Knittelfeld
Knittelfeld is a city in Styria, Austria, located on the banks of the Mur river.
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.
The following are past and present notable residents of Knittelfeld.
* Klaus Ambrosch (*1973), decathlete
* Gert Hofbauer (*1937), musician and conductor
* Marcel Ritzmaier (*1993), football player
* Stefan Rucker (*1980), cyclist
* Andi Siebenhofer (*1977), extreme sports athlete and entrepreneur
* Karl Troll (1923–1977), politician
* Lizzi Waldmüller (1904–1945), actress
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.
The following are past and present notable residents of Knittelfeld.
* Klaus Ambrosch (*1973), decathlete
* Gert Hofbauer (*1937), musician and conductor
* Marcel Ritzmaier (*1993), football player
* Stefan Rucker (*1980), cyclist
* Andi Siebenhofer (*1977), extreme sports athlete and entrepreneur
* Karl Troll (1923–1977), politician
* Lizzi Waldmüller (1904–1945), actress
Map - Knittelfeld
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Country - Austria
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Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, Austria established its own empire, which became a great power and the dominant member of the German Confederation. The empire's defeat in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 led to the end of the Confederation and paved the way for the establishment of Austria-Hungary a year later.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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EUR | Euro | € | 2 |
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HR | Croatian language |
DE | German language |
HU | Hungarian language |
SL | Slovene language |