Fürstenfeld
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Fürstenfeld is a town and a district in southeastern Austria
. It is situated within the Austrian federal state
of Styria
According to the 2005 census, Fürstenfeld has 5,986 citizens within its communal area, the larger urban area of Fürstenfeld includes approximately 20% more citizens.
Fürstenfeld was founded around 1170 as a fortress and received its town charter in 1215. Today it is known for its schools, middle-sized industry, and vicinity to several thermal spas (Loipersdorf
, Blumau, Stegersbach
).
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Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. It is situated within the Austrian federal state
States of Austria
Austria is a federal republic made up of nine states, known in German as Länder . Since Land is also the German word for a country, the term Bundesländer is often used instead to avoid ambiguity. The Constitution of Austria uses both terms...
of Styria
According to the 2005 census, Fürstenfeld has 5,986 citizens within its communal area, the larger urban area of Fürstenfeld includes approximately 20% more citizens.
Fürstenfeld was founded around 1170 as a fortress and received its town charter in 1215. Today it is known for its schools, middle-sized industry, and vicinity to several thermal spas (Loipersdorf
Loipersdorf bei Fürstenfeld
Loipersdorf bei Fürstenfeld is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeld in Styria, Austria.- Spa :The Thermae Loipersdorf Spa is well known for its size ....
, Blumau, Stegersbach
Stegersbach
Stegersbach is a town in the district of Güssing in Burgenland in Austria.Its twin town is Northampton, Pennsylvania....
).
Twin towns — Sister cities
Fürstenfeld is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
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, Romania
People
- AnitaAnita (singer)Anita is an Austrian singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.- Eurovision Song Contest :...
- Bert IsatitschBert IsatitschBert Isatitsch was an Austrian educator who later became the first president of the International Luge Federation , serving from its 1957 establishment until his 1994 death.-Education career:...
- Fritz VogtFritz VogtFritz Vogt was a Sturmbannführer in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves.Vogt volunteered for the SS in April 1935 and was posted to the Germania Regiment...
- Emmerich Schreiner
- Hans FroniusHans FroniusHans Fronius was an Austrian painter and illustrator.He was born in Sarajevo, which was then a territory of Austria-Hungary . His father was descended from an old, aristocratic Transylvanian Saxon family [see Fronius]...
- Richard Kriesche
- Karl Mader, painter, graphic artist
- Max Keimel
- Max J. Hiti
- Helmut Röhrling (known as "Schiffkowitz")
- Günter Timischl (born 1948, Fürstenfeld)
- Hannes Schulze-Bauer
- Hanna Schulze-Bauer
- Josef Reichl (1913, Rudersdorf - 2003)
- Herbert Depisch
- Gregor von RezzoriGregor von RezzoriGregor von Rezzori , born Gregor Arnulph Hilarius d'Arezzo, was an Austrian-born German-language novelist, memoirist, screenwriter and author of radio plays, as well as an actor, journalist, visual artist, art critic and art collector...
, studied here
- Richard L. HeschlRichard L. HeschlRichard Ladislaus Heschl was an Austrian anatomist. In 1849 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Vienna and in 1850 became an assistant to Carl von Rokitansky . Later, he became a professor at Olmütz , Krakow , Graz and Vienna...
, born nearby