Pilgersdorf

Place in Burgenland, Austria

Coat of arms

47°26′N 16°21′E / 47.433°N 16.350°E / 47.433; 16.350CountryAustriaStateBurgenlandDistrictOberpullendorfGovernment

• MayorEwald Bürger (ÖVP)Area

^[1]

• Total43.9 km² (16.9 sq mi)Elevation

375 m (1,230 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total1,656 • Density38/km² (98/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7441

Websitewww.pilgersdorf.at

Pilgersdorf (Croatian: Pilištrof, Hungarian: Pörgölény) is a town in the district of Oberpullendorf in the Austrian state of Burgenland.

Geography

The town is located in Middle Burgenland in the Zöbern valley, between Kirchschlag in der Buckligen Welt and Lockenhaus. It is the amalgamation of the communities of Bubendorf, Deutsch Gerisdorf, Kogl, Lebenbrunn, Pilgersdorf, Salmannsdorf and Steinbach.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,333	—
1880	2,281	−2.2%
1890	2,131	−6.6%
1900	2,139	+0.4%
1910	2,123	−0.7%
1923	2,090	−1.6%
1934	2,099	+0.4%
1939	1,994	−5.0%
1951	1,873	−6.1%
1961	1,834	−2.1%
1971	1,837	+0.2%
1981	1,781	−3.0%
1991	1,713	−3.8%
2001	1,702	−0.6%
2011	1,642	−3.5%

References

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018" (in Austrian German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.