Lockenhaus

market community Lockenhaus
coat of arms	Austria map
Basic data
Country:	Austria
State :	Burgenland
Political District :	Oberpullendorf
License plate :	OP
Surface:	58.79 km²
Coordinates :	47 ° 24 '  N , 16 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 24 '25 "  N , 16 ° 25' 0"  E
Height :	336  m above sea level A.
Residents :	2,019 (January 1, 2020)
Population density :	34 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	7442
Area code :	02616
Community code :	1 08 09
Address of the municipal administration:	Hauptplatz 10 7442 Lockenhaus
Website:	www.lockenhaus.at
politics
Mayor :	Christian Vlasich ( SPÖ )
Municipal Council : ( 2017 ) (23 members)	12 9 2 12 9 2  A total of 23 seats SPÖ : 12 ÖVP : 9 FPÖ : 2
Location of Lockenhaus in the Oberpullendorf district
Lockenhaus Castle
Source: Municipal data from Statistics Austria

Lockenhaus ( Hungarian : Léka , Croatian : Livka ) is a market town with 2019 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in Burgenland in the Oberpullendorf district in Austria .

geography

The municipality is located in Central Burgenland on the border with Hungary on the Güns River .

Community structure

The municipality includes the following five localities (population in brackets as of January 1, 2020):

• Glassworks near Langeck in Burgenland (325)
• Hammer pond (247) including hammer and pond
• Hochstraß (194)
• Langeck in Burgenland (204)
• Lockenhaus (1049) including Föhrenhöhe, Miniau and Pullersbergwiesen

The community consists of the cadastral communities Glashütten bei Langeck, Hammerteich, Hochstraß, Langeck, Langeck-Eichwald and Lockenhaus.

history

Lockenhaus (bottom left) around 1880 (recording sheet of the state survey )

Before the birth of Christ, the area was part of the Celtic Kingdom of Noricum and belonged to the surroundings of the Celtic hill settlement Burg on the Schwarzenbacher Burgberg .

Later under the Romans, today's Lockenhaus was located in the province of Pannonia .

Like all of Burgenland, the place belonged to Hungary (German-West Hungary) until 1920/21 .

Since 1898 had due to the Magyarization of the government in Budapest of Hungarian name Léka be used.

After the end of the First World War, after tough negotiations, German-West Hungary was awarded to Austria in the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon in 1919. The place has belonged to the newly founded federal state of Burgenland since 1921 (see also the history of Burgenland ).

Lockenhaus has been a market town since 1973 (passed on through VO 5).

Population development

Culture and sights

Lockenhaus parish church

Calvary

Langeck branch church

See also:  List of listed objects in Lockenhaus

• Lockenhaus Castle : Lockenhaus is known for the medieval stronghold of Burg Lockenhaus, which can look back on a history steeped in history. In the 13th century it is said to have been a refuge for the Knights Templar , but this is not 100% verifiable. What is certain, however, is that Elisabeth Báthory also resided at the castle . Today the castle is a cultural center with a permanent exhibition ( Gustinus Ambrosi , Knights Templar and other subjects) and current exhibitions.
• Geschrittenstein Nature Park
• Lockenhaus Parish Church : The Roman Catholic parish church was built from 1656 to 1669 by the Italian builder Pietro Orsolini. The largest church organ in Burgenland has been located here since 2003.
• The former Augustinian hermit monastery next to the parish church was adapted as a summer palace for the Esterházy family in 1868 .
• The Kalvarienberganlage with 14 wayside chapels, the Kalvarienbergkirche and the Marienkapelle.

Regular events

• Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival : The violinist Gidon Kremer founded the Lockenhaus International Chamber Music Festival in 1981 and directed it until 2011. The cellist Nicolas Altstaedt has been the festival's artistic director since 2012 . Classical concerts by top-class musicians from all over the world are held annually in July, which take place at the castle and in the local church.
• Lockenhaus Organ Festival : The Lockenhaus Organ Festival has been established under the direction of Wolfgang Horvath since 2003 .

Economy and Infrastructure

A castle hotel with 160 beds is run in Castle Lockenhaus, partly in the stronghold and in the castle hotel attached to the castle wall.

politics

Municipal council

Local council election 2017

 %

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

52.20
(-2.07)

38.17
(-1.82)

9.63
(+3.89)

SPÖ

ÖVP

FPÖ

2012



2017



The council comprises a total of 23 members based on the number of eligible voters.

Results of the municipal council elections since 1997

Political party	2017			2012			2007			2002			1997
	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.	Sti.	%	M.
SPÖ	737	52.20	12	832	54.27	13	851	52.08	13	893	55.74	13	596	42.97	9
ÖVP	539	38.17	9	613	39.99	9	714	43.70	10	669	41.76	10	646	46.58	10
FPÖ	136	9.63	2	88	5.74	1	31	1.90	0	40	2.50	0	71	5.12	1
FBL	not running			not running			38	2.33	0	not running			not running
DG A1	not running			not running			not running			not running			74	5.34	1
Eligible voters	2086			2103			2107			2055			1754
voter turnout	75.93%			81.55%			83.01%			86.03%			90.02%

^A1 Village community

Parish council

In addition to Mayor Christian Vlasich (SPÖ) and Deputy Mayor Gabriele Hafner (ÖVP), the executive councils Manfred Art (ÖVP), Ernst Dorner (SPÖ), Michael Kefeder (SPÖ), Johannes Moser (ÖVP) and Anton Stifter (SPÖ) also belong to the community council on.

Livia Plöchl (SPÖ) was elected to the municipal treasurer and Thomas Stuhl (SPÖ) was elected to the environmental council.

The following were appointed mayors: Michael Kefeder for Lockenhaus, Ernst Dorner for Hammerteich and Gerhard Popp for Langeck.

mayor

Mayor is Christian Vlasich (SPÖ). In 2012 he succeeded Werner Brenner (SPÖ), who had headed the community since 1997. In the direct mayor election on October 1, 2017, Vlasich was confirmed in his office with 58.80% of the votes in the first ballot. His two competitors were Gabriele Hafner (ÖVP), who came to 34.79%, and Harald Müller (FPÖ) with 6.42%.

Gabriele Hafner (ÖVP) was elected deputy mayor at the constituent meeting of the municipal council.

The head of the municipal office is Peter Nuschy.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Hermann Friedrich Otto (1751–1810), Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
• Stefan Hollenthoner (1890–1981), farmer, master baker and politician
• Ludwig Stössel (1883–1973), actor

Web links

Commons : Lockenhaus  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Site of the Lockenhaus community
• Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival
• Lockenhaus Organ Festival
• Lockenhaus Castle (with hotel)
• Lockenhaus tourist information office

• 10809 - Lockenhaus. Community data, Statistics Austria .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistics Austria: Population on January 1st, 2020 by locality (area status on January 1st, 2020) , ( CSV )
2. ↑ Homepage of the community ( Memento of the original from March 26, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 5, 2013. 
3. ^ Gerhard J. Winkler : Lockenhauser Chamber Music Festival. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-7001-3045-7 .
4. ↑ ^{a b} Province of Burgenland: Lockenhaus 2017 election results (accessed on December 26, 2017)
5. ↑ ^{a b} Province of Burgenland: Lockenhaus election results 2012 (accessed on December 26, 2017)
6. ↑ Province of Burgenland: Lockenhaus election results 2007 (accessed on December 26, 2017)
7. ↑ ^{a b} Province of Burgenland: Lockenhaus election results 2002 (accessed on December 26, 2017)
8. ↑ ^{a b c} Marktgemeinde Lockenhaus: Community Representation (accessed on December 27, 2017)
9. ↑ Marktgemeinde Lockenhaus: Committees (accessed December 27, 2017)
10. ↑ Marktgemeinde Lockenhaus: Municipal administration (accessed on December 27, 2017)