Murau
Encyclopedia
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.
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 resistances freed those prisoners.
Murau (district)
Bezirk Murau is a district of the state of Styria in Austria.-Municipalities:Suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.* Dürnstein in der Steiermark**Wildbad Einöd* Frojach-Katsch...
in Styria, located along the Mur
Mur
Mur may refer to:* Mur River , a river in Central Europe* Mur, Switzerland, a commune in Vaud and Avenches* Mur, a large village south of Novi Pazar, Serbia* Mur, part of the village of Murzasichle, Poland...
river. It has a population of 2,331.
History
The area was already settled in the Bronze Age and Roman time, for the first time document which mentioned Murau was 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 resistances freed those prisoners.
Notable inhabitants
- Ulrich von LiechtensteinUlrich von LiechtensteinUlrich von Liechtenstein was a medieval nobleman, knight, politician, and minnesanger. He was born in 1200 in Murau, located in present day Austria. After the usual noble training as a page and a squire to Margrave Heinrich of Istria, he was knighted by Duke Leopold VI of Austria in 1223...
(around 1200-1275), poet - Fritz Haas (1890-1968), architect
- Brunner & Brunner, music duo
- Klaus OfnerKlaus OfnerKlaus Ofner in Murau, Steiermark) is an Austrian nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s...
(* 1968), skier