Jois

This article is about the town in Austria. For people with the surname, see Jois (surname). For the singular, see Joi (disambiguation).

Jois (German pronunciation: [jɔɪ̯s] ^ⓘ; Hungarian: Nyulas) is a small town in the district of Neusiedl am See in Burgenland in Eastern Austria. It is on the northern shore of Lake Neusiedl, which straddles the border with Hungary.

Jois
Municipality
Jois seen from the north
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°57′N 16°48′E
Country	Austria
State	Burgenland
District	Neusiedl am See
Government
• Mayor	Hannes Steurer (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	25.91 km2 (10.00 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	1,612
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7093
Website	http://www.jois.info/de/home

The picturesque wine-producing area is popular with tourists, who visit Jois's parish church with its Baroque statues dating back to 1757, the local heritage museum with the district's school museum, wayside shrines, cycling trails, and the wine trail.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,144	—
1880	1,192	+4.2%
1890	1,235	+3.6%
1900	1,215	−1.6%
1910	1,287	+5.9%
1923	1,220	−5.2%
1934	1,313	+7.6%
1939	1,374	+4.6%
1951	1,305	−5.0%
1961	1,295	−0.8%
1971	1,270	−1.9%
1981	1,284	+1.1%
1991	1,277	−0.5%
2001	1,310	+2.6%
2011	1,446	+10.4%