The earliest mention of Pinkafeld dates back to AD 860.
The village obtained the rights of a market town in 1397 and the
status of a town in 1937.
The 
protestant parish church [centre]
was begun in 1783, the tower was completed in 1822 and further enlargements were made in 1877.
The Catholic parish church Sankt Peter und Paul
[right, barely visible] was built 1773–1786 by Count Josef Batthyány.
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