Frauenberg is a former municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in

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. Since the 2015

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, it is part of the municipality

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.Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark
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History

In 1354 a chapel was built on a site then occupied by a statue of

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. The chapel was replaced in 1489 by a church in the

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style, and this in turn was replaced by a Baroque church in 1769. Here, in 1775, the famous

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Anton Römer installed an organ.

References

Cities and towns in Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District Fischbach Alps {{Styria-geo-stub