Kittsee
Encyclopedia
Kittsee is an Austria
n municipality in the District of Neusiedl am See
, Burgenland
.
, on the Slovak border opposite Bratislava
, with crossings (road and motorway European route E58
) into the Bratislava suburb of Jarovce
. Since December 21, 2007, no more checks are conducted at the crossing with Slovakia joining the Schengen Area
.
Kittsee is not divided into any districts.
, and was probably settled by Pecheneg border guards in the 11th century. There was a Hungarian royal castle on the site of the settlement as early as the 12th century. The first documented mention of the settlement was in 1291; the name Koeche was in use in 1390. It is thought that the name is of Hungarian origin and the older form was Küccse.
Since the settlement guards the entrance of the Danube
into Hungary, it often played a key role in the defense of Hungary. This was the gathering site of the crusader army of Frederick I
in 1198. The town was the site of Géza II's battle with the Austrians, and the wedding of Béla, son of Béla IV and Kunigunda, niece of Ottokar II
, King of Bohemia, in 1264. The peace treaty of Andrew III and Albert I
was signed here in 1291. After 1363, the town was owned by the Scharfenecki, Szentgyörgyi, Esterházy and Batthyányi families.
In 1455, this was the scene of a meeting between John Hunyadi
and Ulrich II of Celje
. Ferdinand I
received envoys here from Hungary on the way to his coronation in Székesfehérvár
. In 1529 and 1683 it was destroyed by Ottoman
armies. In 1676, it became the property of the Esterházy family. The town's ancient moated castle, built in the 12th century was first mentioned in 1344, and was destroyed by the Ottomans in 1529. It was replaced by the Grange, built in 1552. From 1880, the Batthyány-Strattman family
were the main landlords in the town.
Kittsee was one of the Siebengemeinden
of Burgenland.
Kittsee, like the rest of Burgenland, belonged to Hungary until 1920/21. After the end of the First World War, the territory of West-Hungary was given to Austria by the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon
. Since 1921, the town has belonged to the newly founded State of Burgenland
.
and its vice-mayor is Franz Buchta of the ÖVP
. The chief officer is Johann Zierhut.
The political composition of the Municipal Council (21 seats) is SPÖ 11, ÖVP 8, FPÖ
2, Grüne
0, and other lists 0.
Kittsee is also home to a rescue station of the Red Cross.
The town is famous for its 30,000 apricot trees, which are cared for by the Kittsee Apricot Club.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n municipality in the District of Neusiedl am See
Neusiedl am See (district)
Bezirk Neusiedl am See is a district of the state ofBurgenland in Austria.-Municipalities:Towns are indicated in boldface; market towns in italics; suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.Where appropriate, the Croatian names are given in...
, Burgenland
Burgenland
Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east...
.
Geography
Kittsee lies 32 km northeast from Neusiedl am SeeNeusiedl am See
Neusiedl am See is a town in Burgenland, Austria, and administrative center of the district of Neusiedl am See.Neusiedl am See is located on the northern shore of the Neusiedler See.- History :...
, on the Slovak border opposite Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, with crossings (road and motorway European route E58
European route E58
European route E 58 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Vienna, Austria and ends in Rostov-na-Donu, Russia....
) into the Bratislava suburb of Jarovce
Jarovce
Jarovce is a small borough of Bratislava, Slovakia.- History :The village was first mentioned in 1208 under the name Ban. During the Ottoman wars, many Croats settled here in the 16th century . They are still a strong minority...
. Since December 21, 2007, no more checks are conducted at the crossing with Slovakia joining the Schengen Area
Schengen Area
The Schengen Area comprises the territories of twenty-five European countries that have implemented the Schengen Agreement signed in the town of Schengen, Luxembourg, in 1985...
.
Kittsee is not divided into any districts.
History
In the Middle Ages, the settlement was situated in the Kingdom of HungaryKingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
, and was probably settled by Pecheneg border guards in the 11th century. There was a Hungarian royal castle on the site of the settlement as early as the 12th century. The first documented mention of the settlement was in 1291; the name Koeche was in use in 1390. It is thought that the name is of Hungarian origin and the older form was Küccse.
Since the settlement guards the entrance of the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
into Hungary, it often played a key role in the defense of Hungary. This was the gathering site of the crusader army of Frederick I
Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg)
Frederick I of Austria was a Duke of Austria from the Babenberg family. He was a son of Duke Leopold V and, in 1197, participated in the Emperor Henry VI's Crusade of 1197.He died on the return from Palestine....
in 1198. The town was the site of Géza II's battle with the Austrians, and the wedding of Béla, son of Béla IV and Kunigunda, niece of Ottokar II
Ottokar II of Bohemia
Ottokar II , called The Iron and Golden King, was the King of Bohemia from 1253 until 1278. He was the Duke of Austria , Styria , Carinthia and Carniola also....
, King of Bohemia, in 1264. The peace treaty of Andrew III and Albert I
Albert I of Germany
Albert I of Habsburg was King of the Romans and Duke of Austria, the eldest son of German King Rudolph I of Habsburg and his first wife Gertrude of Hohenburg.-Life:...
was signed here in 1291. After 1363, the town was owned by the Scharfenecki, Szentgyörgyi, Esterházy and Batthyányi families.
In 1455, this was the scene of a meeting between John Hunyadi
John Hunyadi
John Hunyadi John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János , Medieval Latin: Ioannes Corvinus or Ioannes de Hunyad, Romanian: Iancu (Ioan) de Hunedoara, Croatian: Janko Hunjadi, Serbian: Сибињанин Јанко / Sibinjanin Janko, Slovak: Ján Huňady) John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János , Medieval Latin: ...
and Ulrich II of Celje
Ulrich II of Celje
Ulrich II , also known as Ulrich Cillei, was the last Princely Count of Celje.Ulrich II. was the son of Count Frederick II of Celje and his wife Elizabeth, a scion of the Croatian House of Frankopan. Little is known of his youth...
. Ferdinand I
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 and king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526 until his death. Before his accession, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburgs in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.The key events during his reign were the contest...
received envoys here from Hungary on the way to his coronation in Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...
. In 1529 and 1683 it was destroyed by Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
armies. In 1676, it became the property of the Esterházy family. The town's ancient moated castle, built in the 12th century was first mentioned in 1344, and was destroyed by the Ottomans in 1529. It was replaced by the Grange, built in 1552. From 1880, the Batthyány-Strattman family
Batthyány
Batthyány is the name of an old distinguished Hungarian Magnate family. The members of this family bear the title count or countess respectively prince or princess Batthyány von Német-Ujvár...
were the main landlords in the town.
Kittsee was one of the Siebengemeinden
Siebengemeinden
The Siebengemeinden were 7 Jewish communities located in Eisenstadt and its surrounding area. The groups are known as Sheva Kehillot in Hebrew....
of Burgenland.
Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon was the peace agreement signed in 1920, at the end of World War I, between the Allies of World War I and Hungary . The treaty greatly redefined and reduced Hungary's borders. From its borders before World War I, it lost 72% of its territory, which was reduced from to...
. Since 1921, the town has belonged to the newly founded State of Burgenland
Burgenland
Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east...
.
Politics
Kittsee's mayor is Klaus Senftner of the SPÖSPO
- Technology :SPO: Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Cloud Computing, Office 365. See Microsoft Online Services-Economics:* Secondary Public Offering, an equity capital market instrument...
and its vice-mayor is Franz Buchta of the ÖVP
OVP
OVP is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:*The Office of the Vice President of the United States*The Office of the Vice President of the Philippines*OVP , a light sub-machine gun developed in Italy...
. The chief officer is Johann Zierhut.
The political composition of the Municipal Council (21 seats) is SPÖ 11, ÖVP 8, FPÖ
FPO
FPO may refer to:*Fleet Post Office, a "city" designation in military mail *Field post office, a term for military post offices in military mail systems *For position only, a designation for placeholder graphics...
2, Grüne
Austrian Green Party
The Greens – The Green Alternative is a political party in the Austrian parliament.The party was formed in 1986 with the name Grüne Alternative, following the merger of the more conservative Green party Vereinte Grüne Österreichs and the more progressive party Alternative Liste Österreichs The...
0, and other lists 0.
Business and infrastructure
The municipality plays an important role as a medical center, because the district's only hospital is located there. It was founded by the ophthalmologist Prince Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann, who ran the hospital until 1921. It was named after him in 2004.Kittsee is also home to a rescue station of the Red Cross.
The town is famous for its 30,000 apricot trees, which are cared for by the Kittsee Apricot Club.
Historical sites
- Remains of a medieval church named after St. PancratiusSaints Nereus and Achilleus, Domitilla and PancratiusNereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras are martyrs of the Roman Catholic Church.In the General Roman Calendar of 1962, they have a third-class feast on 12 May....
, only the tower survived after 1529. The original building was erected before 1250. The present-day Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built in 1736 (named Church of Our Lady until 1808). - The new Castle (Schloss Kittsee) was built in 1668 by expanding the Grange. Since 1974 it houses an ethnographic museum.
- Joseph JoachimJoseph JoachimJoseph Joachim was a Hungarian violinist, conductor, composer and teacher. A close collaborator of Johannes Brahms, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant violinists of the 19th century.-Origins:...
's birth-house.
People
- Joseph JoachimJoseph JoachimJoseph Joachim was a Hungarian violinist, conductor, composer and teacher. A close collaborator of Johannes Brahms, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant violinists of the 19th century.-Origins:...
, Hungarian-Jewish violinist and composer, born here on June 29, 1831 - Listi János, Hungarian noble. Baron of Köpcsény (Kittsee), bishop of Györ(Raab) born in Nagyszeben. Ennobled 1554, died 1577 in Prague.
- Listi László (or Listius László), Hungarian noble, poet, owned the "old" Kittsee/Köpcsény castle ca 1635
- László Batthyány-StrattmannLászló Batthyány-StrattmannThe Blessed Prince László Batthyány-Strattmann de Németújvár, in German Ladislaus Fürst Batthyány-Strattmann von Güssing, was a Hungarian aristocrat and physician. The devout Catholic became known as the "doctor of the poor"...
, Hungarian noble, medical doctor
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