Lackenbach
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| Lackenbach | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Austria |
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| State | Burgenland |
| District | Oberpullendorf |
| Mayor | Heinrich Dorner (SPÖ) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 18.1 km² (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 313 m (1027 ft) |
| Population | 1,120 (31/12/2005) |
| - Density | 62 /km² (160 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | OP |
| Postal code | 7322 |
| Area code | 02619 |
Lackenbach is an Austrian municipality in the District of Oberpullendorf, Burgenland. Its Hungarian name is Lakompak.
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[edit] Geography
Lackenbach lies in Middle Burgenland and is not divided into any districts.
[edit] History
Between 1548 and 1552, Lackenbach was developed as a fort. After 1670/71 many Jews from Vienna settled there. From the 18th century, Lackenbach belonged to Prince Esterházy's Siebengemeinden where the Jews had their own autonomous administration.
The town, like the rest of Burgenland, belonged to Hungary as part of German West-Hungary until 1920/21. After the end of the First World War, the territory of German West-Hungary was given to Austria by the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon. Since 1921, the town has belonged to the newly founded State of Burgenland.
In 1940, a "Gypsy-Anhaltelager" was established in municipal territory at a former estate of the Esterházys. The inmates, mainly Burgenland Roma, were made to do forced labor and, starting in 1943, were partially deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau where they were murdered. At the end of March 1945, the camp's administrators fled the approaching Red Army, so there were never any evacuation marches.
[edit] Politics
Lackenbach's mayor is Ing. Heinrich Dorner of the SPÖ, and its vice-mayor is Gerhard Wukovits of the ÖVP. The chief officer is Christian Janitsch.
The mandate assignments in the Municipal Council (19 seats) are SPÖ 11, ÖVP 8, FPÖ 0, Grüne 0, and other lists 0.
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[edit] References
- The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent.
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