Schützen am Gebirge

Place in Burgenland, Austria

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47°51′N 16°37′E / 47.850°N 16.617°E / 47.850; 16.617CountryAustriaStateBurgenlandDistrictEisenstadt-UmgebungGovernment

• MayorRoman Zehetbauer (ÖVP)Area

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• Total21.2 km² (8.2 sq mi)Elevation

130 m (430 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total1,392 • Density66/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7081

Websitewww.schuetzen-am-gebirge.at

Schützen am Gebirge (Hungarian: Sérc, Croatian: Česno) is a municipality in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district in the Austrian state of Burgenland.

History

The first written mention of Schützen am Gebirge was in 1211.

Name

Gebirge means 'mountain range'. Schützen is a German plural noun for marksmen. The verb schützen is not related to this noun, but to schutz, meaning 'to guard' or 'to protect'.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,260	—
1880	1,225	−2.8%
1890	1,335	+9.0%
1900	1,386	+3.8%
1910	1,304	−5.9%
1923	1,325	+1.6%
1934	1,437	+8.5%
1939	1,677	+16.7%
1951	1,321	−21.2%
1961	1,291	−2.3%
1971	1,276	−1.2%
1981	1,316	+3.1%
1991	1,347	+2.4%
2001	1,360	+1.0%
2011	1,427	+4.9%
2021	1,417	−0.7%

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.