Weichselbaum

Weichselbaum
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location within Jennersdorf district
Weichselbaum Location within Austria
Coordinates: 46°57′N 16°11′E
Country	Austria
State	Burgenland
District	Jennersdorf
Government
• Mayor	Harald Brunner (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	12.17 km^2 (4.70 sq mi)
Elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	720
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8382
Area code	+43 3329
Website	http://www.gemeinde-weichselbaum.at/

Weichselbaum (Hungarian: Badafalva, Slovene: Badavci) is a town in the district of Jennersdorf in the Austrian state of Burgenland.

Geography

Cadastral communities are Krobotek, Rosendorf and Weichselbaum.^[3]

Toponymy

Weichselbaum is a common surname in Austria. The meaning of Weichselbaum in the English language is sour cherry tree.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,388	—
1880	1,536	+10.7%
1890	1,597	+4.0%
1900	1,640	+2.7%
1910	1,639	−0.1%
1923	1,407	−14.2%
1934	1,299	−7.7%
1939	1,306	+0.5%
1951	1,190	−8.9%
1961	1,111	−6.6%
1971	1,047	−5.8%
1981	983	−6.1%
1991	884	−10.1%
2001	796	−10.0%
2011	732	−8.0%
2016	729	−0.4%

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.
3. Katastralgemeindenverzeichnis, www.bev.gv.at