Lockenhaus

Lockenhaus (Hungarian: Léka; Croatian: Livka) is a town in the district of Oberpullendorf in the Austrian state of Burgenland. The town is well known for the annual Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival founded by violinist Gidon Kremer.

"Léka" redirects here. For other uses, see Leka (disambiguation).
Lockenhaus
Southeast view of Lockenhaus
Coat of arms
Lockenhaus
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°24′N 16°25′E
CountryAustria
StateBurgenland
DistrictOberpullendorf
Government
 • MayorChristian Vlasich (SPÖ)
Area
[1]
 • Total58.85 km2 (22.72 sq mi)
Elevation
336 m (1,102 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total2,066
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7442
Websitewww.lockenhaus.at

History

The town was (like the whole Burgenland until 1920/21) part of Hungary since the foundation of the kingdom in the year 1000. After World War I "Deutsch-Westungarn" (the Burgenland) became part of Austria when the Treaty of Trianon deprived Hungary of about 70% of the territory which it had held for more than nine centuries.

The actor Ludwig Stossel was born in Lockenhaus in 1883 and after emigrating to America appeared in a number of Hollywood films including Casablanca. Members of the Stossel family were part of a Jewish community in the village which existed until 1938. A memorial to those members of the Jewish community in Lockenhaus who were murdered in the Holocaust was unveiled in 2008.[3]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,645—    
18802,701+2.1%
18902,493−7.7%
19002,482−0.4%
19102,484+0.1%
19232,447−1.5%
19342,357−3.7%
19392,342−0.6%
19512,370+1.2%
19612,292−3.3%
19712,136−6.8%
19812,114−1.0%
19912,047−3.2%
20012,001−2.2%
20111,985−0.8%

Sights

References
  1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. "Shalom Lockenhaus - 2008.2018". shalom-lockenhaus.at. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  • Southeast view of Lockenhaus Castle



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