Nikitsch

Nikitsch Filež
Palace in Nikitsch
Coat of arms
Nikitsch Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°32′N 16°40′E
Country	Austria
State	Burgenland
District	Oberpullendorf
Government
• Mayor	Johann Balogh (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	50.76 km2 (19.60 sq mi)
Elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	1,405
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7302
Website	www.gemeinde-nikitsch.at/

Nikitsch (German pronunciation: [ˈnɪkɪt͡ʃ] ^ⓘ; Croatian: Filež; Hungarian: Füles) is a town in the district of Oberpullendorf in the Austrian state of Burgenland in Austria. About 87% of the town's inhabitants are Burgenland Croats, the highest percentage of any town in Burgenland. In 1971, the towns of Kroatisch Geresdorf (Gerištof, Gyirót), Kroatisch Minihof (Mjenovo, Malomháza), and Nikitsch were merged to form the present town.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	3,208	—
1880	3,438	+7.2%
1890	3,550	+3.3%
1900	3,866	+8.9%
1910	3,797	−1.8%
1923	3,962	+4.3%
1934	4,005	+1.1%
1939	3,695	−7.7%
1951	3,433	−7.1%
1961	2,917	−15.0%
1971	2,316	−20.6%
1981	1,948	−15.9%
1991	1,685	−13.5%
2001	1,562	−7.3%
2011	1,446	−7.4%

Sport

• SC Filež, football club of Burgenland Croats