Knittelfeld

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Knittelfeld

Knittelfeld
Knittelfeld is located in Austria
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Knittelfeld
Country  Austria
State Styria
District Knittelfeld
Mayor Siegfried Schafarik (SPÖ)
Area 4.53 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation 645 m  (2116 ft)
Population 12,740  (1 January 2003)
 - Density 2,812 /km² (7,284 /sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KF
Postal code 8720
Area code 60907
Website www.knittelfeld.at

Coordinates: 47°12′54″N 14°49′46″E / 47.215°N 14.82944°E / 47.215; 14.82944

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.

Municipalities in the district of Knittelfeld

Apfelberg · Feistritz · Flatschach · Gaal · Großlobming · Kleinlobming · Knittelfeld · Kobenz · Rachau · St Lorenzen · St Marein · St Margarethen · Seckau · Spielberg
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