Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 336 m Population 1,981 (1 Apr 2009) Postal code 7442 | Website www.lockenhaus.at Area 5,839 km² Local time Sunday 1:27 AM District Oberpullendorf District | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 64% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of 7442 Lockenhaus, Austria
History
The town was (like the whole Burgenland until 1920/21) part of Hungary since the foundation of the kingdom in the year 1000. Since 1898 the name Léka had to be used because of the Magyarization by the government in Budapest. 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.
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