Vehicle registration LI Elevation 674 m Population 5,240 (1 Apr 2009) Postal code 8786 | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.rottenmann.at Area 112.6 km² Local time Thursday 7:39 AM Area code 03614 | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Rottenmann is a town in Styria in Austria, near the Rottenmanner Tauern. Rottenmann was first referred to in an document in 927. It received its town charter in 1279 from King Rudolf von Habsburg.
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Map of Rottenmann, Austria
Name
The name Rottenmann is a semi-translation of old Slavic *čьrmьn′ane, ultimately derived from the adjective *čьrmьnъ 'red' (cf. German rot 'red'). The place name was recorded in 1048 as Cirminah, derived from the hydronym *Čьrmьna 'red (river)'.
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Rottenmann Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA