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| Oberpullendorf | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Austria |
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| State | Burgenland |
| District | Oberpullendorf |
| Mayor | Rudolf Geißler |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 12.7 km² (4.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Population | 2,923 (16/11/2008) |
| - Density | 230 /km² (596 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal code | 7350 |
| Website | www.oberpullendorf.info |
Oberpullendorf (Hungarian: Felsőpulya) is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district of Oberpullendorf.
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Geography
Oberpullendorf is situated in the middle of the Burgenland, in the valley of the Stooberbach. The town is divided into Mitterpullendorf and Oberpullendorf.
History
The district of Oberpullendorf has been populated since the Neolithic age. During the early Iron age the district was a flourishing iron industrial area. Josef Polatschek, a gardener and a regional researcher, was the one to map the praehistoric places.
Oberpullendorf was firstly documented in 1225 as a Hungarian frontier guard settlement. In 1853 Oberpullendorf became the location of a Hungarian revenue authority. The town was like the rest of the country a part of Hungary until 1920/1921 as a district (járá) in Sopron county.
Coat of arms: On a red shield a golden city wall with a golden gate can be seen. Above that, on the right front there is a golden lion having a golden sword and in the background there are two golden ears.
Politics
Rudolf Geißler, a member of the Austrian political party ÖVP, is the major of the town, first vice-majors is Wolfgang Gruber (SPÖ) and second vice-major is Gerlinde Heger (ÖVP).
Culture and sights
Haus St. Stephan- the former castle of the family Rohonzy.
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