Kaisersteinbruch#
Kaisersteinbruch, Burgenland, village in the district of Neusiedl, alt. 203 m, situated on the southwestern slope of the Leithagebirge mountains, cadastral municipality of the municipality Bruckneudorf; shooting range and training grounds for the Austrian army, former limestone quarry. First documented mention in 1590, founded by the guild of stonemasons; served as a Nazi concentration camp from 1938 to 1945. The parish church (with a Baroque altar from 1720) was consecrated in 1652, altered in 1745 and heavily damaged in 1945.
Literature#
H. Furch, Vom Heiligenkreuzer Steinbruch zu Kaisersteinbruch, 1981; idem, 400 Jahre Kaisersteinbruch 1590-1990, 1990.