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In 1873, Rosegger married Anna
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Krieglach and MĂĽrzzuschlag) are now unofficially named "Waldheimat" ("Home in the Forest") after the name he gave it himself. The tourism industry in the region still profits from Rosegger's enduring popularity among readers.
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Krieglach, where he lived until his death in 1918, are museums today. The region where he came from (the mountains of the
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Rosegger, who had been ill frequently and seriously, travelled back to his home in
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