Grafenschachen

Grafenschachen
Municipality
Grafenschachen parish church
Coat of arms
Location within Oberwart district
Grafenschachen Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°22′N 16°4′E
Country	Austria
State	Burgenland
District	Oberwart
Government [1][2]
• Mayor	Marc Hoppel (SPÖ)
Area [3]
• Total	9.94 km^2 (3.84 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[4]
• Total	1,221
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7423

Grafenschachen (Hungarian: Vasárokszállás) is a municipality in Burgenland in the district of Oberwart in Austria.

Geography

Parts of the municipality are Grafenschachen and Kroisegg.

Transportation

The nearest train station is located in the town of Pinkafeld, with links to Vienna and the rest of Europe.

Politics

Of the 19 positions on the municipal council, the SPÖ has 15 and the ÖVP has 4.[5]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	923	—
1880	1,031	+11.7%
1890	1,191	+15.5%
1900	1,218	+2.3%
1910	1,163	−4.5%
1923	1,163	+0.0%
1934	1,085	−6.7%
1939	1,063	−2.0%
1951	1,029	−3.2%
1961	1,087	+5.6%
1971	1,157	+6.4%
1981	1,153	−0.3%
1991	1,161	+0.7%
2001	1,177	+1.4%
2011	1,257	+6.8%
2024	1,221	−2.9%

References

1. "SPÖ-Kandidat Marc Hoppel neuer Bürgermeister in Grafenschachen". Burgenland (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2024.
2. "Grafenschachen: Knapp 90 Prozent für Hoppel". Burgenland ORF (in German). 30 September 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
3. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
4. "Table: Population on 1 January 2023 (.ods)". www.statistik.at. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
5. Herbst, Andreas (26 August 2022). "Grafenschachen: Erste Wahl für SPÖ-Bürgermeister". Burgenland ORF (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2024.