Großpetersdorf
Municipality in Burgenland, Austria
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Großpetersdorf (Hungarian: Nagyszentmihály) is a municipality in Burgenland in the district of Oberwart in Austria.
Großpetersdorf | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Oberwart district | |
  Großpetersdorf Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°14′N 16°19′E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Burgenland |
| District | Oberwart |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wolfgang Tauss |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.36 km2 (12.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 311 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 3,531 |
| • Density | 112.6/km2 (291.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7503 |
| Website | www.grosspetersdorf.at |
Geography
The municipality is composed of Großpetersdorf, Kleinpetersdorf, Kleinzicken, Miedlingsdorf, and Welgersdorf.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 3,485 | — |
| 1880 | 3,509 | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 3,663 | +4.4% |
| 1900 | 3,574 | −2.4% |
| 1910 | 3,531 | −1.2% |
| 1923 | 3,173 | −10.1% |
| 1934 | 3,080 | −2.9% |
| 1939 | 2,926 | −5.0% |
| 1951 | 2,967 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 3,059 | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 3,384 | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 3,586 | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 3,614 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 3,546 | −1.9% |
| 2011 | 3,550 | +0.1% |
Politics
Of the 25 positions on the municipal council, the SPÖ has 15, and the ÖVP 10.
Culture
- Catholic parish church Grosspetersdorf
- Protestant parish church Grosspetersdorf
- Lucky Town, a staged little western city in Grosspetersdorf, which is opened for visitors every Monday from June to August.
Personalities
- Frederick Lowy, Canadian psychiatrist, medical educator and president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University
In 2026 testing revealed elevated Asbestos levels on a Großpetersdorf gravel road.[3]
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