!!!Pernegg an der Mur

Pernegg an der Mur, Styria, municipality in the district of Bruck an 
der Mur, alt. 458 m, pop. 2,586 (1981: pop. 2,935), area 
86.04 km%%sup 2/%, commuter area (to Bruck an der Mur, 
Kapfenberg) at the break through of the Mur river south of Bruck 
an der Mur. - Pernegg an der Mur steam-power station (built 
in 1958, 100 MW) and run-of-river power station (built in 1927, 
18 MW) in Kirchdorf; day tourism, businesses. - Pilgrimage church 
of St. Mary (built between 1448-1461, interior redecorated in Baroque 
style 1774-1775) with mural paintings by J. A. Moelk, column high 
altar (1740) with late Gothic miracle-working statue (around 1510) and 
impressive marble tombstone with life-sized sculptures (1590); palace 
(1578-1582) with Rococo stucco ceilings, court with pier arcades; 
castle ruin in Kirchdorf on the west bank of the Mur river (documented 
mention in 1143) and parish church with frescoes (1482), of late 
Baroque design and with objects by R. Kriesche (1993). Pernegg an der 
Mur also comprises the town of Mixnitz with the  Baerenschuetzklamm 
Gorge and the  Drachenhoehle (Dragon's Cave).


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