Knittelfeld

Knittelfeld
Knittelfeld
	Coat of arms
	Knittelfeld Location within Austria
	Coordinates: 47°12′54″N 14°49′46″E / 47.21500°N 14.82944°ECoordinates: 47°12′54″N 14°49′46″E / 47.21500°N 14.82944°E
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Murtal
Government
• Mayor	Harald Bergmann (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	km2 (Formatting error: invalid input when rounding sq mi)
Elevation	645 m (2,116 ft)
Population ()
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8720
Area code	03512
Vehicle registration	MT
Website	www.knittelfeld.at

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.

Notable residents

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
Zoran Lerchbacher (*1972), darts player
Hermann Lichtenegger (1900-1984), resistance fighter, politician, Under Secretary of State
Harald Proczyk (*1975), racing driver

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