Lockenhaus
Municipality in Burgenland, Austria
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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 | |
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Southeast view of Lockenhaus | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Lockenhaus Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°24′N 16°25′E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Burgenland |
| District | Oberpullendorf |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Vlasich (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.85 km2 (22.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 2,066 |
| • Density | 35.11/km2 (90.92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7442 |
| Website | www.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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 2,645 | — |
| 1880 | 2,701 | +2.1% |
| 1890 | 2,493 | −7.7% |
| 1900 | 2,482 | −0.4% |
| 1910 | 2,484 | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 2,447 | −1.5% |
| 1934 | 2,357 | −3.7% |
| 1939 | 2,342 | −0.6% |
| 1951 | 2,370 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 2,292 | −3.3% |
| 1971 | 2,136 | −6.8% |
| 1981 | 2,114 | −1.0% |
| 1991 | 2,047 | −3.2% |
| 2001 | 2,001 | −2.2% |
| 2011 | 1,985 | −0.8% |
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