It is also known for the monumental theater and Hungarian Community Centre designed by the architect Imre Makovecz.

[5] The first census of the population in the beginning of the 18th century mentions two Jewish merchants, and the following censuses showed an increasing Jewish population composed of merchants, innkeepers, distillers, mead producers, lawyers, and physicians.

They played an important role in the economy of Lendava, owning a local hotel, a few pubs, and stores.

The surrounding area includes neighbouring houses with outbuildings, vineyards, trees, gardens and meadows.

With an annual precipitation of 796 millimetres (31.3 in), Lendava is one of the driest towns in the country; in general this is true for the whole of Prekmurje.

[7]The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota.