Halbturn

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Place in Burgenland, Austria

Coat of arms

47°52′N 16°58′E / 47.867°N 16.967°E / 47.867; 16.967CountryAustriaStateBurgenlandDistrictNeusiedl am SeeGovernment

• MayorMarkus Ulram (ÖVP)Area

^[1]

• Total55.21 km² (21.32 sq mi)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total1,901 • Density34/km² (89/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7131

Websitewww.halbturn.at

Halbturn (Hungarian: Féltorony) is a town in the district of Neusiedl am See in the Austrian state of Burgenland. It borders Hungary to the east and is near Andau, Gols, and Mönchof.

History

In 2008 a team of archeologists discovered a third-century AD amulet in the form of a gold scroll with the words of the Jewish prayer Shema' Yisrael (Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one) inscribed on it. It is considered to be the earliest surviving evidence of a Jewish presence in what is now Austria.^[3]

Halbturn Palace was built between 1701 and 1711 by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt as a hunting lodge for Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. His daughter, Empress Maria Theresa, had it enlarged and gave it to her daughter Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen. In 1955 it was inherited by Baron Paul Waldbott von Bassenheim, a Habsburg matrilineal descendant. In 2008 it passed to his nephew, Count Markus von Königsegg-Aulendorf.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,093	—
1880	2,473	+18.2%
1890	2,263	−8.5%
1900	2,429	+7.3%
1910	2,460	+1.3%
1923	2,170	−11.8%
1934	2,210	+1.8%
1939	2,142	−3.1%
1951	1,995	−6.9%
1961	1,917	−3.9%
1971	1,913	−0.2%
1981	1,896	−0.9%
1991	1,956	+3.2%
2001	1,880	−3.9%
2011	1,921	+2.2%

References

^ "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.
^ Archaeological sensation in Austria. Scientists from the University of Vienna unearth the earliest evidence of Jewish inhabitants in Austria, 13.03.08, "Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und Veranstaltungsmanagement » Viewpage". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-09-21.