Oberpullendorf
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| Oberpullendorf | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Austria |
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| State | Burgenland |
| District | Oberpullendorf |
| Mayor | Rudolf Geißler |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 12.7 km² (4.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Population | 2,923 (10/06/2008) |
| - Density | 230 /km² (596 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal code | 7350 |
| Website | www.oberpullendorf.info |
Oberpullendorf (Hungarian: Felsőpulya) is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district of Oberpullendorf.
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[edit] Geography
Oberpullendorf is situated in the middle of the Burgenland, in the valley of the Stooberbach. The town is divided into Mitterpullendorf and Oberpullendorf.
[edit] 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 1920/1921 as a district (járá) in Sopron county.
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.
[edit] Politics
Rudolf Geißler, a member of the Austrian political party ÖVP, is the major of the town, first vice-majors is Wolfgang Gruber (SPÖ) and second vice-major is Gerlinde Heger (ÖVP).
[edit] Culture and sights
Haus St. Stephan- the former castle of the family Rohonzy.
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