Großpetersdorf

Großpetersdorf
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)
• Total	3,531
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7503
Website	www.grosspetersdorf.at

Großpetersdorf (Hungarian: Nagyszentmihály) is a municipality in Burgenland in the district of Oberwart in Austria.

Geography

The municipality is composed of Großpetersdorf, Kleinpetersdorf, Kleinzicken, Miedlingsdorf, and Welgersdorf.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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. Lucky Town inspires with country music, western interieur, great food and western shows.

Personalities

• Frederick Lowy, Canadian psychiatrist, medical educator and president & vice-chancellor of Concordia University