Editing Neusiedl am See (section)

== History ==
The first documented mention of "Sumbotheil" (referring to its right to hold Saturday markets) dates back to 1209. In the mid-13th century, the settlement was destroyed by the [[Mongol invasions and conquests|Mongols]] and was resettled around 1282 under the name "Niusidel." In 1517, Neusiedl was granted [[Market town|market]] rights. Neusiedl was ravaged in 1683 during the [[Battle of Vienna|Second Turkish Siege]] and again in 1708 by the [[Kuruc|Kuruc rebels]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Loibersbeck |first=Josef |date=1975 |title=Neusiedl am See |url=https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Burgenlaendische-Heimatblaetter_37_0163-0189.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=www.zobodat.at |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615144456/https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Burgenlaendische-Heimatblaetter_37_0163-0189.pdf |archive-date=June 15, 2023 }}</ref> In 1926, Neusiedl am See was granted town status.<ref name=":0" />

Like the rest of [[Burgenland]], the town was part of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]] (known as German West Hungary) until 1920/21. After the end of [[World War I]], following lengthy negotiations, German West Hungary was awarded to Austria through the Treaties of [[Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919)|Saint-Germain]] and [[Treaty of Trianon|Trianon]] in 1919. Since 1921, the town has been part of the newly founded [[Federal states of Austria|Austrian state]] of [[Burgenland]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2023 |title=Westungarn und das Burgenland (1921-1945) {{!}} Copernico. Geschichte und kulturelles Erbe im östlichen Europa |url=https://www.copernico.eu/de/themenbeitraege/westungarn-und-das-burgenland-1921-1945-eine-debatte-der-oesterreichischen-und-ungarischen-geschichtsschreibung |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=www.copernico.eu |language=de}}</ref> 

Until their expulsion in March 1938, around thirty Jews lived in Neusiedl. Only one Jewish resident, the textile merchant Emmerich Benkö – who survived six concentration camps and the death march – returned to Neusiedl in 1945. He was able to recover part of his family’s property and, despite severe health damage, rebuild his business.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herbert |date=2021-06-28 |title=Folgen der KZ-Haft |url=https://www.brettl.at/blog/folgen-der-kz-haft/ |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=Burgenland History Blog |language=de}}</ref> Between July 1944 and April 1945, [[History of the Jews in Hungary|Hungarian Jews]], including women and children, were used as forced laborers in a brick factory. A total of 41 people were murdered by the Nazis: 24 Jews, 13 [[Aktion T4|victims of euthanasia]], and 4 [[Romani Holocaust|Roma]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graf-Janoska |first=Katharina |date=2021-07-09 |title=Holocaust-Gedenkstätte in Neusiedl am See |url=https://volksgruppen.orf.at/roma/meldungen/stories/3111715/ |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=Roma - Aktuell |language=de}}</ref>