Oberpullendorf

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Image:Map at oberpullendorf.png Oberpullendorf (Hungarian: Felsőpulya) is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district (Bezirk) Oberpullendorf. Oberpullendorf has a population of 2,793 (May 15, 2001).

1 Geography
2 History
3 Politics
4 Culture and sights
5 Links

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Geography

Oberpullendorf is situated in the middle of the Burgenland, in the valley of the Stooberbach. The town is divided in Mitterpullendorf and Oberpullendorf.

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History

The district of Oberpullendorf has been populated since the Neolithic age. During the early Iron age the district was a flourishing iron industrial area. Josef Polatschek, a gardener and a regional researcher, was the one to map the praehistoric places.

Oberpullendorf was firstly documented in 1225 as a hungarian frontier guard settlement. In 1853 Oberpullendorf became the location of a hungarian revenue authority. The town was like the rest of the country a part of Hungary until 1020/1921.

Coat of arms: On a red shield a golden city wall with a golden gate can be seen. Above that, on the right front there is a golden lion having a golden sword and in the background there are two golden ears.

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Politics

Anneliese Schmucker, a member of the Austrian political party ÖVP, is the major of the town, the vice-major is Rudolf Geißler (ÖVP) and Erwin Schmidt (SPÖ).

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