# Rottenmann

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Municipality in Styria, Austria

Rottenmann Rottnmau Municipality Rottenmann seen from the Strechau Castle Coat of arms Rottenmann Location within Austria Coordinates: 47°31′36″N 14°21′21″E / 47.52667°N 14.35583°E / 47.52667; 14.35583 Country Austria State Styria District Liezen Government • Mayor Günter Gangl (ÖVP) Area [1] • Total 205.48 km2 (79.34 sq mi) Elevation 681 m (2,234 ft) Population (2018-01-01)[2] • Total 5,232 • Density 25.46/km2 (65.95/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 8786 Area code +43 3614 Vehicle registration LI Website rottenmann.at

**Rottenmann** (German: [\[ˈʁotn̩.man\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German); [Central Bavarian](/source/Central_Bavarian): *Rottnmau*) is a town in [Styria](/source/Styria) in [Austria](/source/Austria), near the [Rottenmanner Tauern](/source/Rottenmanner_Tauern). Rottenmann was first referred to in a document in 927. It received its town charter in 1279 from King Rudolf von Habsburg.

## Name

The name *Rottenmann* is a semi-translation of old [Slavic](/source/Slavic_languages) **čьrmьn′ane*, ultimately derived from the adjective **čьrmьnъ* 'red' (cf. German *rot* 'red'). The place name was recorded in 1048 as *Cirminah*, derived from the [hydronym](/source/Hydronym) **Čьrmьna* 'red (river)'.[3][4][5]

## Population

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Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1869 3,080 — 1880 3,114 +1.1% 1890 3,069 −1.4% 1900 3,790 +23.5% 1910 4,630 +22.2% 1923 4,749 +2.6% 1934 4,971 +4.7% 1939 4,678 −5.9% 1951 4,858 +3.8% 1961 4,896 +0.8% 1971 5,588 +14.1% 1981 5,420 −3.0% 1991 5,431 +0.2% 2001 5,489 +1.1% 2011 5,154 −6.1% 2021 5,111 −0.8%

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018"](http://www.statistik.at/web_de/klassifikationen/regionale_gliederungen/dauersiedlungsraum/index.html) (in German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018"](https://www.statistik.at/web_de/klassifikationen/regionale_gliederungen/gemeinden/index.html) (in German). Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Lapajne, Iva. 1884. *Politična in kulturna zgodovina štajerskih Slovencev*. Ljubljana: J. Rudolf Milic, p. 25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *Altdeutsches Namenbuch: die Überlieferung der Ortsnamen in Österreich und Südtirol von den Anfängen bis 1200.* 1989. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Snoj, Marko (2009). *Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen*. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 101.

## External links

- [Rottenmann](http://www.rottenmann.at)

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