Fürstenfeld, Styria, Austria
🇦🇹 Fürstenfeld is a town and a district in south-eastern Austria. It is situated within the Austrian federal state of Styria, near the border of Hungary. 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.
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 spas (Loipersdorf, Bad Blumau, Stegersbach).
1Geography Fürstenfeld is located in the lower Feistritz [ceb; de; sh; sv] valley near the Burgenland 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.
1History First human traces in the Fürstenfeld area are attributed to the Neolithic age. There are numerous Urnfield culture archaeological finds and the Romans also found their way into the later Province of Noricum bordering their Pannonia province. From the 6th century on, Slavs diffused into the Pannonic region and were followed by Bavarian settlers in the 8th century.
1Europe/Vienna/Styria
Fürstenfeld has a population of over 6,018 people. Fürstenfeld also forms part of the wider Hartberg-Fürstenfeld District which has a population of over 89,252 people. Fürstenfeld is situated near Hartberg.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Fürstenfeld has links with:
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🇭🇺 Dunaújváros 46.981
🇦🇹 Neunkirchen 16.083
🇮🇹 Vibo Valentia 16.083
🇵🇱 Nowy Tomyśl 16.133
🇸🇮 Murska Sobota 16.166
🇸🇪 Norrköping 16.188
Locations Near: Fürstenfeld 16.0833,47.05
🇦🇹 Feldbach 15.883,46.95 d: 18.8
🇦🇹 Hartberg 15.949,47.3 d: 29.6
🇸🇮 Murska Sobota 16.166,46.661 d: 43.7
🇭🇺 Szombathely 16.622,47.235 d: 45.6
🇦🇹 Leibnitz 15.533,46.767 d: 52.3
🇸🇮 Maribor 15.646,46.557 d: 64.1
🇦🇹 Neunkirchen 16.083,47.733 d: 76
Antipodal to: Fürstenfeld -163.917,-47.05
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🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16480.1
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16317.1
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16250.1
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12537.4
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12442.2
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12427.5
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12423.6