Frauenberg, Styria

Frauenberg is a former municipality in the district of Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Sankt Marein im Mürztal.^[2]

Frauenberg
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Frauenberg Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°26′00″N 15°21′00″E
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Bruck-Mürzzuschlag
Area
• Total	20.62 km2 (7.96 sq mi)
Elevation	941 m (3,087 ft)
Population  (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	147
• Density	7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8600
Area code	03862
Vehicle registration	BM
Website	www.frauenberg.at

History

In 1354 a chapel was built on a site then occupied by a statue of the Virgin Mary. The chapel was replaced in 1489 by a church in the late Gothic style, and this in turn was replaced by a Baroque church in 1769. Here, in 1775, the famous organ builder Anton Römer installed an organ.