Knittelfeld
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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 people
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), Brazilian sculptor, emigrated to Brazil aged 11, a founder of the Neo-Concrete Movement
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- Gert Hofbauer (1937–2017), 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
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