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.

Lockenhaus
Lockenhaus Castle
Coat of arms
Lockenhaus
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°24′N 16°25′E
CountryAustria
StateBurgenland
DistrictOberpullendorf
Government
  MayorChristian Vlasich (SPÖ)
Area
  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.

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



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.