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Donnerskirchen

Coordinates: 47°54′N 16°38′E / 47.900°N 16.633°E / 47.900; 16.633
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Donnerskirchen
Center of the town with Saint Martin Church
Center of the town with Saint Martin Church
Coat of arms of Donnerskirchen
Donnerskirchen is located in Austria
Donnerskirchen
Donnerskirchen
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°54′N 16°38′E / 47.900°N 16.633°E / 47.900; 16.633
CountryAustria
StateBurgenland
DistrictEisenstadt-Umgebung
Government
 • MayorJohannes Mezgolits (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total33.87 km2 (13.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,810
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7082
Area code02683

Donnerskirchen (Hungarian: Fertőfehéregyháza, Croatian: Bijela Crikva) is a market town in the district Eisenstadt-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Burgenland.

History

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World War II

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During World War II a small concentration camp was located near the village. In 1951, Nikolaus Schorn was convicted of the murder of Jewish slave laborers in the Donnerskirchen camp in January, 1945, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Schorn was head of the camp. Most of his victims were Hungarian Jews.[3][4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,649—    
18801,576−4.4%
18901,799+14.1%
19001,783−0.9%
19101,741−2.4%
19231,824+4.8%
19341,842+1.0%
19391,856+0.8%
19511,622−12.6%
19611,646+1.5%
19711,593−3.2%
19811,576−1.1%
19911,556−1.3%
20011,649+6.0%
20111,729+4.9%
20111,719−0.6%
20211,840+7.0%

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. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ "News Brief". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 25 September 1951. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Donnerskirchen. Der zweite Prozeß" [Donnerskirchen. The second process]. Forschen & Erinnern [Research & Remember] (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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