Murau
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| Murau | ||
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  Murau | ||
| Coordinates: 47°06′43″N 14°10′23″E / 47.11194°N 14.17306°ECoordinates: 47°06′43″N 14°10′23″E / 47.11194°N 14.17306°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Styria | |
| District | Murau | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Thomas Kalcher (ÖVP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.75 km2 (4.15 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 829 m (2,720 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | ||
| • Total | 2,124 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 8850 | |
| Area code | 03532 | |
| Vehicle registration | MU | |
| Website | murau.steiermark.at | |
Murau is the capital of the district of the same name in Styria, located along the Mur river. It has a population of 2,124.
History
The area was already settled in the Bronze Age through the Roman Era. It was mentioned for the first time in a document which used the name Murau in the year 1250.
Based on the Tabula Peutingeriana Noreia, the capital of the Celtic kingdom Noricum was thought to be near Murau in the late 18th and the 19th century.
During the Second World War a camp for the German armed forces was located here, in which captured British prisoners of war had been kept. In May 1945 groups of resistance fighters freed those prisoners.
The Murtalbahn steam train is a historic part of the town, as well as one of its tourist attractions.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1869 | 1,293 | — |
| 1880 | 1,409 | +9.0% |
| 1890 | 1,377 | −2.3% |
| 1900 | 1,679 | +21.9% |
| 1910 | 1,807 | +7.6% |
| 1923 | 1,990 | +10.1% |
| 1934 | 2,117 | +6.4% |
| 1939 | 2,279 | +7.7% |
| 1951 | 2,838 | +24.5% |
| 1961 | 2,794 | −1.6% |
| 1971 | 2,711 | −3.0% |
| 1981 | 2,622 | −3.3% |
| 1991 | 2,443 | −6.8% |
| 2001 | 2,331 | −4.6% |
| 2011 | 2,096 | −10.1% |
Personalities
- Ulrich von Liechtenstein (1200-1278), ministerialis, knight and minnesanger
- Fritz Haas (1890-1968), architect
- Brunner & Brunner, music duo
- Klaus Ofner (1968-present), skier
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