Klingenbach (, ) is a town in the
Eisenstadt-Umgebung district in the
Austria
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n state of
Burgenland. It is located near the border with
Hungary
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with a border crossing into
Sopron
Sopron (; , ) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő.
History
Ancient times-13th century
In the Iron Age a hilltop settlement with a burial ground existed in the neighbourhood of Sopron-Várhely.
When ...
.
Population
Majority of population declares as
Burgenland Croats.
Culture
The branch of the Croatian Cultural Society from Gradišće () and the Tamburica Klimpuh tamburitza orchestra operate in the town.
CCS organizes annual Festival klapov ("Festival of
klapas") with performers from
Burgenland,
Carinthia,
Slovenia
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,
Hungary
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,
Croatia
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and
Slovakia
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.
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Sport
* ASKÖ Klimpuh, football club, gathers Burgenland Croats
Personalities
* Simon Knéfacz Simon Knéfacz, or Simeon Knéfacz, alternative names ''Kniefacz, Šimon Knefac, Šimeon Kniefac'' (February 23, 1752 – August 3, 1819) was a Hungarian monk and Burgenland Croatian writer.
Born in Devínska Nová Ves near Bratislava (originally M ...
, writer
* Stefan Geosits, writer
References
Cities and towns in Eisenstadt-Umgebung District
Austria–Hungary border crossings
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