Lackenbach

Lackenbach (Hungarian: Lakompak, Croatian: Lakimpuh) is an Austrian municipality in the District of Oberpullendorf, Burgenland.

Lackenbach
Aerial view
Coat of arms
Lackenbach
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°35′22″N 16°27′46″E
CountryAustria
StateBurgenland
DistrictOberpullendorf
Government
 • MayorChristian Weninger (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total18.11 km2 (6.99 sq mi)
Elevation
313 m (1,027 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,167
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7322
Area code02619
Vehicle registrationOP

Geography

Lackenbach lies in the Oberpullendorf District, the Middle Burgenland and is not divided into any districts.

History

Between 1548 and 1552, Lackenbach was developed as a fort. After 1670-71 many Jews from Vienna settled there. From the 18th century, Lackenbach belonged to Prince Esterházy's Siebengemeinden where the Jews had their own autonomous administration.

The town, like the rest of Burgenland, belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary until 1920–21. After the end of the First World War, the western border area of Hungary was awarded to Austria by the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon. Since 1921, the town has belonged to the newly founded State of Burgenland.

In 1940, a "Gypsy-Anhaltelager" was established on municipal territory at a former estate of the Esterházys. The inmates, mainly Romani from Burgenland, were made to do forced labor and, starting in 1943, were partially deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau where they were murdered. At the end of March 1945, the camp's administrators fled the approaching Red Army, so there were never any evacuation marches.

Politics

Lackenbach's mayor is Ing. Heinrich Dorner of the SPÖ, and its vice-mayor is Gerhard Wukovits of the ÖVP. The chief officer is Christian Janitsch.

The mandate assignments in the Municipal Council (19 seats) are SPÖ 11, ÖVP 8, FPÖ 0, Grüne 0, and other lists 0.

Notable residents
gollark: Children are okay in reasonable quantities.
gollark: Christianity is uncool in most forms.
gollark: Personally, I'm, according to the supreme COMPAß™, libcenter leaning somewhat right.
gollark: Although if people want to get privately married or married by some organization that's fine.
gollark: Marriage should not be a government-recognized concept.

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.
  • The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.

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