Bruckneudorf

Bruckneudorf
Municipal office
Municipal office
Coat of arms of Bruckneudorf
Bruckneudorf is located in Austria
Bruckneudorf
Bruckneudorf
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°1′N 16°46′E / 48.017°N 16.767°E / 48.017; 16.767
CountryAustria
StateBurgenland
DistrictNeusiedl am See
Government
 • MayorGerhard Dreiszker (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total36.67 km2 (14.16 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total3,026
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2460
Area code02162
Websitehttp://www.bruckneudorf.eu/

Bruckneudorf (Hungarian: Királyhida) is a small town in the district of Neusiedl am See in the federal state of Burgenland in Austria, neighbouring Bruck an der Leitha ("Leitha Bridge"). Its name means bridge new village, whereas the Hungarian version means royal bridge, and the royal refers to King Francis I. Historically and geographically, Bruckneudorf represents the extension of the Austrian town of Bruck an der Leitha over the Austrian border into Hungary. This border, symbolised by the river Leitha, separated the Austrian Empire from the Kingdom of Hungary (Cisleithania and Transleithania). Its main current national significance derives from the Bruckneudorf military exercise ground of the Austrian federal army. Currently it is also the site of Bruck an der Leitha railway station, an important railway station near the borders with Hungary and Slovakia, a stop for nearly all the international trains that pass through it.

  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.