Klingenbach
Municipality in Burgenland, Austria
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Klingenbach (Hungarian: Kelénpatak, Croatian: Klimpuh) is a town in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district in the Austrian state of Burgenland. It is located near the border with Hungary with a border crossing into Sopron.
Klingenbach | |
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Klingenbach | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Klingenbach Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′N 16°32′E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Burgenland |
| District | Eisenstadt-Umgebung |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Frank (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,255 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (673/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7013 |
| Area code | 02687 |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 888 | — |
| 1880 | 943 | +6.2% |
| 1890 | 961 | +1.9% |
| 1900 | 1,122 | +16.8% |
| 1910 | 1,258 | +12.1% |
| 1923 | 1,353 | +7.6% |
| 1934 | 1,343 | −0.7% |
| 1939 | 1,312 | −2.3% |
| 1951 | 1,360 | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 1,249 | −8.2% |
| 1971 | 1,231 | −1.4% |
| 1981 | 1,166 | −5.3% |
| 1991 | 1,130 | −3.1% |
| 2001 | 1,189 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 1,191 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,223 | +2.7% |
Majority of population declares as Burgenland Croats.
Culture
The branch of the Croatian Cultural Society from Gradišće (Croatian: Hrvatsko kulturno društvo u Gradišću) and the Tamburica Klimpuh tamburitza orchestra operate in the town.[3]
CCS organizes annual Festival klapov ("Festival of klapas") with performers from Burgenland, Carinthia, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia and Slovakia.[3]
Sport
- ASKÖ Klimpuh, football club, gathers Burgenland Croats[4]
Personalities
- Simon Knéfacz, writer
- Stefan Geosits, writer
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