Donnerskirchen

Donnerskirchen (Hungarian: Fertőfehéregyháza, Croatian: Bijela Crikva) is a market town in the district Eisenstadt-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Burgenland.

Donnerskirchen
Center of the town with Saint Martin Church
Coat of arms
Donnerskirchen
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°54′N 16°38′E
CountryAustria
StateBurgenland
DistrictEisenstadt-Umgebung
Government
 • MayorJohannes Mezgolits (ÖVP)
Area
 • Total33.87 km2 (13.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,810
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7082
Area code02683

History

World War II

During World War II a small concentration camp was located near the village. In 1951 Nikolaus Schorn was convicted of the murder of Jewish slave laborers in the Donnerskirchen camp in January, 1945, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Schorn was head of the camp. Most of his victims were Hungarian Jews.[3][4]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,649—    
18801,576−4.4%
18901,799+14.1%
19001,783−0.9%
19101,741−2.4%
19231,824+4.8%
19341,842+1.0%
19391,856+0.8%
19511,622−12.6%
19611,646+1.5%
19711,593−3.2%
19811,576−1.1%
19911,556−1.3%
20011,649+6.0%
20111,729+4.9%
20151,739+0.6%

See also

References
  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. "News Brief". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 25 September 1951. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. "Donnerskirchen. Der zweite Prozeß" [Donnerskirchen. The second process]. Forschen & Erinnern [Research & Remember] (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2019.



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