Knittelfeld

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Knittelfeld
Knittelfeld is located in Austria
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Knittelfeld
Country Austria
State Styria
District Murtal
Mayor Siegfried Schafarik (SPÖ)
Area 4.53 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation 645 m  (2116 ft)
Population 11,607 (1 January 2011)[1]
 - Density 2,562 /km2 (6,636 /sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KF
Postal code 8720
Area code 03512
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.

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