
Lockenhaus (; ) is a town in the district of
Oberpullendorf
Oberpullendorf (; or ; ) is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district of Oberpullendorf (district), Oberpullendorf.
Geography
Oberpullendorf is a municipality in the middle of the Burgenland. It consists o ...
in the
Austria
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n state of
Burgenland
Burgenland (; ; ; Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian: ''Burgnland''; Slovene language, Slovene: ''Gradiščanska''; ) is the easternmost and least populous Bundesland (Austria), state of Austria. It consists of two statutory city (Austria), statut ...
. The town is well known for the annual
Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival founded by violinist
Gidon Kremer
Gidon Kremer (; born 27 February 1947) is a Latvian classical violinist, artistic director, and founder of Kremerata Baltica.
Life and career
Gidon Kremer was born in Riga. His father was Jewish and had survived the Holocaust. His mother had ...
.
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
The Treaty of Trianon (; ; ; ), often referred to in Hungary as the Peace Dictate of Trianon or Dictate of Trianon, was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace Conference. It was signed on the one side by Hungary ...
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
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. 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
Sights
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Burg Lockenhaus
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Church of St. Nikolaus, Lockenhaus
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Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival
References
Gallery
Lockenhaus - Burg (3).JPG, Southeast view of Lockenhaus Castle
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Cities and towns in Oberpullendorf District
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