Knittelfeld

Knittelfeld
Municipality
Coat of arms of Knittelfeld
Coat of arms
Knittelfeld is located in Austria
Knittelfeld
Knittelfeld
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°12′54″N 14°49′46″E / 47.21500°N 14.82944°E / 47.21500; 14.82944
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictMurtal
Government
 • MayorHarald Bergmann (SPÖ)
Area
[1]
 • Total
13.81 km2 (5.33 sq mi)
Elevation
645 m (2,116 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total
12,626
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8720
Area code03512
Vehicle registrationMT
Websitewww.knittelfeld.at

Knittelfeld (German: [ˈknitl̩ˌfɛlt]) is a city in Styria, Austria, located on the banks of the Mur river.

The name of the town has become notorious for the Knittelfeld Putsch of September 7, 2002, a party meeting of the Freedom Party of Austria, which resulted in the 2002 Austrian elections.

Notable people

Lizzi Waldmüller

The following are past and present notable residents of Knittelfeld.

  • Hermann Lichtenegger (1900–1984), resistance fighter, politician (KPÖ) and Govt. minister
  • Lizzi Waldmüller (1904–1945), singer and actress
  • Franz Weissmann (1911–2005), Brazilian sculptor, emigrated to Brazil aged 11, a founder of the Neo-Concrete Movement
  • Karl Troll (1923–1977), politician (SPÖ)
  • Gert Hofbauer (1937–2017), Austrian conductor and trumpeter

Sport

  • Zoran Lerchbacher (born 1972), darts player
  • Klaus Ambrosch (born 1973), decathlete
  • Harald Proczyk (born 1975), racing driver
  • Jürgen Saler (born 1977), a retired Austrian footballer who scored over 280 goals
  • Andi Siebenhofer (born 1977), extreme sports athlete and entrepreneur
  • Stefan Rucker (born 1980), former racing cyclist
  • Marcel Ritzmaier (born 1993), football player, played over 240 games

References

  1. ^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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