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Place in Burgenland, Austria
Siegendorf
Municipal office
Municipal office
Coat of arms of Siegendorf
Coat of arms
Siegendorf is located in Burgenland
Siegendorf
Siegendorf
Location within Austria
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Siegendorf is located in Austria
Siegendorf
Siegendorf
Siegendorf (Austria)
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Coordinates: 47°47′N 16°32′E / 47.783°N 16.533°E / 47.783; 16.533
Country Austria
StateBurgenland
DistrictEisenstadt-Umgebung
Government
 • MayorRainer Porics (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total23.06 km (8.90 sq mi)
Elevation176 m (577 ft)
Population
 • Total2,963
 • Density130/km (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7011
Websitewww.siegendorf.at

Siegendorf (Croatian: Cindrof, Hungarian: Cinfalva) is a town in the district of Eisenstadt-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Burgenland.

History

During World War II, a forced labor camp staffed by Hungarian Arrow Cross guards forced Jewish men from northern Transylvania located in Hungarian-occupied Romania, was located in Siegendorf. Nearly all of the inmates were executed by the Hungarian guards as the Soviet liberation forces were approaching when the guards pretended to want to march the Jewish inmates to an unknown location. Very few prisoners survived. Almost none of them documented their experience at this camp except one former inmate who incorrectly claims to be, the "sole" survivor. Bear in mind, many survivors were not articulate and did not care to memorialize this experience in writing. But they have passed their experience along via their children and/or grandchildren. The Jewish slaves at the Siegendorf Camp were enslaved in a local gold mine.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,585—    
18801,589+0.3%
18901,591+0.1%
19001,886+18.5%
19101,938+2.8%
19232,077+7.2%
19342,363+13.8%
19392,247−4.9%
19512,387+6.2%
19612,400+0.5%
19712,454+2.2%
19812,402−2.1%
19912,446+1.8%
20012,720+11.2%
20112,902+6.7%
20213,118+7.4%

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