Schützen am Gebirge (Hungarian: Sérc, Croatian: Česno) is a municipality in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district in the Austrian state of Burgenland.
Schützen am Gebirge | |
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.jpg) Municipal office | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Schützen am Gebirge Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°51′N 16°37′E / 47.850°N 16.617°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Burgenland |
| District | Eisenstadt-Umgebung |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roman Zehetbauer (ÖVP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.2 km2 (8.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,392 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7081 |
| Website | www.schuetzen-am-gebirge.at |
History
editThe first written mention of Schützen am Gebirge was in 1211.
Name
editGebirge means 'mountain range'. Schützen is a German plural noun for marksmen. The verb schützen is not related to this noun, but to schutz, meaning 'to guard' or 'to protect'.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,260 | — |
| 1880 | 1,225 | −2.8% |
| 1890 | 1,335 | +9.0% |
| 1900 | 1,386 | +3.8% |
| 1910 | 1,304 | −5.9% |
| 1923 | 1,325 | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 1,437 | +8.5% |
| 1939 | 1,677 | +16.7% |
| 1951 | 1,321 | −21.2% |
| 1961 | 1,291 | −2.3% |
| 1971 | 1,276 | −1.2% |
| 1981 | 1,316 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1,347 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1,360 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,427 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 1,417 | −0.7% |
References
edit- ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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