Schützen am Gebirge

Schützen am Gebirge is a municipality in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district in the Austrian state of Burgenland.

WWW schuetzen-am-gebirge.com

History

The first written mention of Schützen am Gebirge was in 1211.

Name

Gebirge means 'mountain range'. Schützen is a German plural noun for marksmen. The verb schützen is not related to this noun, but to schutz, meaning 'to guard' or 'to protect'.

Transport

The Pannonia Railway had a station in the community.