Hornstein, Austria

Hornstein
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°52′N 16°26′E
Country	Austria
State	Burgenland
District	Eisenstadt-Umgebung
Government
• Mayor	Christoph Wolf (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	37.07 km^2 (14.31 sq mi)
Elevation	273 m (896 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	3,012
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2491, 7053
Area code	+43 2689
Website	www.hornstein.at

Hornstein (Croatian: Vorištan, Hungarian: Szarvkő) is a town in the district of Eisenstadt-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Burgenland.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,989	—
1880	2,150	+8.1%
1890	2,246	+4.5%
1900	2,416	+7.6%
1910	2,549	+5.5%
1923	2,520	−1.1%
1934	2,473	−1.9%
1939	2,454	−0.8%
1951	2,373	−3.3%
1961	2,362	−0.5%
1971	2,328	−1.4%
1981	2,258	−3.0%
1991	2,593	+14.8%
2001	2,640	+1.8%
2011	2,764	+4.7%
2021	3,176	+14.9%

Culture

• Tamburica Vorištan, Croatian tamburica orchestra[3]

Notable people

• Wilhelm Schmied (1910-2000), Salesian, musician and music pedagogue, missionary in Macao (1939-1966)[3]

Gallery

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References

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. Grandić, Tereza (28 October 2023). "Vorištanci po slijedi Schmieda". Hrvatske novine (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 October 2023.

External links

Media related to Hornstein at Wikimedia Commons