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Municipality in Burgenland, Austria
Forchtenstein
Municipality
Coat of arms of ForchtensteinCoat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°43′N 16°20′E / 47.717°N 16.333°E / 47.717; 16.333
Country Austria
StateBurgenland
DistrictMattersburg
Government
 • MayorFriederike Reismüller
Area
 • Total16.59 km (6.41 sq mi)
Elevation343 m (1,125 ft)
Population
 • Total2,796
 • Density170/km (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code7212
Websitewww.gemeindeforchtenstein.at

Forchtenstein (Hungarian: Fraknóváralja or Fraknókő, Croatian: Fortnavski grad; until 1972, Forchtenau, Fraknó, Fortnava) is a town in the district of Mattersburg in the Austrian state of Burgenland. It is the location of Forchtenstein Castle, one of the many palaces of the famous Esterházy family.

It consists of two subdivisions (Katastralgemeinden) which were formerly separate towns: Forchtenau (Hungarian: Fraknó) and Neustift an der Rosalia (Hungarian: Újtelek).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,685—    
18801,732+2.8%
18901,816+4.8%
19002,054+13.1%
19102,158+5.1%
19232,127−1.4%
19342,213+4.0%
19392,223+0.5%
19512,184−1.8%
19612,363+8.2%
19712,502+5.9%
19812,557+2.2%
19912,678+4.7%
20012,832+5.8%
20112,845+0.5%

The castle gained a nickname as the "Castle of Fear". The castle has one red and one black tower. The castle boasted many torture chambers including one called the Pit of Oblivion, a deep pit where torture victims would be strung upside down and deprived of food and water until they died. The Pit of Oblivion is located in the black tower. Although many of the rooms are now available to the public either for rental or visitation, the treasure room of the castle still remains private and inaccessible.

Gallery

  • Sculpture at Esterházy Castle Sculpture at Esterházy Castle
  • At Esterházy Castle At Esterházy Castle
  • At Esterházy Castle At Esterházy Castle
  • Aerial photograph of the castle Aerial photograph of the castle

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.

External links

Municipalities in the district of Mattersburg



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