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Knittelfeld

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Knittelfeld

Total population

12,574

Elevation645 m

Land area13.81 km²

Coordinates47.21°, 14.83°

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City facts

Elevation

645 m

Area

13.81 km²

Official website

www.knittelfeld.at

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Knittelfeld is a city in Styria, Austria, located on the banks of the Mur river.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude

47.2147

Longitude

14.8297

Water area

—

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

40,993

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Great Tit
Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
854
Eurasian Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
562
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
546
Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus (Zetterstedt, 1821) · Insecta
501
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
472
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
461
Coal Tit
Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
384
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves
338

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

83

Largest magnitude

4.7

Largest event

2003-07-21

Most recent

M 4.2 — 2026-07-23
1 km E of Schottwien, Austria
M 4 — 2024-02-01
0 km NNE of Semmering, Austria
M 3.9 — 2021-01-20
3 km NNE of Ardning, Austria
M 4 — 2013-02-02
6 km S of Sittersdorf, Austria
M 4.2 — 2009-05-07
Austria
M 3 — 2008-12-29
1 km SSW of Gurk, Austria

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Franz Böhme

World War II Nazi war criminal (1885-1947)

Friedrich Stadler

Friedrich Stadler

Austrian historian (1951-)

Carmen Kreuzer

Austrian hairdresser and model

Austrian politician (1901-1969)

Austrian ice hockey player

Ignaz Raffalt

Austrian painter (1800-1857)

Austrian author (1953–2023)

Johann Schrotter

Austrian politician (1922-2005)

Leopold von Pebal

Leopold von Pebal

Austrian chemist (1826-1887)

Stefan Haider

Austrian theologian

Austrian stage actor

Austrian writer and journalist (1950-2015)

Austrian musician

Horst-Michael Schaffer

Austrian songwriter

Austrian manager

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Styria

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.24

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,181

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

264

Avg daily Wikipedia views

9

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Knittelfeld

Der Protestantismus in Knittelfeld und Umgebung

Paul Dedic · 1926

Wolfgang Winterleitner · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

Statistik Austria

GKZ: 62041
Population (Wikidata): 12,626
Wikidata: Q494621

Gemeindekennziffer via Wikidata P964

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Open Library
• Statistik Austria — Gemeindekennziffer via Wikidata P964