Murau
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| 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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[edit] 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.
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.
[edit] Notable inhabitants
- 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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