ÖSTERREICH | AUSTRIA |
Bundesland: Burgenland | |
Bezirk: Oberwart |
Pinkafeld is situated at an elevation of 399 m on the river Raab in the district Oberwart. The municipality has a population of about 5,400 (2009).
The earliest mention of Pinkafeld dates back to AD 860. The village obtained the rights of a market town in 1397 and the status of a town in 1937.
The Protestant parish church [centre] was begun in 1783, the tower was completed in 1822 and further enlargements were made in 1877.
The Catholic parish church Sankt Peter und Paul
[right, barely visible] was built 1773–1786 by Count Josef Batthyány.