Zillingtal (Croatian: Celindof, Hungarian: Völgyfalva) is a community of 925 inhabitants in the West of the district of Eisenstadt-Umgebung in Austria's federal state Burgenland.

Zillingtal
Municipal office
Municipal office
Coat of arms of Zillingtal
Zillingtal is located in Austria
Zillingtal
Zillingtal
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°49′N 16°25′E / 47.817°N 16.417°E / 47.817; 16.417
CountryAustria
StateBurgenland
DistrictEisenstadt-Umgebung
Government
 • MayorJohann Fellinger (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total933
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7034
WebsiteOfficial website

There is a minority population of Burgenland Croats.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869938—    
1880732−22.0%
1890886+21.0%
1900969+9.4%
1910972+0.3%
19231,014+4.3%
1934918−9.5%
1939911−0.8%
1951699−23.3%
1961636−9.0%
1971626−1.6%
1981584−6.7%
1991615+5.3%
2001860+39.8%
2011916+6.5%
2021991+8.2%

References edit

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

Geography edit

The community is situated in the North of Burgenland close to the Lower Austrian Border.

History edit

Before Christ, the community was part of the Celtic kingdom Noricum and part of the environment of the Celtic hilltop settlement Burgberg.

Later on, under the governance of the Roman Empire, the community of Zillingtal was situated in the province of Pannonia.

There is an Avaric field of tombs from the 7th and 8th century, that has been discovered in 1927.

The name of Zillingtal was first mentioned officially in 1271. In 1529 and in 1683 Zillingtal was destroyed by the Turkish Army. Afterwards, Croatians refilled the population which had been destroyed by the Turkish wars. Until 1920/21 Zillingtal was part of Hungary, as well as the rest of Burgenland. From 1898 the Hungarian Magyarising politics enforced by the Hungarian government in Budapest made the use of the Hungarian name of Zillingtal, Völfyfalu, mandatory.

After the end of the First World War, Burgenland was, after a number of negotiations at St. Germain and Trianon in 1919 integrated to Austria.

Politics edit

Mayor of Zillingtal is Johann Fellinger, member of SPÖ. Vize-Mayor is Karl Aibler, member of ÖVP. Head Official is Eva Karacson.

The local council which has 15 seats as a whole, is composed this way: SPÖ 8 seats, ÖVP 6 and LBL 1.