Pama, Austria
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Pama | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Pama Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 48°2′N 17°1′E / 48.033°N 17.017°E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Burgenland |
| District | Neusiedl am See |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manfred Bugnyar (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.4 km2 (10.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,204 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2422 |
| Vehicle registration | ND |
| Website | www.gemeinde-pama.at |
Pama (German pronunciation: [ˈpaːma] ⓘ; Hungarian: Lajtakörtvélyes, Croatian: Bijelo Selo) is a town in the district of Neusiedl am See in the Austrian state of Burgenland.
Pama borders on Kittsee in the north, Gattendorf and Zurndorf in the south, Deutsch Jahrndorf in the southeast, Lower Austria in the west and Slovakia in the east.
The non-populated area is used for agriculture. There are barely any woods.
History
After the Ottoman wars, the strongly decimated population was supplemented by the influx of Croatian-speaking population. The Burgenland Croats have shrunk noticeably in recent decades, but are still very active in community life. The majority of church services are held mainly in Croatian. The town belonged to Hungary (German-Western Hungary) until the foundation of Burgenland in 1920/21.
Before the Second World War, Jewish families lived in Pama, as well as in Kittsee, the neighboring town that was part of the seven Jewish communities in Burgenland. After the "Anschluss" of Austria to the National Socialist German Reich, the Jews living in Kittsee and Pama were expelled from their homes on 16 April 1938 and abandoned on a lonely island on the Danube.[3][4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 856 | — |
| 1880 | 974 | +13.8% |
| 1890 | 902 | −7.4% |
| 1900 | 894 | −0.9% |
| 1910 | 1,045 | +16.9% |
| 1923 | 1,090 | +4.3% |
| 1934 | 1,170 | +7.3% |
| 1939 | 1,153 | −1.5% |
| 1951 | 1,198 | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 966 | −19.4% |
| 1971 | 981 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 915 | −6.7% |
| 1991 | 977 | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 1,005 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,073 | +6.8% |
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