Knittelfeld

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Knittelfeld
Coat of arms Location
Wappen or image_coa Map of Austria, position of Knittelfeld highlighted
Administration
Country Flag of Austria Austria
State Styria
District Knittelfeld
Mayor Siegfried Schafarik (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area 4.53 km² (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation 645 m  (2116 ft)
Population 12,740  (01/01/2003)
 - Density 2,812 /km² (7,284 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KF
Postal code 8720
Area code 60907
Website www.knittelfeld.at

Coordinates: 47°12′54″N 14°49′46″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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