# Muhr

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{{For|the municipality in Bavaria, Germany|Muhr am See}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name            = Muhr
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| settlement_type = [Municipality](/source/Municipality_(Austria))
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| image_caption   = Mur valley
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| subdivision_type  = Country
| subdivision_name  = [Austria](/source/Austria)
| subdivision_type1 = [State](/source/States_of_Austria)
| subdivision_name1 = [Salzburg](/source/Salzburg_(state))
| subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/District_(Austria))
| subdivision_name2 = [Tamsweg](/source/Tamsweg_District)
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| leader_name   = Ernst Josef Kandler
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| registration_plate = [TA](/source/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Austria)
| postal_code_type   = [Postal code](/source/List_of_postal_codes_in_Austria)
| postal_code        = 5583
| area_code_type = [Area code](/source/Telephone_numbers_in_Austria)
| area_code      = 06479
| website   = [http://www.muhr.gv.at www.muhr.gv.at]
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'''Muhr''' is a municipality of the [Tamsweg District](/source/Tamsweg_District) in the [Austria](/source/Austria)n state of [Salzburg](/source/Salzburg_(state)).

==Geography==
thumb|left|Main road and parish church
It is located in a southwestern valley of the Salzburg Lungau region at the source of the river [Mur](/source/Mur_(river)) River, between the [Hohe Tauern](/source/Hohe_Tauern) and the [Niedere Tauern](/source/Niedere_Tauern) ranges of the [Central Eastern Alps](/source/Central_Eastern_Alps). The mountains of the [Ankogel Group](/source/Ankogel_Group) in the south separate it from the state of [Carinthia](/source/Carinthia_(state)).

The municipal area comprises the [Katastralgemeinde](/source/Katastralgemeinde)n of Vordermuhr, Hintermuhr, and Schellgaden. In the west it adjoins the Hohe Tauern [national park](/source/National_parks_of_Austria).

==History==
Like the eponymous river, its name may derive from [Proto-Celtic](/source/Proto-Celtic_language) ''mori'', 'water' (compare [Welsh](/source/Welsh_language) ''môr'' or English [mere](/source/Mere_(lake))). The Lungau region belonged to the Prince-[Archbishopric of Salzburg](/source/Prince-Archbishopric_of_Salzburg) until its [secularisation](/source/German_Mediatisation) in 1803. The settlement was first mentioned about 1470, the [St. Rupert](/source/Rupert_of_Salzburg) Church in a 1523 deed. Muhr once was a [mining](/source/mining) area for [gold](/source/gold) and [arsenic](/source/arsenic).

A local custom is the annual procession with ''Prangstangen'', up to 8&nbsp;m (26&nbsp;ft) high wooden poles which are decorated with flowers and carried by local bachelors on the [Feast of Saints Peter and Paul](/source/Feast_of_Saints_Peter_and_Paul), June 29 into the church. Muhr is also known for its [Samson parades](/source/Samson_in_popular_culture).

In some countries there is a tribe called Muhur, with other spelling variations like Muhr, Mohor, Mouhur. So the name of the place could have other origins.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

==Politics==
Seats in the municipal council (''Gemeinderat'') as of 2009 elections:
* [Austrian People's Party](/source/Austrian_People's_Party) (ÖVP): 4
* [Social Democratic Party of Austria](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Austria) (SPÖ): 4
* [Freedom Party of Austria](/source/Freedom_Party_of_Austria) (FPÖ): 1

==References==
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{{commons category|Muhr, Salzburg}}
{{Cities and towns in Tamsweg (district)}}

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Category:Cities and towns in Tamsweg District
Category:Radstadt Tauern

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