Leithaprodersdorf, also (
Leitha-Prodersdorf; hr, Lajtaproderštof, hu, Lajtapordány, Lajtha-Pordány) is an
Austrian town located in the
Eisenstadt-Umgebung district of the
state of
Burgenland. The town is located on Burgenland's northern border with
Lower Austria, near the state capital of
Eisenstadt
Eisenstadt (; hu, Kismarton; hr, Željezni grad; ; sl, Železno, Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian: ''Eisnstod'') is a city in Austria, the state capital of Burgenland. It had a recorded population on 29 April 2021 of 15,074.
In the Habsburg ...
.
History
Although the first historical mention of Leithaprodersdorf was in 1232, there is evidence of habitation in the area which predates the historical mention by several hundred years, dating back to the time of the
Roman Empire. Previous archaeological expeditions have noted that the area around Leithaprodersdorf was heavily settled in ancient Roman times. Ancient archaeological finds in the area include two large estates and a watchtower. Additionally, the estates'
graveyards have also been discovered, with some graves and even a few
grave stone
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s still intact. The names on the extant gravestones are
Celt
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ic-Roman in nature and are thought to date from between the 1st and 3rd centuries. Additionally, a burial site adorned with a
cross dates from the 8th century. However, the largest and most visible evidence of the village's early history is the "G'Schlößl," a structure consisting of three
concentric
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rings of walls and ditches, built in the 13th century out of the ruins of the Roman watchtower, and used as a
dike to stay protected against flooding of the Leitha River.
The city later belonged to the
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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, and because of its policy of
Magyarization
Magyarization ( , also ''Hungarization'', ''Hungarianization''; hu, magyarosítás), after "Magyar"—the Hungarian autonym—was an assimilation or acculturation process by which non-Hungarian nationals living in Austro-Hungarian Transleithan ...
, the name of the settlement was changed to Lajtapordány. After the end of
World War I, the city was transferred to the newly split country of Austria. Since 1921, it has been a part of the state of Burgenland.
Population
Gallery
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File:Lajtapordány légifotó2.jpg
File:Lajtapordány légifotó3.jpg
See also
*
Deutsch-Brodersdorf (Seibersdorf), a neighboring village
*
Wulka·prodersdorf (means "Prodersdorf" on the
Wulka)
References
Cities and towns in Eisenstadt-Umgebung District
Divided cities
Populated places on the Leitha
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