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Raiding, Austria
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| Country | Austria |
| State | Burgenland |
| District | Oberpullendorf |
| Population | 846 (2005) |
| Area | 13.1 km² |
| Population density | 65 /km² |
| Elevation | 253 m |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Postal code | 7321 |
| Mayor | Anna Schlaffer |
| Website | www.raiding.at |
Raiding (Hungarian: Doborján) is a small Austrian market town in the District of Oberpullendorf, Burgenland. It is the birthplace of Franz Liszt.
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The municipality lies on Raiding Creek in Middle Burgenland; Raiding is the only borough in the municipality.
Raiding was first documented in 1425 as Dobornya.
Like the rest of Burgenland, Raiding belonged to Hungary until 1920/21 After the end of the First World War, Western Hungary was given to Austria with the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon; there it formed the new province of Burgenland.
In 1971, Raiding was merged with Unterfrauenhaid and Lackendorf into a larger municipality, which was later dissolved. Raiding has been a market town since 1990.
The municipal council has 15 seats with party mandates as follows: SPÖ 9, ÖVP 6, FPÖ 0, Grüne 0 , and other lists 0.
- The Liszt Museum (in the house where he was born)
Vinticulture is the main business in Raiding. Other industries there include metal construction and soda water production.
- Paul Iby, Bishop of Eisenstadt
- Franz Liszt, Composer and Musician
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