Murau
Information about Murau
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.
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 of 1945 groups of resistances freed those prisoners. The area was not occupied by the Russians. As the Russians came near Murau, some people of Murau freed the British prisoners to tell the Russians that Murau is already occupied by the British. The Russians returned and Murau was free.
History
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Murau
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 of 1945 groups of resistances freed those prisoners. The area was not occupied by the Russians. As the Russians came near Murau, some people of Murau freed the British prisoners to tell the Russians that Murau is already occupied by the British. The Russians returned and Murau was free.
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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| Drnstein in der Steiermark | Frojach-Katsch | Krakaudorf | Krakauhintermhlen | Krakauschatten | Kulm am Zirbitz | Lanitz bei Murau | Mariahof | Mhlen | Murau | Neumarkt in Steiermark | Niederwlz | Oberwlz-Stadt | Oberwlz-Umgebung | Perchau am Sattel | Predlitz-Turrach | Ranten | Rinegg | Sankt Blasen | Sankt Georgen ob Murau | Sankt Lambrecht | Sankt Lorenzen bei Scheifling | Sankt Marein bei Neumarkt | Sankt Peter am Kammersberg | Sankt Ruprecht-Falkendorf | Scheifling | Schder | Schnberg-Lachtal | Stadl an der Mur | Stolzalpe | Teufenbach | Triebendorf | Winklern bei Oberwlz | Zeutschach | ||
Bezirk Murau is a district of the state of Styria in Austria.
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Styria (German: Steiermark; Slovenian: Štajerska) is a state or Land, located in the southeast of Austria.
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Mur refers to:
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- Mur or Mura river
- Mur, one of the biggest villages in Novi Pazar county, Serbia. It is located in the southern suburbs of Novi Pazar town.
- Mur, Switzerland, a commune in Vaud and Avenches
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Ulrich von Liechtenstein (1200 – 1278) was a mediaeval nobleman, knight, politician, and minnesanger. He was born in 1200 in Murau, located in present day Austria. After the usual noble training as a page and a squire to Margrave Heinrich of Istria, he was knighted by Duke
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Bronze 1992 Albertville 3 x 10 km team
World Championships
Gold 1991 Val di Fiemme 3 x 10 km team
Bronze 1991 Val di Fiemme 15 km individual
Klaus Ofner
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World Championships
Gold 1991 Val di Fiemme 3 x 10 km team
Bronze 1991 Val di Fiemme 15 km individual
Klaus Ofner
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Austria is divided into 84 political districts (Politische Bezirke), and 15 Statutarstädte which form their own districts.
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Bezirk Murau is a district of the state of Styria in Austria.
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Sankt Lambrecht is a municipality in the District of Murau, Styria, Austria, and the highest market town in the state (1028 meters above sea level) on the Thajagraben, the Styrian-Carinthian border mountain.
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Sankt Peter am Kammersberg is a small village in Austria in the province of Styria Styria with 2.179 inhabitants (Census 2001). It was first mentioned in documents in the year 1007.
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Sankt Ruprecht-Falkendorf is a small village of 534 inhabitants in the District Murau, Styria. It was created on 1 January 2005 by the fusion of Falkenstein and Sankt Ruprecht ob Murau.
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Scheifling is a small village in Austria in the province of Styria. As of 2001, it has a population of 1,665. It was first mentioned 978 AD as 'Sublich'. One of many riparian villages along the Mur River, Scheifling is a popular stop for bicyclists traveling along the Mur Bike
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