Raiding, Austria

Place in Burgenland, Austria

47°34′N 16°32′E / 47.567°N 16.533°E / 47.567; 16.533Country AustriaStateBurgenlandDistrictOberpullendorfGovernment • MayorMarkus LandauerArea • Total13.07 km² (5.05 sq mi)Elevation253 m (830 ft)Population • Total865 • Density66/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsiteraiding-online.at

Raiding (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪdɪŋ]; Hungarian: Doborján, pronounced [ˈdoborjaːn]; Croatian: Rajnof) is a small Austrian market town in the district of Oberpullendorf in Burgenland. It is the birthplace of Franz Liszt.

Geography

The municipality lies on Raiding Creek in Middle Burgenland; Raiding is the only borough in the municipality.

History

Raiding was first documented in 1425 as Dobornya.

Like the rest of Burgenland, Raiding belonged to Hungary from c. 900 to 1920/21. After the end of the First World War, Western Hungary was given to Austria with the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon; there it formed the new province of Burgenland.

In 1971, Raiding was merged with Unterfrauenhaid and Lackendorf into a larger municipality, which was later dissolved. Raiding has been a market town since 1990.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	713	—
1880	736	+3.2%
1890	880	+19.6%
1900	928	+5.5%
1910	928	+0.0%
1923	976	+5.2%
1934	1,076	+10.2%
1939	994	−7.6%
1951	964	−3.0%
1961	872	−9.5%
1971	846	−3.0%
1981	801	−5.3%
1991	854	+6.6%
2001	836	−2.1%
2011	836	+0.0%

Politics

The municipal council has 15 seats with party mandates as follows: SPÖ 9, ÖVP 6, FPÖ 0, Grüne 0, and other lists 0.

Culture and landmarks

• Franz Liszt's birthplace

Business and infrastructure

Viticulture is the main business in Raiding. Other industries there include metal construction and soda water production.

Personalities

• Paul Iby, Bishop of Eisenstadt
• Adam Liszt ∞ Anna Liszt
  • Franz Liszt, composer and musician

Image gallery

• 
  Birthplace of Franz Liszt in Raiding.
• 
  Anna Liszt, mother of Franz Liszt (portrait between 1826 and 1837)
• 
  Franz Liszt

References