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Knittelfeld

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Country
  
Austria

District
  
Murtal

Area code
  
03512

Elevation
  
645 m

Local time
  
Thursday 10:55 AM

State
  
Styria

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Vehicle registration
  
MT

Population
  
11,813 (1 Apr 2009)

Postal code
  
8720

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Weather
  
12°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 43% Humidity

Knittelfeld is a city in Styria, Austria, located on the banks of the Mur river.

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Map of 8720 Knittelfeld, Austria

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 residents

The following are past and present notable residents of Knittelfeld.

  • Klaus Ambrosch (*1973), decathlete
  • Ludwig Apfelbeck (1903–1987), developer of motors, tuner and manufacturer
  • Wolfgang Benedek (*1951), lawer
  • Johannes Diethart (*1942), writer, publisher and byzantinist
  • Gerhard Draxler (*1952), TV-journalist
  • Erwin Frühbauer (1926–2010), politician
  • Gundomar Eibegger (*1931), TV-journalist
  • Gert Hofbauer (*1937), musician and Musiker und conductor
  • Berndt Luef (*1952), musician
  • Anton Neußl (1892–1965), painter and graphic artist
  • Wilhelm Mandl (1910-1978), politician
  • Robby Musenbichler (*1955), guitarist, composer and music producer
  • Marcel Ritzmaier (*1993), football player
  • Stefan Rucker (*1980), cyclist
  • Andi Siebenhofer (*1977), extreme sports athlete and entrepreneur
  • Karl Troll (1923–1977), politician
  • Ernst Trost (*1933), journalist and author
  • Karl Unterweger (1918–1963), yachtsman
  • Lizzi Waldmüller (1904–1945), actress
  • Zoran Lerchbacher (*1972), darts player

    • References

    Knittelfeld Wikipedia
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