Knittelfeld

Place in Styria, Austria

Coat of arms

47°12′54″N 14°49′46″E / 47.21500°N 14.82944°E / 47.21500; 14.82944CountryAustriaStateStyriaDistrictMurtalGovernment

• MayorHarald Bergmann (SPÖ)Area

^[1]

• Total13.81 km² (5.33 sq mi)Elevation

645 m (2,116 ft)Population

(2018-01-01)^[2]

• Total12,626 • Density910/km² (2,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

8720

Area code03512Vehicle registrationMTWebsitewww.knittelfeld.at

Knittelfeld (German: [ˈknitl̩ˌfɛlt]) 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.

Notable residents

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), a Brazilian sculptor, emigrated to Brazil aged 11, a founder of the Neo-Concrete Movement
Karl Troll, (DE Wiki) (1923–1977), politician (SPÖ)
Gert Hofbauer (1937-2017), an Austrian conductor and trumpeter.

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

^ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.