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 residents
The following are past and present notable residents of Knittelfeld.
 * Hermann Lichtenegger (1900-1984), resistance fighter, politician (KPÖ) and Govt. minister
 * Lizzi Waldmüller (1904–1945), singer and actress
 * Franz Weissmann (1911–2005), a Brazilian sculptor, emigrated to Brazil aged 11, a founder of the Neo-Concrete Movement
 * Karl Troll, (DE Wiki) (1923–1977), politician (SPÖ)
 * Gert Hofbauer (1937-2017), an Austrian conductor and trumpeter.

Sport

 * Zoran Lerchbacher (born 1972), darts player
 * Klaus Ambrosch (born 1973), decathlete
 * Harald Proczyk (born 1975), racing driver
 * Jürgen Saler (born 1977), a retired Austrian footballer who scored over 280 goals
 * Andi Siebenhofer (born 1977), extreme sports athlete and entrepreneur
 * Stefan Rucker (born 1980), former racing cyclist
 * Marcel Ritzmaier (born 1993), football player, played over 240 games