Apetlon (, hu, Mosonbánfalva) is a

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 rural ...

in the district of

Neusiedl am See Neusiedl am See (; cs, Nezider; hr, Niuzalj; hu, Nezsider; sk, Nezider) is a town in Burgenland, Austria, and administrative center of the district of Neusiedl am See. Neusiedl am See is located on the northern shore of the Neusiedler See. ...

Burgenland Burgenland (; hu, Őrvidék; hr, Gradišće; Austro-Bavarian: ''Burgnland;'' Slovene: ''Gradiščanska'') is the easternmost and least populous state of Austria. It consists of two statutory cities and seven rural districts, with a total of ...

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. It is located in a region to the east of

Lake Neusiedl Lake Neusiedl (german: Neusiedler See), or Fertő ( hu, Fertő (tó); hr, Nežidersko jezero, Niuzaljsko jezero; sl, Nežidersko jezero; sk, Neziderské jazero; cs, Neziderské jezero) is the largest endorheic lake in Central Europe, straddl ...

(German: Neusiedler See; Hungarian: Fertő tó) which is named the ''Seewinkel'' (lake corner).

Geography

Apetlon is in the Neusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park on the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl. The town itself is 120 m above sea level. Nearby, an area 114 m above sea level is the lowest elevation of Austria. Characteristic of the area are wide open plains and salt marsh flora, with many small salt lakes around.Lange Lacke
- Neuseidlersee.com The Lange Lacke (Long Lake) is the largest of about forty such lakes nearby.

History

The community was first mentioned in records in 1318. In 1867, the

Austrian Empire The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central-Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence, ...

was dissolved, and

Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

was formed, with separate governments in Vienna and Budapest. Since 1898, due to the Pro- Magyar politics in Budapest, the Hungarian village name Bánfalu was used. After the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

was named Westungarn (West Hungary) in the 1919 Treaty of St. Germain and the

Treaty of Trianon The Treaty of Trianon (french: Traité de Trianon, hu, Trianoni békeszerződés, it, Trattato del Trianon) was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace Conference and was signed in the Grand Trianon château in ...

and was awarded to Austria in 1919. Since 1921, the town has been part of the newly founded State of Burgenland. Apetlon has been a market town since 1991. In December 2001, the National Park Neusiedlersee was named a

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Economy and infrastructure

In Apetlon the primary business is

wine Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...

production. The town is surrounded by vineyards. Tourism is also significant. Every year in May, many ornithologists come from all over Europe to see the rare birds. Long before the establishment of the National Park, the Lange Lacke (Long Lake) already was an important nature reserve. Lange Lacke is the largest of about forty salt lakes near the town. The collection of scientific data on its bird life started more than 100 years ago. The population of

common starling The common starling or European starling (''Sturnus vulgaris''), also known simply as the starling in Great Britain and Ireland, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is about long and has glossy black plumage ...

s (''Sturnus vulgaris'') and grape growers are in conflict. Farmers and wineyard owners have gas (butane) propelled cannons and fully programmable electronic bird repel devices in the fields to frighten birds from eating the grapes. But also netting, private wine yard guards, hunters and airplanes are used to save as much as possible from the harvest.

Language

''Apetlonerisch'' is a German dialect with borrowings from Hungarian.Guten Morgen Apetlon
(Good Morning Apetlon) ORF Österreichischer Rundfunk, March 27, 2019. Translated from German: "Eva Pölzl and Martin Ganster spend the Burgenland week in the Neusiedl am See district. On Wednesday they stop in Apetlon." "If you want to learn a new foreign language, you could try Apetlonerisch. The dialect is something of an ideal symbol of the town."

References

External links

Official Website of the townWebsite of the Tourism Association of ApetlonNeusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park
{{Burgenland Cities and towns in Neusiedl am See District