Kapfenberg , with around 22,609 inhabitants, is the third largest city in
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, near
Bruck an der Mur
Bruck an der Mur is a city of some 13,500 people located in the district Bruck-Mürzzuschlag, in the Austrian state of Styria. It is located at the confluence of the Mur and Mürz Rivers. Its manufacturing includes metal products and paper. Br ...
. The town's landmark is
Burg Oberkapfenberg
Oberkapfenberg Castle (german: Burg Oberkapfenberg) is a castle in 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 s ...
. Its main employer is the steel manufacturer
Böhler.
The town has a swimming complex, a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
stadium (
Franz Fekete Stadium) used by the club
Kapfenberger SV, and an ice rink. The
Kapfenberg Bulls
Kapfenberg Bulls, also known simply as Bulls, is a professional basketball club that is based in Kapfenberg, Styria, Austria.
History
Since 1991, the Kapfenberg Bulls have played in the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga, the highest Austri ...
is a team in the
Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga, the highest professional basketball league in Austria.
In 1970, Kapfenberg hosted the
European Team Chess Championship, which was won by the
Soviet Union.
Notable people
''In alphabetic order''
*
Melitta Breznik (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 (born 1952), US-American politician
*
Peter Pilz (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
*
Cities and towns in Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District
Fischbach Alps
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