Country Austria District Tamsweg Vehicle registration TA Elevation 1,107 m Local time Tuesday 7:50 AM Postal code 5583 | State Salzburg Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.muhr.gv.at Area 116 km² Population 574 (1 Apr 2009) Area code 06479 | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind NW at 3 km/h, 91% Humidity | ||
Muhr is a municipality of the Tamsweg District in the Austrian state of Salzburg.
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Map of 5583 Muhr, Austria
Geography
It is located in a southwestern valley of the Salzburg Lungau region at the source of the river Mur River, between the Hohe Tauern and the Niedere Tauern ranges of the Central Eastern Alps. The mountains of the Ankogel Group in the south separate it from the state of Carinthia.
The municipal area comprises the Katastralgemeinden of Vordermuhr, Hintermuhr, and Schellgaden. In the west it adjoins the Hohe Tauern national park.
History
Like the eponymous river, its name may derive from Proto-Celtic mori, 'water' (compare Welsh môr or English mere). The Lungau region belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg until its secularisation in 1803. The settlement was first mentioned about 1470, the St. Rupert Church in a 1523 deed. Muhr once was a mining area for gold and arsenic.
A local custom is the annual procession with Prangstangen, up to 8 m (26 ft) high wooden poles which are decorated with flowers and carried by local bachelors on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, June 29 into the church. Muhr is also known for its Samson parades.
It is noteworthy that in some countries there is a tribe called Muhur, with other spelling variations like Muhr, Mohor, Mouhur. So the name of the place could have other origins.
Politics
Seats in the municipal council (Gemeinderat) as of 2009 elections: