Schattendorf

Schattendorf (Croatian: Šundrof, Hungarian: Somfalva) is a town in the district of Mattersburg in the Austrian state of Burgenland.

The Rosalia-Kogelberg nature preserve lies within the district.

History

This district was a part of the pre-Christian Celtic Kingdom Noricum 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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,503	—
1880	1,712	+13.9%
1890	1,610	−6.0%
1900	1,902	+18.1%
1910	2,159	+13.5%
1923	2,173	+0.6%
1934	2,555	+17.6%
1939	2,568	+0.5%
1951	2,541	−1.1%
1961	2,527	−0.6%
1971	2,590	+2.5%
1981	2,539	−2.0%
1991	2,509	−1.2%
2001	2,465	−1.8%
2011	2,400	−2.6%