Rotenturm an der Pinka

Place in Burgenland, Austria

Coat of arms

Location within Oberwart district

47°15′N 16°15′E / 47.250°N 16.250°E / 47.250; 16.250CountryAustriaStateBurgenlandDistrictOberwartGovernment

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• MayorJosef Halper (since 2017) (SPÖ)Area

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• Total17.04 km² (6.58 sq mi)Elevation

295 m (968 ft)Population

(2024)^[3]

• Total1,455 • Density85/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+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

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