Knittelfeld
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.
Notable people
The following are past and present notable residents of Knittelfeld.- Hermann Lichtenegger, resistance fighter, politician and Govt. minister
- Lizzi Waldmüller, singer and actress
- Franz Weissmann, Brazilian sculptor, emigrated to Brazil aged 11, a founder of the Neo-Concrete Movement
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- Gert Hofbauer, Austrian conductor and trumpeter
Sport
- Zoran Lerchbacher, darts player
- Klaus Ambrosch, decathlete
- Harald Proczyk, racing driver
- Jürgen Saler, a retired Austrian footballer who scored over 280 goals
- Andi Siebenhofer, extreme sports athlete and entrepreneur
- Stefan Rucker, former racing cyclist
- Marcel Ritzmaier, football player, played over 240 games