The Mürz () is a river of
Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
,
Austria
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, with a length of . Its
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
is .
The Mürz begins at the confluence of the and near Kaltenbach,
Neuberg and the border to
Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt ...
. It passes through
Mürzzuschlag. Along its course are the tracks of the
Southern Railway as well as the highway . The Mürz discharges into the
Mur in
Bruck an der Mur.
References
Rivers of Styria
Rax-Schneeberg Group
Mürzsteg Alps
Fischbach Alps
Rivers of Austria
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