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Kittsee

Coordinates:48°04′00″N17°04′00″E/ 48.06667°N 17.06667°E/48.06667; 17.06667
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Kittsee
New Palace in Kittsee
New Palace in Kittsee
Coat of arms of Kittsee
Coat of arms
Kittsee is located in Burgenland
Kittsee
Kittsee
Location within Austria
Kittsee is located in Austria
Kittsee
Kittsee
Kittsee (Austria)
Coordinates:48°04′00″N17°04′00″E/ 48.06667°N 17.06667°E/48.06667; 17.06667
CountryAustria
StateBurgenland
DistrictNeusiedl am See
Government
•MayorJohannes Hornek (ÖVP)
Area
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• Total19.27 km2(7.44 sq mi)
Elevation
138 m (453 ft)
Population
(2018-01-01)[2]
• Total3,162
• Density160/km2(420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code
2421
Vehicle registrationND
Websitekittsee.at
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Kittsee(German pronunciation:[kiˈt͡seː]ⓘ;Slovak:Kopčany,Hungarian:Köpcsény,Croatian:Gijeca) is anAustrianmunicipality in the District ofNeusiedl am See,Burgenland.

History

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In 1861 Kittsee was in the Empire of Austria, Kingdom of Hungary
Passport stamp from the border before Slovakia joined theSchengen Area.

In the Middle Ages, the settlement was situated in theKingdom of Hungary,and was probably settled byPechenegborder guards in the 11th century. There was a Hungarian royal castle on the site of the settlement as early as the 12th century. The first documented mention of the settlement was in 1291; the nameKoechewas in use in 1390. It is thought that the name is of Hungarian origin and the older form wasKüccse.

Since the settlement guards the entrance of theDanubeinto Hungary, it often played a key role in the defense of Hungary. This was the gathering site of the crusader army ofFrederick Iin 1198. The town was the site ofGéza II's battle with the Austrians, and the wedding of Béla, son ofBéla IVand Kunigunda, niece ofOttokar II,King of Bohemia, in 1264. The peace treaty ofAndrew IIIandAlbert Iwas signed here in 1291. After 1363, the town was owned by the Scharfenecki, Szentgyörgyi, Esterházy and Batthyányi families.

In 1455, this was the scene of a meeting betweenJohn HunyadiandUlrich II of Celje.Ferdinand Ireceived envoys here from Hungary on the way to his coronation inSzékesfehérvár.In 1529 and 1683 it was destroyed byOttomanarmies. In 1676, it became the property of theEsterházy family.The town's ancient moated castle, built in the 12th century was first mentioned in 1344, and was destroyed by the Ottomans in 1529. It was replaced by the Grange, built in 1552.

From 1880, theBatthyány-Strattman familywere the main landlords in the town. Kittsee was one of theSiebengemeindenof Burgenland.

Kittsee former border crossing

Kittsee, like the rest of Burgenland, belonged to Hungary until 1920/21. After the end of theFirst World War,the territory of West-Hungary was given to Austria by the Treaties ofSt. GermainandTrianon.Since 1921, the town has belonged to the newly founded State ofBurgenland.

Politics

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Kittsee's mayor is Johannes Hornek of theÖVP.And its vize-mayor is Karin Darnai of theSPÖ. The political composition of the Municipal Council (23 seats) is ÖVP 9, SPÖ 8,FPÖ0,Grüne0, and other lists 6.

Business and infrastructure

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Hospital (Krankenhaus), Kittsee

The municipality plays an important role as a medical center, because the district's only hospital is located there. It was founded by theophthalmologistPrinceLadislaus Batthyány-Strattmann,who ran the hospital until 1921. It was named after him in 2004.

Kittsee is also home to a rescue station of theRed Cross.

The town is famous for its 30,000apricot trees,which are cared for by the Kittsee Apricot Club.

Historical sites

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  • Remains of a medieval church named afterSt. Pancratius,only the tower survived after 1529. The original building was erected before 1250. The present-day Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built in 1736 (named Church of Our Lady until 1808).
  • The new Castle (Schloss Kittsee) was built in 1668 by expanding the Grange. Since 1974 it houses an ethnographic museum.
  • Joseph Joachim's birth-house.

Notable residents

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Joseph Joachim's birth house in Kittsee
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Nearby municipalities & sites

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018".Statistics Austria.Retrieved10 March2019.
  2. ^"Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018".Statistics Austria.Retrieved9 March2019.
  • The information in this article is based on a translation of its German and Hungarian equivalents in the Wikipedia.
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