Murau District (German: Bezirk Murau [ˈmuːʁaʊ̯]) is a district of the state of Styria in Austria. It has 26,898 inhabitants.
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Municipalities
Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it consists of the following municipalities:
Municipalities before 2015
Suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.
Dürnstein in der Steiermark
Wildbad Einöd
Frojach-Katsch
Frojach, Katsch an der Mur, Saurau
Krakaudorf
Krakauhintermühlen
Krakauschatten
Kulm am Zirbitz
Laßnitz bei Murau
Laßnitz-Lambrecht, Laßnitz-Murau, Sankt Egidi
Mariahof
Baierdorf
Mühlen
Jakobsberg, Noreia, Sankt Veit in der Gegend
Murau
Neumarkt in Steiermark
Niederwölz
Oberwölz Stadt
Oberwölz, Vorstadt
Oberwölz Umgebung
Hinterburg, Krumegg, Raiming, Salchau, Schöttl
Perchau am Sattel
Predlitz-Turrach
Einach, Predlitz, Turrach
Ranten
Freiberg, Seebach
Rinegg
Sankt Blasen
Sankt Georgen ob Murau
Bodendorf, Lutzmannsdorf, Sankt Lorenzen ob Murau
Sankt Lambrecht
Sankt Lorenzen bei Scheifling
Feßnach, Puchfeld
Sankt Marein bei Neumarkt
Sankt Georgen bei Neumarkt
Sankt Peter am Kammersberg
Althofen, Feistritz am Kammersberg, Kammersberg, Mitterdorf, Peterdorf, Pöllau am Greim
Sankt Ruprecht-Falkendorf
Falkendorf, Sankt Ruprecht ob Murau
Scheifling
Lind bei Scheifling
Schöder
Baierdorf, Schöderberg
Schönberg-Lachtal
Dürnberg, Schönberg bei Niederwölz
Stadl an der Mur
Paal, Sonnberg, Stadl an der Mur, Steindorf
Stolzalpe
Teufenbach
Triebendorf
Winklern bei Oberwölz
Eselsberg, Mainhartsdorf
Zeutschach
Demographics
As of 2025, the population is 26,898, of which 49.4% are male and 50.6% are female. Minors make up 15.7% of the population, and seniors make up 26.1%.
Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 6.2% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Germany, Hungary, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Romania.