Rottenmann

Rottenmann (; Central Bavarian: Rottnmau) is a town in Styria in Austria, near the Rottenmanner Tauern. Rottenmann was first referred to in a document in 927. It received its town charter in 1279 from King Rudolf von Habsburg.

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Settlement.name: Rottenmann
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Stadt Rottenmann (Westansicht).JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Rottenmann seen from the Strechau Castle
Settlement.image_shield: Führt kein Wappen seit der Gemeindefusion in der Steiermark 2015.png
Settlement.shield_size: 80x110px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Austria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Austria
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Liezen district
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name

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==Name== The name Rottenmann is a semi-translation of old Slavic *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 *Čьrmьna 'red (river)'.