Rotenturm an der Pinka

Rotenturm an der Pinka
Municipality
Rotenturm Castle
Coat of arms
Location within Oberwart district
Rotenturm an der Pinka Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°15′N 16°15′E
Country	Austria
State	Burgenland
District	Oberwart
Government [1]
• Mayor	Josef Halper (since 2017) (SPÖ)
Area [2]
• Total	17.04 km^2 (6.58 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	1,455
• Density	85/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7501
Area code	+43 3352

Rotenturm an der Pinka (Hungarian: Vasvörösvár, Croatian: Verešvar) is a municipality in the Austrian state of Burgenland on the banks of the Pinka River. Administratively the village belongs to the district of Oberwart. Rotenturm is almost merged with the neighbouring Unterwart. The small Hungarian-speaking village of Siget in der Wart (Őrisziget) is part of the municipality of Rotenturm an der Pinka.

The municipality's main sight is Schloss Rotenturm, a castle built for István Erdödy in 1860-1862 by Anton Weber.[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,871	—
1880	1,928	+3.0%
1890	1,857	−3.7%
1900	1,754	−5.5%
1910	1,703	−2.9%
1923	1,673	−1.8%
1934	1,559	−6.8%
1939	1,409	−9.6%
1951	1,365	−3.1%
1961	1,342	−1.7%
1971	1,386	+3.3%
1981	1,457	+5.1%
1991	1,410	−3.2%
2001	1,378	−2.3%
2011	1,434	+4.1%
2016	1,436	+0.1%
2024	1,455	+1.3%

References

1. "Erdrutschsieg für Rot: Auf hohem Niveau zugelegt". B. V. Z. (in German). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
2. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
3. "Table: Population on 1 January 2023 (.ods)". www.statistik.at. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
4. "Museum-Detail - Land Burgenland". www.burgenland.at. Retrieved 16 May 2024.