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"Léka" redirects here. For other uses, see Leka (disambiguation).
Place in Burgenland, Austria
Lockenhaus
Southeast view of Lockenhaus
Southeast view of Lockenhaus
Coat of arms of Lockenhaus
Coat of arms
Lockenhaus is located in Austria
Lockenhaus
Lockenhaus
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°24′N 16°25′E / 47.400°N 16.417°E / 47.400; 16.417
CountryAustria
StateBurgenland
DistrictOberpullendorf
Government
 • MayorChristian Vlasich (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total58.85 km (22.72 sq mi)
Elevation336 m (1,102 ft)
Population
 • Total2,066
 • Density35/km (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7442
Websitewww.lockenhaus.at

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.

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.

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%

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