Neusiedl am See (; ; ; ; ) is a town in Burgenland, Austria, and administrative center of the district of Neusiedl am See.

Neusiedl am See is located on the northern shore of Lake Neusiedl.

Geography

Neusiedl am See is located in eastern Austria, in the state of Burgenland. It is located approximately 56 kilometers southeast of Vienna. The town covers an area of 56.99 km². Positioned on the northern shore of Lake Neusiedl, the largest endorheic lake in Central Europe, Neusiedl am See is part of a region characterized by a unique lakescape at the boundary between the Alps, Carpathians, and the Pannonian Basin. The town borders Weiden am See to the south, Parndorf to the north, and Jois to the west. In 1926, Neusiedl am See was granted town status.

Until their expulsion in March 1938, around thirty Jews lived in Neusiedl. Only one Jewish resident, the textile merchant Emmerich Benkö – who survived six concentration camps and the death march – returned to Neusiedl in 1945. He was able to recover part of his family’s property and, despite severe health damage, rebuild his business. Between July 1944 and April 1945, Hungarian Jews, including women and children, were used as forced laborers in a brick factory. A total of 41 people were murdered by the Nazis: 24 Jews, 13 victims of euthanasia, and 4 Roma.

Climate

Politics

The current mayor is Elisabeth Böhm of the Social Democratic Party, who has served since 2017. She was last elected in 2022, winning 51.68% in a direct election. The district council has 25 seats. The most recent election was on 2 October 2022.

! colspan=2| Party

! Votes

! %

! +/-

! Seats

! +/-

|-

|

| align=left| Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)

| 1,915

| 44.02

| 6.05

| 12

| 2

|-

|

| align=left| Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)

| 1,679

| 38.60

| 2.03

| 10

| 1

|-

|

| align=left| The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE)

| 422

| 9.70

| 0.27

| 2

| 0

|-

|

| align=left| Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)

| 225

| 5.17

| 2.79

| 1

| 1

|-

|

| align=left| Others

| 109

| 2.51

| 0.96

| 0

| ±0

|-

! colspan=2| Total

! 4,350

! 100.00

!

! 25

|-

|}

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Image:Neusiedl am See Holy trinity column.jpg|Holy trinity column created in 1713-14 by Elias Hügel.

Image:Nezsider légifotó1.jpg|Tabor ruin, a&nbsp;watchtower probably from 16th&nbsp;century.

Image:Nezsider légifotó2.jpg|Tabor ruin.

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See also

  • Ostautobahn
  • Moson County
  • List of concentration and internment camps

References

  • Official website (German) with 3 lifecams, one of them an inhabited stork's nest (checked 2008-06-01)
  • Aerial photograph, view towards N
  • similar, higher resolution (app. 2.5 MB)