Ritzing

For Ritzing in France, see Ritzing, Moselle.

Ritzing
Municipality
Municipal office
Coat of arms
Ritzing Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°37′N 16°30′E
Country	Austria
State	Burgenland
District	Oberpullendorf
Government
• Mayor	Ernst Horvath (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	17.7 km^2 (6.8 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	902
• Density	51/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7323
Website	www.ritzing.at

Ritzing (Croatian: Ricinja, Hungarian: Récény) is a town in the district of Oberpullendorf in the Austrian state of Burgenland.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	876	—
1880	967	+10.4%
1890	1,096	+13.3%
1900	1,455	+32.8%
1910	1,434	−1.4%
1923	1,632	+13.8%
1934	1,634	+0.1%
1939	1,459	−10.7%
1951	1,420	−2.7%
1961	1,132	−20.3%
1971	968	−14.5%
1981	901	−6.9%
1991	909	+0.9%
2001	894	−1.7%
2011	912	+2.0%

Sport

It is most famous for its football club, the SC Ritzing. The Arsenal FC football team played a Burgenland XI in the town, on Monday, July 28, 2008, and beat the team 10–2, with Arsenal scoring 7 goals before half time.

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.