Schützen am Gebirge

Schützen am Gebirge (Hungarian: Sérc, Croatian: Česno) is a municipality in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district in the Austrian state of Burgenland.

Schützen am Gebirge
Municipal office
Municipal office
Coat of arms of Schützen am Gebirge
Schützen am Gebirge is located in Austria
Schützen am Gebirge
Schützen am Gebirge
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°51′N 16°37′E
CountryAustria
StateBurgenland
DistrictEisenstadt-Umgebung
Government
  MayorRoman Zehetbauer (ÖVP)
Area
  Total21.2 km2 (8.2 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
  Total1,392
  Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7081
Websitewww.schuetzen-am-gebirge.at

History

The first written mention of Schützen am Gebirge was in 1211.

Name

Gebirge means 'mountain range'. Schützen is a German plural noun for marksmen. The verb schützen is not related to this noun, but to schutz, meaning 'to guard' or 'to protect'.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,260    
18801,225−2.8%
18901,335+9.0%
19001,386+3.8%
19101,304−5.9%
19231,325+1.6%
19341,437+8.5%
19391,677+16.7%
19511,321−21.2%
19611,291−2.3%
19711,276−1.2%
19811,316+3.1%
19911,347+2.4%
20011,360+1.0%
20111,427+4.9%
20211,417−0.7%

References



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