Murau District
District in Styria, Austria
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Murau District (German: Bezirk Murau [ˈmuːʁaʊ̯]) is a district of the state of Styria in Austria. It has 26,898 inhabitants.[1]
Murau District
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| Country |  Austria |
| State |  Styria |
| Capital | Murau |
| Municipalities | 14 |
| Government | |
| • District Governor | Florian Waldner |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,394.6 km2 (538.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
• Total | 26,898 |
| • Density | 19.287/km2 (49.954/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | MU |
| NUTS code | AT226 |
Municipalities
Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it consists of the following municipalities:[2]
Municipalities before 2015
Suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.
- Dürnstein in der Steiermark
- Wildbad Einöd
- Frojach-Katsch
- Frojach, Katsch an der Mur, Saurau
- Krakaudorf
- Krakauhintermühlen
- Krakauschatten
- Kulm am Zirbitz
- Laßnitz bei Murau
- Laßnitz-Lambrecht, Laßnitz-Murau, Sankt Egidi
- Mariahof
- Baierdorf
- Mühlen
- Jakobsberg, Noreia, Sankt Veit in der Gegend
- Murau
- Neumarkt in Steiermark
- Niederwölz
- Oberwölz Stadt
- Oberwölz, Vorstadt
- Oberwölz Umgebung
- Hinterburg, Krumegg, Raiming, Salchau, Schöttl
- Perchau am Sattel
- Predlitz-Turrach
- Einach, Predlitz, Turrach
- Ranten
- Freiberg, Seebach
- Rinegg
- Sankt Blasen
- Sankt Georgen ob Murau
- Bodendorf, Lutzmannsdorf, Sankt Lorenzen ob Murau
- Sankt Lambrecht
- Sankt Lorenzen bei Scheifling
- Feßnach, Puchfeld
- Sankt Marein bei Neumarkt
- Sankt Georgen bei Neumarkt
- Sankt Peter am Kammersberg
- Althofen, Feistritz am Kammersberg, Kammersberg, Mitterdorf, Peterdorf, Pöllau am Greim
- Sankt Ruprecht-Falkendorf
- Falkendorf, Sankt Ruprecht ob Murau
- Scheifling
- Lind bei Scheifling
- Schöder
- Baierdorf, Schöderberg
- Schönberg-Lachtal
- Dürnberg, Schönberg bei Niederwölz
- Stadl an der Mur
- Paal, Sonnberg, Stadl an der Mur, Steindorf
- Stolzalpe
- Teufenbach
- Triebendorf
- Winklern bei Oberwölz
- Eselsberg, Mainhartsdorf
- Zeutschach
Demographics
As of 2025, the population is 26,898, of which 49.4% are male and 50.6% are female. Minors make up 15.7% of the population, and seniors make up 26.1%.[1]
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Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 6.2% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Germany, Hungary, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Romania.[1]
