Kapfenberg , with around 22,609 inhabitants, is the third largest city in

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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. Bru ...

. The town's landmark is Burg Oberkapfenberg. Its main employer is the steel manufacturer Böhler. The town has a swimming complex, a

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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 ...

) used by the club Kapfenberger SV, and an ice rink. The Kapfenberg Bulls 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

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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 (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)

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* Cities and towns in Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District Fischbach Alps {{Styria-geo-stub