- Murau
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Murau Country Austria State Styria District Murau Mayor Thomas Kalcher (ÖVP) Area 10.75 km2 (4 sq mi) Elevation 829 m (2720 ft) Population 2,096 (1 January 2011)[1] - Density 195 /km² (505 /sq mi) Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate MU Postal code 8850 Area code 03532 Website murau.steiermark.at Coordinates: 47°06′43″N 14°10′23″E / 47.11194°N 14.17306°E
Murau is the capital of the district of the same name in Styria, located along the Mur river. It has a population of 2,331.
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History
The area was already settled in the Bronze Age and Roman time, for the first time document which mentioned Murau was in the year 1250.
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 resistances freed those prisoners.
Notable inhabitants
- Ulrich von Liechtenstein (around 1200-1275), poet
- Fritz Haas (1890-1968), architect
- Brunner & Brunner, music duo
- Klaus Ofner (* 1968), skier
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External links
Categories:- Cities and towns in Styria
- Styria geography stubs
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