Schattendorf

Schattendorf
Schattendorf
Country	Austria
State	Burgenland
District	Mattersburg
Mayor	Alfred Grafl
Area	12.1 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	256 m  (840 ft)
Population	2,400 (1 January 2011)
- Density	198 /km2 (514 /sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	7022
Website	www.schattendorf.at

Schattendorf (Croatian: Šundrof, Hungarian: Somfalva) is a town in the district of Mattersburg in Burgenland in Austria with 2394 residents (as of January 1, 2010). The nature preserve Rosalia-Kogelberg lies within the district.

Geography

Schattendorf is the only town in the district.

History

This district was a part of the pre-Christian Celtic Kingdom Noricom and was in the vicinity of the settlement Hoehensiedlung Burg on the Burgberg, a 600 meter tall mountain in Austria. Later, in the Roman Empire, the area was part of the province Pannonia. The town, along with the entire Burgenland, belonged to Hungary (German West Hungary) until 1920/21. Since 1898, the Hungarian name for the town, Somfalva, was used as a result of the Magyarization policies of the government in Budapest. After the end of the World War I, German West Hungary was awarded to Austria after tough negotiations. In 1921, the town became part of the newly founded federal state Burgenland

On 30 January 1927 the Frontkämpfervereinigung was involved in a confrontation with the Republikanischer Schutzbund. When the Frontkämpfervereinigung activists were found not guilty by a jury, the socialist organised a general strike which led to the July Revolt of 1927.