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'''Neusiedl am See''' ({{IPA|de-AT|ˈnɔʏˌsiːdl̩ am ˈseː|lang|De-Neusiedl am See.ogg}}; {{langx|cs|Nezider}}; {{langx|hr|Niuzalj}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://volksgruppen.orf.at/hrvati/stories/2597258/ |title=Niuzalj s 40,3 stupnji najvrućije mjesto Gradišća |publisher=ORF}}</ref> {{langx|hu|Nezsider}}; {{langx|sk|Nezider}}) is a town in [[Burgenland]], [[Austria]], and administrative center of the district of [[Neusiedl am See (district)|Neusiedl am See]].

Neusiedl am See is located on the northern shore of [[Lake Neusiedl]].

== Geography ==
Neusiedl am See is located in eastern Austria, in the state of Burgenland. It is located approximately 56 kilometers southeast of Vienna. The town covers an area of 56.99 km².<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Burgenland (Austria): Cities and Communes in Districts - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/austria/burgenland/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> Positioned on the northern shore of Lake Neusiedl, the largest endorheic lake in Central Europe,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lake Neusiedl {{!}} Copernicus |url=https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/lake-neusiedl |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.copernicus.eu}}</ref> Neusiedl am See is part of a region characterized by a unique lakescape at the boundary between the [[Alps]], [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]], and the [[Pannonian Basin]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Draganits |first=Erich |title=Lake Neusiedl Area: A Particular Lakescape at the Boundary Between Alps and Pannonian Basin |last2=Weißl |first2=Michael |last3=Doneus |first3=Michael |last4=Zámolyi |first4=András |date=May 2022 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-030-92813-1 |location=Vienna}}</ref> The town borders [[Weiden am See]] to the south, [[Parndorf]] to the north, and [[Jois]] to the west.<ref name=":1" />

== History ==
The first documented mention of "Sumbotheil" (referring to its right to hold Saturday markets) dates back to 1209. In the mid-13th century, the settlement was destroyed by the [[Mongol invasions and conquests|Mongols]] and was resettled around 1282 under the name "Niusidel." In 1517, Neusiedl was granted [[Market town|market]] rights. Neusiedl was ravaged in 1683 during the [[Battle of Vienna|Second Turkish Siege]] and again in 1708 by the [[Kuruc|Kuruc rebels]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Loibersbeck |first=Josef |date=1975 |title=Neusiedl am See |url=https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Burgenlaendische-Heimatblaetter_37_0163-0189.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=www.zobodat.at |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615144456/https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Burgenlaendische-Heimatblaetter_37_0163-0189.pdf |archive-date=June 15, 2023 }}</ref> In 1926, Neusiedl am See was granted town status.<ref name=":0" />

Like the rest of [[Burgenland]], the town was part of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]] (known as German West Hungary) until 1920/21. After the end of [[World War I]], following lengthy negotiations, German West Hungary was awarded to Austria through the Treaties of [[Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919)|Saint-Germain]] and [[Treaty of Trianon|Trianon]] in 1919. Since 1921, the town has been part of the newly founded [[Federal states of Austria|Austrian state]] of [[Burgenland]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2023 |title=Westungarn und das Burgenland (1921-1945) {{!}} Copernico. Geschichte und kulturelles Erbe im östlichen Europa |url=https://www.copernico.eu/de/themenbeitraege/westungarn-und-das-burgenland-1921-1945-eine-debatte-der-oesterreichischen-und-ungarischen-geschichtsschreibung |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=www.copernico.eu |language=de}}</ref> 

Until their expulsion in March 1938, around thirty Jews lived in Neusiedl. Only one Jewish resident, the textile merchant Emmerich Benkö – who survived six concentration camps and the death march – returned to Neusiedl in 1945. He was able to recover part of his family’s property and, despite severe health damage, rebuild his business.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herbert |date=2021-06-28 |title=Folgen der KZ-Haft |url=https://www.brettl.at/blog/folgen-der-kz-haft/ |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=Burgenland History Blog |language=de}}</ref> Between July 1944 and April 1945, [[History of the Jews in Hungary|Hungarian Jews]], including women and children, were used as forced laborers in a brick factory. A total of 41 people were murdered by the Nazis: 24 Jews, 13 [[Aktion T4|victims of euthanasia]], and 4 [[Romani Holocaust|Roma]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graf-Janoska |first=Katharina |date=2021-07-09 |title=Holocaust-Gedenkstätte in Neusiedl am See |url=https://volksgruppen.orf.at/roma/meldungen/stories/3111715/ |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=Roma - Aktuell |language=de}}</ref>

==Climate==
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|Jan record high C = 19.2
|Feb record high C = 19.7
|Mar record high C = 25.2
|Apr record high C = 27.9
|May record high C = 33.8
|Jun record high C = 36.3
|Jul record high C = 39.0
|Aug record high C = 38.5
|Sep record high C = 33.0
|Oct record high C = 28.8
|Nov record high C = 21.4
|Dec record high C = 17.4
|year record high C = 39.0
|Jan high C = 2.9
|Feb high C = 5.3
|Mar high C = 10.5
|Apr high C = 16.6
|May high C = 21.8
|Jun high C = 24.8
|Jul high C = 27.3
|Aug high C = 26.7
|Sep high C = 21.4
|Oct high C = 15.4
|Nov high C = 8.4
|Dec high C = 3.5
|year high C = 15.4
|Jan mean C = -0.2
|Feb mean C = 1.5
|Mar mean C = 5.8
|Apr mean C = 11.1
|May mean C = 16.1
|Jun mean C = 19.2
|Jul mean C = 21.5
|Aug mean C = 20.9
|Sep mean C = 16.0
|Oct mean C = 10.7
|Nov mean C = 5.0
|Dec mean C = 0.7
|year mean C = 10.7
|Jan low C = -2.8
|Feb low C = -1.8
|Mar low C = 1.9
|Apr low C = 6.1
|May low C = 10.6
|Jun low C = 13.7
|Jul low C = 15.8
|Aug low C = 15.6
|Sep low C = 11.8
|Oct low C = 7.1
|Nov low C = 2.4
|Dec low C = -1.5
|year low C = 6.6
|Jan record low C = -20.5
|Feb record low C = -18.3
|Mar record low C = -15.5
|Apr record low C = -4.3
|May record low C = 1.7
|Jun record low C = 3.7
|Jul record low C = 7.1
|Aug record low C = 7.9
|Sep record low C = 3.3
|Oct record low C = -5.9
|Nov record low C = -11.5
|Dec record low C = -19.8
|year record low C = -20.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 29
|Feb precipitation mm = 29
|Mar precipitation mm = 40
|Apr precipitation mm = 34
|May precipitation mm = 60
|Jun precipitation mm = 63
|Jul precipitation mm = 63
|Aug precipitation mm = 69
|Sep precipitation mm = 55
|Oct precipitation mm = 39
|Nov precipitation mm = 43
|Dec precipitation mm = 39
|year precipitation mm = 562
|time day = 14:00
|Jan humidity = 74.6
|Feb humidity = 66.9
|Mar humidity = 58.8
|Apr humidity = 51.9
|May humidity = 53.0
|Jun humidity = 53.8
|Jul humidity = 51.6
|Aug humidity = 52.9
|Sep humidity = 57.9
|Oct humidity = 64.4
|Nov humidity = 74.2
|Dec humidity = 78.3
|year humidity = 61.5
|Jan sun = 69
|Feb sun = 107
|Mar sun = 147
|Apr sun = 204
|May sun = 244
|Jun sun = 242
|Jul sun = 271
|Aug sun = 255
|Sep sun = 192
|Oct sun = 144
|Nov sun = 72
|Dec sun = 55
|year sun = 2002
|Jan percentsun = 27.5
|Feb percentsun = 41.3
|Mar percentsun = 43.8
|Apr percentsun = 54.5
|May percentsun = 57.0
|Jun percentsun = 56.4
|Jul percentsun = 61.8
|Aug percentsun = 62.9
|Sep percentsun = 55.0
|Oct percentsun = 46.5
|Nov percentsun = 28.1
|Dec percentsun = 23.0
|year percentsun = 46.5
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| language = German
| publisher = Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics
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| archivedate = 29 December 2014
| url = https://www.zamg.ac.at/cms/de/dokumente/klima/dok_ip-klimawandel/daten-download/klimamittel-strahlung
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| language = German
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{{Weather box
|location= Neusiedl am See (1971–2000)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high C = 16.6
|Feb record high C = 19.0
|Mar record high C = 25.2
|Apr record high C = 28.6
|May record high C = 31.8
|Jun record high C = 36.3
|Jul record high C = 35.2
|Aug record high C = 36.0
|Sep record high C = 33.0
|Oct record high C = 26.5
|Nov record high C = 21.1
|Dec record high C = 17.4
|year record high C = 36.3
|Jan high C = 2.6
|Feb high C = 5.1
|Mar high C = 10.6
|Apr high C = 15.7
|May high C = 21.2
|Jun high C = 24.0
|Jul high C = 26.3
|Aug high C = 26.2
|Sep high C = 21.2
|Oct high C = 15.1
|Nov high C = 7.7
|Dec high C = 4.0
|year high C = 15.0
|Jan mean C = -0.5
|Feb mean C = 1.1
|Mar mean C = 5.4
|Apr mean C = 10.0
|May mean C = 15.2
|Jun mean C = 18.3
|Jul mean C = 20.4
|Aug mean C = 20.1
|Sep mean C = 15.5
|Oct mean C = 9.9
|Nov mean C = 4.2
|Dec mean C = 1.1
|year mean C = 10.1
|Jan low C = -3.0
|Feb low C = -1.8
|Mar low C = 1.7
|Apr low C = 5.4
|May low C = 9.9
|Jun low C = 13.0
|Jul low C = 15.0
|Aug low C = 15.1
|Sep low C = 11.4
|Oct low C = 6.5
|Nov low C = 1.7
|Dec low C = -1.3
|year low C = 6.1
|Jan record low C = -20.5
|Feb record low C = -18.3
|Mar record low C = -15.5
|Apr record low C = -4.3
|May record low C = -1.0
|Jun record low C = 3.2
|Jul record low C = 6.4
|Aug record low C = 6.5
|Sep record low C = 2.0
|Oct record low C = -5.9
|Nov record low C = -11.5
|Dec record low C = -19.8
|year record low C = -20.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 32.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 28.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 37.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 42.2
|May precipitation mm = 61.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 64.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 63.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 63.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 49.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 43.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 47.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 40.1
|year precipitation mm = 574.3
|Jan snow cm = 10.8
|Feb snow cm = 10.3
|Mar snow cm = 5.4
|Apr snow cm = 0.1
|May snow cm = 0.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 0.0
|Nov snow cm = 5.3
|Dec snow cm = 10.5
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|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 6.3
|Feb precipitation days = 5.8
|Mar precipitation days = 6.9
|Apr precipitation days = 6.7
|May precipitation days = 8.2
|Jun precipitation days = 8.7
|Jul precipitation days = 7.5
|Aug precipitation days = 7.6
|Sep precipitation days = 6.4
|Oct precipitation days = 5.8
|Nov precipitation days = 7.8
|Dec precipitation days = 7.1
|year precipitation days = 84.8
|time day = 14:00
|Jan humidity = 76.3
|Feb humidity = 69.0
|Mar humidity = 59.1
|Apr humidity = 52.7
|May humidity = 52.5
|Jun humidity = 53.6
|Jul humidity = 51.9
|Aug humidity = 52.3
|Sep humidity = 57.4
|Oct humidity = 63.6
|Nov humidity = 74.8
|Dec humidity = 77.8
|year humidity = 61.8
|Jan sun = 63.6
|Feb sun = 100.5
|Mar sun = 139.2
|Apr sun = 186.3
|May sun = 235.6
|Jun sun = 233.6
|Jul sun = 252.0
|Aug sun = 244.9
|Sep sun = 183.7
|Oct sun = 141.0
|Nov sun = 70.6
|Dec sun = 54.1
|year sun = 1905.1
|Jan percentsun = 25.1
|Feb percentsun = 38.5
|Mar percentsun = 41.7
|Apr percentsun = 50.3
|May percentsun = 55.8
|Jun percentsun = 54.6
|Jul percentsun = 58.0
|Aug percentsun = 61.1
|Sep percentsun = 53.0
|Oct percentsun = 46.2
|Nov percentsun = 27.4
|Dec percentsun = 22.8
|year percentsun = 44.5
|source 1 = [[Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics]]<ref name = ZAMG>{{cite web
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| archivedate = 12 October 2019
| url = http://www.zamg.ac.at/fix/klima/oe71-00/klima2000/klimadaten_oesterreich_1971_frame1.htm
| title = Klimadaten von Österreich 1971–2000 – Burgenland-Neusiedl am See
| language = German
| publisher = Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics
| accessdate = 16 November 2019}}</ref>
}}{{Historical populations
|align=right
|1869|2411
|1880|2843
|1890|2899
|1900|3211
|1910|2898
|1923|2764
|1934|3943
|1939|3616
|1951|3625
|1961|3826
|1971|3999
|1981|4122
|1991|4675
|2001|5584
|2011|7005
|2021|8,643}}

== Politics ==
The current mayor is Elisabeth Böhm of the [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Social Democratic Party]], who has served since 2017. She was last elected in 2022, winning 51.68% in a direct election. The district council has 25 seats. The most recent election was on 2 October 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gemeinderatswahlen 2022-10-02 - Land Burgenland |url=https://wahl.bgld.gv.at/wahlen/gr20221002x.nsf/index.xsp?key=WE_10713 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=wahl.bgld.gv.at}}</ref>

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party of Austria}}
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Austria]] (SPÖ)
| 1,915
| 44.02
| {{increase}} 6.05
| 12
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| {{party color cell|Austrian People's Party (2017)}}
| align=left| [[Austrian People's Party]] (ÖVP)
| 1,679
| 38.60
| {{decrease}} 2.03
| 10
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| {{party color cell|The Greens – The Green Alternative}}
| align=left| [[The Greens – The Green Alternative]] (GRÜNE)
| 422
| 9.70
| {{decrease}} 0.27
| 2
| {{increase}} 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Freedom Party of Austria}}
| align=left| [[Freedom Party of Austria]] (FPÖ)
| 225
| 5.17
| {{decrease}} 2.79
| 1
| {{decrease}} 1
|- 
|
| align=left| Others
| 109
| 2.51
| {{decrease}} 0.96
| 0
| ±0
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 4,350
! 100.00
! 
! 25
|-
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Neusiedl am See Holy trinity column.jpg|Holy trinity column created in 1713-14 by ''Elias Hügel.''
Image:Nezsider légifotó1.jpg|''Tabor'' ruin, a&nbsp;watchtower probably from 16th&nbsp;century.
Image:Nezsider légifotó2.jpg|''Tabor'' ruin.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Ostautobahn]]
* [[Moson County]]
* [[List of concentration and internment camps]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{wikivoyage}}
{{commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100713124047/http://www.neusiedlamsee.at/live.htm Official website (German)] with 3 lifecams, one of them an inhabited stork's nest (checked 2008-06-01)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093701/http://www.neusiedlamsee.at/bilder/Neusiedl03a.jpg Aerial photograph, view towards N]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093711/http://www.neusiedlamsee.at/bilder/Neusiedl02.jpg similar, higher resolution] (app. 2.5 MB)

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