Kapfenberg , with around 22,609 inhabitants, is the third largest city in
Styria,
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
, near
Bruck an der Mur. The town's landmark is
Burg Oberkapfenberg. Its main employer is the steel manufacturer
Böhler
Böhler, is an Austrian trader for special steel. Its multinational presence includes locations around the world, including the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Böhler concentrates in very specific grades of steel, requiring great strength, st ...
.
The town has a swimming complex, a
football stadium (
Franz Fekete Stadium
Franz Fekete Stadion is a multipurpose stadium in Kapfenberg, Austria. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Kapfenberger SV. The stadium was constructed in 1950, and currently holds 10,000 people. It was named in 20 ...
) used by the club
Kapfenberger SV
Kapfenberger SV is an Austrian association football club from Kapfenberg. They won the 2007–08 Austrian Football First League and advanced to the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1919 as ''Kapfenberger SC''. The club was renamed ...
, and an ice rink. The
Kapfenberg Bulls is a team in the
, the highest professional basketball league in Austria.
In 1970, Kapfenberg hosted the
European Team Chess Championship
The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...
, which was won by the
Soviet Union
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.
Notable people
''In alphabetic order''
*
Melitta Breznik
Melitta Breznik (born Kapfenberg 1961) is a senior doctor, specializing in psychiatry and a writer of novels and short stories. She was born in southern Austria, though most of her professional life has been spent in Switzerland.
Melitta Brezn ...
(born 1961), doctor and writer
* Ruth Feldgrill-Zankel (born 1942), politician (ÖVP)
* Erika Kloepfer (1913-2000), painter
* Ernst Kovacic (born 1943), violinist and conductor
*
Peter Nehr
Peter Nehr (born June 29, 1952) is an Austrian-born United States, American politician and former United States Republican Party, Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives who represented the 48th District of Florida from 2006 to ...
(born 1952), US-American politician
*
Peter Pilz
Peter Pilz (born 22 January 1954) is an Austrian politician ( JETZT). From 1986 to 2017, he was a member of the Austrian Green Party.
Political career
Born in Kapfenberg, Styria, Pilz has been a member of the Austrian Parliament (''Nationalrat'' ...
(born 1954), politician (The Greens)
* Brigitte Schwarz (born 1960), mayor of Kapfenberg 2005-2012
* Albin Stranig (1908-1944), painter and sculptor
* Wulfing von Stubenberg (1259-1318), Catholic bishop
* Manfred Wegscheider (born 1949), politician (SPÖ)
References
External links
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Cities and towns in Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District
Fischbach Alps
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