Raiding (; , ; ) is a small Austrian

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

in the district of

Oberpullendorf Oberpullendorf (; or ; ) is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district of Oberpullendorf (district), Oberpullendorf. Geography Oberpullendorf is a municipality in the middle of the Burgenland. It consists o ...

Burgenland Burgenland (; ; ; Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian: ''Burgnland''; Slovene language, Slovene: ''Gradiščanska''; ) is the easternmost and least populous Bundesland (Austria), state of Austria. It consists of two statutory city (Austria), statut ...

. It is the birthplace of

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic music, Romantic period. With a diverse List of compositions by Franz Liszt, body of work spanning more than six ...

Geography

The municipality lies on Raiding Creek in Middle Burgenland; Raiding is the only borough in the municipality.

History

Raiding was first documented in 1425 as ''Dobornya''. Like the rest of Burgenland, Raiding belonged to

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

from c. 900 to 1920/21. After the end of the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, Western Hungary was given to Austria with the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon; there it formed the new province of Burgenland. In 1971, Raiding was merged with

Unterfrauenhaid Unterfrauenhaid (, ) is a town in the district of Oberpullendorf in the Austrian state of Burgenland Burgenland (; ; ; Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian: ''Burgnland''; Slovene language, Slovene: ''Gradiščanska''; ) is the easternmost and lea ...

and Lackendorf into a larger municipality, which was later dissolved. Raiding has been a market town since 1990.

Population

Politics

The municipal council has 15 seats with party mandates as follows: SPÖ 9, ÖVP 6,

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Culture and landmarks

* Franz Liszt's birthplace

Business and infrastructure

Viticulture Viticulture (, "vine-growing"), viniculture (, "wine-growing"), or winegrowing is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine ...

is the main business in Raiding. Other industries there include metal construction and soda water production.

Personalities

Paul Iby Paul Iby (, born on 23 January 1935 in Doborján ()) is Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eisenstadt, Austria. Views Clerical celibacy Bishop Iby is convinced the Catholic church should drop its celibacy requirement for pries ...

, Bishop of Eisenstadt *

Adam Liszt Adamus List (; 16 December 177628 August 1827) was the father of composer and pianist Franz Liszt. Family background As the second child of Georg Adam List and Katharina (née Baumann), he was born in Edelstal, Nemesvölgy (today Edelstal, Austri ...

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Anna Liszt Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period. With a diverse body of work spanning more than six decades, he is considered to be one of the most pro ...

, composer and musician

Image gallery

File:Raiding-Franz-Liszt-Geburtshaus-%28100411%29.jpg, Birthplace of Franz Liszt in Raiding. File:Maria Anna Lager.jpg, Anna Liszt, mother of Franz Liszt (portrait between 1826 and 1837) File:Liszt_1858.jpg, Franz Liszt

References

Cities and towns in Oberpullendorf District {{Burgenland-geo-stub