Frauenberg, Styria

Frauenberg
Frauenberg

Location within Austria

Coordinates: 47°26′00″N 15°21′00″E / 47.43333°N 15.35000°ECoordinates: 47°26′00″N 15°21′00″E / 47.43333°N 15.35000°E
Country Austria
State Styria
District Bruck-Mürzzuschlag
Government
  Mayor Franz Meisenbichler (ÖVP)
Area
  Total 20.62 km2 (7.96 sq mi)
Elevation 941 m (3,087 ft)
Population (1 January 2014)[1]
  Total 147
  Density 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 8600
Area code 03862
Vehicle registration BM
Website www.frauenberg.at

Frauenberg is a municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria.

History

In 1354 a chapel was built on a site then occupied by a statue of the Virgin Mary. The chapel was replaced in 1489 by a church in the late Gothic style, and this in turn was replaced by a Baroque church in 1769. Here, in 1775, the famous organ builder Anton Römer installed an organ.

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