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| Leoben | ||
| federal state | Styria | |
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| Residents | 24.645 (2018) | |
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Leoben is an industrial city in the Styria, in the Murtal on a double loop of the Mur and with around 25,000 inhabitants the second largest city in Styria. The city is the economic center of Upper Styria and is home to the Austrian Mining University as well as a technical college. In the Donawitz district an important steelworks, in the Göß district the seat of the important Gösser brewery.
background
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport is that Graz Airport
(IATA: GRZ), approx. 70 km. If you want to fly yourself, you don't get much closer: the next airfield is Kapfenberg (LOGK) (approx. 25 km) with a 600 m grass runway.
By train
Alongside Bruck an der Mur, Leoben is an important railway junction in Upper Styria.
- All trains, including express trains on the railway line Vienna–Klagenfurt stop in Leoben.
- All trains on the Schoberpass route also stop in Leoben (Graz - Selzthal)
By bus
Flixbus actually drives to Leoben. The bus stop is at the station forecourt.
In the street
From Vienna Via A 2 to the Seebenstein junction and on the S 6 to Leoben. From Salzburg or Linz or. Passau Via the A 1 or A 8 to Voralpenkreuz and on the A 9 to the St. Michael junction, from there on the S 6 to Leoben.
mobility
The city has 7 inner-city bus routes as well as buses to the neighboring communities (bus schedule, As of May 2013).
Tourist Attractions
- main square
: Town houses with Gothic or Renaissance core, baroque Hacklhaus, old town hall (1485, tower from 1568), plague column, angel fountain, miners fountain - City parish church of St. Xavier. (1665).
- Romanesque Church of St. James. Gothic after 1500, later rebuilt in Baroque style.
- Mushroom Tower. (1616) (landmark of the city).
- 1 City Theatre.
(1790/91). - Göß Abbey
- 1 Maßenburg ruins
Museums and collections
- 2 MuseumsCenter and Kunsthalle Leoben, Kirchgasse 6, 8700 Leoben. Tel.: 43(0)3842 4062-408, Email: [email protected]. With changing special exhibitions. Groups of 10 people or more after registration.Open: Tue-Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Exhibition "Historical Defense Weapons" in the Schwammerlturm. Open: Mon-Sat 12 p.m.-6 p.m.Price: free entry.
- Donawitz Metallurgy Museum. Tel.: 43(0)50304 252261. Open: Tue 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and by appointmentPrice: free entry.
- Gösser Brewing Museum. Tel.: 43(0)3842 2090-5802. (Guided tours for individual visitors: April – October: Sat, Sun and public holidays 11.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m.; adults € 8, schoolchildren: € 5. Group tours: all year round Mon – Sun, only after prior registration, adults € 7, schoolchildren: € 4 , 50).
activities
- Hiking: hiking trails to the surrounding mountains (including local mountain Mugel, 1630 m, approx. 3 hours)
- Cycling: Leoben is on Murradweg
- Swim: 2 Asia Spa outdoor pool, In der Au 3, 8700 Leoben. Tel.: 43 3842 24500, Fax: 43 3842 24500-505, Email: [email protected].
shop
- 1 Leoben City Shopping, Hauptplatz 19, 8700 Leoben. Tel.: 43 3842 47100, Fax: 43 3842 47100-33, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
security
health
Practical advice
trips
- Vordernberg (approx. 18 km), historical blast furnace systems (wheel works)
- Erzberg, whose iron ore is partly smelted in Leoben (approx. 40 km, guided tours)
- Seckau Abbey (approx. 35 km)
literature
Web links
- https://www.leoben.at/ - Official website of Leoben
- Website of the Leoben Tourism Association
