Bad Tatzmannsdorf is a municipality in Burgenland

Burgenland

Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east...

 in the district of Oberwart

Oberwart (district)

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 in Austria

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Geography

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

The countryside is rolling hills ideal for walkers.

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

Brief history

Between 1869 and 1921 Bad Tatzmannsdorf belonged to Hungary

Hungary

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, like the whole of Burgenland.

Politics

Of the 19 positions on the municipal council, the ÖVP

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 has 8, the SPÖ

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 7, and the FPÖ

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