Lenau, Nikolaus (actually: Nikolaus Franz Niembsch Von Strehlenau)
Banat Poet
Nikolaus Franz Niembsch Von Strehlenau, the *pseudonym of Lenau, Nikolaus (1802-1850)
Austrian poet, born at Csátád / Lenauheim near Temesvar in Hungary, on the 25th of August 1802 and died 22nd of August 1850 in Oberdöbling.
Nikolaus Lenau Memorial House
(Lenauheim, Timis County)
The museum is located in the house where the German Romantic poet Nikolaus Lenau (1802 – 1850) was born. The exhibits include photocopies, prints, paintings, illustrating the life of the poet and his family, first editions of his works, translations into the Romanian language of Lenau’s poems. 2004 Photos
See inside the Memorial House
Nikolaus Lenau (1802 – 1850) Nikolaus Lenau, actually Nikolaus Franz Niembsch, Lord of Strehlenau since 1820, born 1802, died 1850, is rightly regarded as Austria’s most important lyricist of the 19th century. Born in the Biedermeier period, he reflects the inner conflict of his age through his life and work as no other could. (Read full article).
Nicolaus Lenau Art Poem Romantic Laube 1880
Last updated: 07/23/2025