Knittelfeld
Municipality in Styria, Austria
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Knittelfeld (German: [ˈknitl̩ˌfɛlt]) is a city in Styria, Austria, located on the banks of the Mur river.
Knittelfeld | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Knittelfeld Location within Austria | |
| Coordinates: 47°12′54″N 14°49′46″E | |
| Country | Austria |
| State | Styria |
| District | Murtal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Harald Bergmann (SPÖ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.81 km2 (5.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 645 m (2,116 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 12,626 |
| • Density | 914.3/km2 (2,368/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8720 |
| Area code | 03512 |
| Vehicle registration | MT |
| Website | www.knittelfeld.at |
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
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
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