Bad Tatzmannsdorf

Bad Tatzmannsdorf
Municipality
Aerial view of Bad Tatzmannsdorf
Coat of arms
Location within Oberwart district
Bad Tatzmannsdorf Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°20′N 16°14′E
Country	Austria
State	Burgenland
District	Oberwart
Government
• Mayor	Gert Polster (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population  (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,647
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal code	7431
Website	www.bad-tatzmannsdorf.at

Bad Tatzmannsdorf (Hungarian: Tarcsafürdő, Croatian: Tarča) is a municipality in Burgenland in the district of Oberwart in Austria.

Geography

Parts of the municipality are Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Jormannsdorf, and Sulzriegel.

The countryside has rolling hills which are popular with walkers.

In recent years the town has developed hot water spa facilities which are provided by a number of spa hotels and a public facility called the Burgenland Spa.

History

Bad Tatzmannsdorf had a settlement as early as the 11th century. The earlier Hungarian name of Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Tarcsa, derives from its historical ownership by a minor noble family known as the “de Tarcsa”. The town is mentioned in Urbars as early as 1378. German settlers arrived in the 14th and 15th centuries. Devastated by the Turks in 1529 and 1532, the town was subsequently settled by Croats in 1572 under the leadership of Gregor Tarrody, and later acquired by the Batthyany family in 1633. It became a favored health resort for the Konigsberg, Erdody, Batthyany, and Esterhazy families. Bad Tatzmannsdorf has long been recognized as an important health resort, and there are numerous legends of remarkable cures associated with Bad Tatzmannsdorf. Its spring waters, composed of alkaline, iron, and acidulous mineral water, is known since the Roman times. Bad Tatzmannsdorf gained recognition as a health spa in the Regensberger History (Chronik) of 1621. During the first half of the 1800s and beyond, it became a popular destination for visitors from Vienna, as mentioned by Adelbert Stifter in his novels. The resort area now boasts a variety of world-class hotels, museums, sports complexes, and more.

Between 1869 and 1921 Bad Tatzmannsdorf belonged to Hungary, like the whole of Burgenland.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	921	—
1880	977	6.1%
1890	993	1.6%
1900	959	−3.4%
1910	861	−10.2%
1923	892	3.6%
1934	915	2.6%
1939	901	−1.5%
1951	847	−6.0%
1961	892	5.3%
1971	1,052	17.9%
1981	1,092	3.8%
1991	1,134	3.8%
2001	1,316	16.0%
2011	1,369	4.0%
2018	1,554	13.5%
2021	1,624	4.5%
2023	1,647	1.4%

Politics

Of the 19 positions on the municipal council, the ÖVP has 8, the SPÖ 7, and the FPÖ 4.