par ...

in December 2006. Vice mayors are Mag. Robert Friedl of the SPÖ and Paul Fennes of the

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. Its chief officer is Stefan Schöller. The mandate assignments in the Municipal Council (23 seats) are SPÖ 11, ÖVP 7, FPÖ 5, Grüne 0, and other lists 0.

Climate

Personalities

Elizabeth Báthory Countess Elizabeth Báthory of Ecsed (, ; ; 7 August 1560 – 21 August 1614) was a Hungarian noblewoman and alleged serial killer from the powerful House of Báthory, who owned land in the Kingdom of Hungary (now Slovakia). Báthory and fo ...

* Lajos Dóczi

References

* The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent. Cities and towns in Oberpullendorf District Siebengemeinden {{Jewish-hist-stub