Fürstenfeld (; hu, Fölöstöm) is a town and a district in southeastern
Austria
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. It is situated within the Austrian
federal state
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of
Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
, near the border of
Hungary
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.
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. It was the centre of an eponymous district until the end of 2012, when it was merged with Hartberg to form
Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District
Hartberg-Fürstenfeld is a district in Styria, Austria. It came into effect on January 1, 2013, by merging of the districts of Hartberg and Fürstenfeld.
Municipalities
Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it consists of the follo ...
.
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 spa
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Stegersbach
Stegersbach ( hr, Santalek, hu, Szentelek) is a town in the district of Güssing in the Austrian state of Burgenland.
Population
International relations
Its twin town is Northampton, Pennsylvania
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).
Geography
Fürstenfeld is located in the lower valley near the
Burgenland
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border. Elevation of the urban area ranges from 255m to approximately 300 m ü. A. The city`s central part sits on a river terrace two dozen meters above the valley floor.
History
First human traces in the Fürstenfeld area are attributed to the
Neolithic age
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. There are numerous
Urnfield culture
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archaeological finds and the
Romans
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* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
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also found their way into the later Province of
Noricum
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Slavs
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diffused into the Pannonic region and were followed by Bavarian settlers in the 8th century.
Körmend
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Places of interest
The town is especially well known for its castle which used to belong to the Batthyány family, one of the mo ...
Aindling
Aindling is a market town in Aichach-Friedberg district, in Bavaria, southern Germany.
Partner cities
* Avord, France, since 1977
* Fürstenfeld, Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country i ...
Hans Fronius
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He was born in Sarajevo, which was then a territory of Austria-Hungary (now Bosnia and Hercegovina). His father was descended from an old, aristocratic Tr ...
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* Katharina Paldauf (1625-1675) "flower witch" prosecuted during the Great Witch trial of Feldbach
* (1913, Rudersdorf - 2003)Parlamentarische Materialien: Erklärung des Präsidenten Gottfried Jaud anlässlich des 50. Jahrestages der Gründung des Europarates. Stenografisches Protokoll der 654 Sitzung /Seite 42, http://www.parlament.gv.at/pd/steno/PG/DE/BR/BRSITZ/BRSITZ_00654/SEITE_0042.html?P_PM=SEITE_0042
* Helmut Röhrling (known as ""), member of S.T.S.
* Emmerich Schreiner
* Hanna Schulze-Bauer
* Hannes Schulze-Bauer
* (born 1948, Fürstenfeld), member of S.T.S.
* Fritz Vogt
*
Gregor von Rezzori
Gregor von Rezzori (; May 13, 1914 – April 23, 1998), born Gregor Arnulph Herbert Hilarius von Rezzori d’Arezzo, was an Austrian-born, Romanian, German-language novelist, memoirist, screenwriter and author of radio plays, as well as an actor, ...
, studied in Fürstenfeld
References
Twin towns – sister cities
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Komádi
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Geography
It covers an area of and has a population
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(
Hungary
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Schweiz
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
*
Vișeu de Sus
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,
Rumänien
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*
Aindling
Aindling is a market town in Aichach-Friedberg district, in Bavaria, southern Germany.
Partner cities
* Avord, France, since 1977
* Fürstenfeld, Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country i ...
,
Deutschland
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