Kapfenberg
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| name = Kapfenberg
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| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = M%C3%BCrztal_Kapfenberg.JPG
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| image_caption = Overview of Kapfenberg in Styria
| image_shield = AUT Kapfenberg COA.svg
| image_flag = Banner der Stadtgemeinde Kapfenberg.gif
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| pushpin_map = Austria
| pushpin_mapsize = 270
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Austria
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| map_caption = Location within Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district
| coordinates = {{coord|47|26|N|15|17|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Austria
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Styria
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Bruck-Mürzzuschlag
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| parts_style = para
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Matthäus Bachernegg (SPÖ){{cite web|url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/muerztal/19341363/matthaeus-bachernegg-will-mit-reissverschluss-liste-buergermeister|title=Matthäus Bachernegg wants to remain mayor|date=8 February 2025|access-date=1 April 2025|work=Kleinezeitung|lang=de}}
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| area_total_km2 = 82
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| elevation_m = 502
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| population_as_of = 2024
| population_total = 22080
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| timezone = CET
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset = +1
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| registration_plate = BM
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 8605
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 03862
| website = {{url|www.kapfenberg.at}}
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Kapfenberg ({{IPA|de|ˈkapfənbɛʁk|}}) is a city in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district of the Austrian state of Styria. It lies in the valley of the Mürz river in central Austria. With an estimated population of 22,080 individuals in 2024, it is the third largest city in Styria. The 13th century Oberkapfenberg castle hosts the annual Ritterfest ("knights festival").
Geography
Kapfenberg is a city in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district of the Austrian state of Styria.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/austria/cities/|title=Cities of Austria|work=Citypopulation.de|access-date=1 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-58505.html|title=Kapfenberg|work=Mindat|access-date=1 June 2024}} It lies in the valley of the Mürz river near the Eastern Alps.{{cite journal|title=Tectonics and sedimentation in the Fohnsdorf-Seckau Basin (Miocene, Austria): From a pull-apart basin to a half-graben|date=August 2001|journal=International Journal of Earth Sciences|volume=90|issue=3|pages=549-559|doi=10.1007/s005310000180|author1=Philipp Strauss|author2=Michael Wagreich|author3=Kurt Decker|author4=Reinhard Sachsenhofer}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/reference-waterbase-rivers-2/reference-waterbase-rivers-stations-characteristic-data/stations_rivers_en_v3.xls/download|title=River stations|work=European Environment agency|access-date=1 June 2024}} The city incorporates 15 settlements, the largest of which is Hafendorf.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/austria/localities/bruckmurzzuschlag/62140__kapfenberg/|title=Kapfenberg|work=Citypopulation.de|access-date=1 June 2024}}
The Oberkapfenberg castle near the town was built in the 12th century by the Lords of Stubenberg and expanded in the 15th century. The castle went to a dilapidated condition in the 17th century before being restored in the 19th century. In 1992, it was purchased by the municipality of Kapfenberg, and it hosts the annual Ritterfest ("knights festival").{{cite web|url=https://www.steiermark.com/de/Hochsteiermark/Urlaub-planen/Ausflugsziele/Burg-Oberkapfenberg_isd_282423|title=Oberkapfenberg castle|work=Steirmark|access-date=1 June 2024}}
Demographics
With an estimated population of 22,080 individuals in 2024, it is the third largest city in Styria.{{cite web|url=https://www.top10cities.net/country/austria-steiermark.php|title=Top ten cities in Styria|work=Top ten cities|access-date=1 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://manufacturing-today.com/news/bohler-schmiedetechnik/|title=Schmiedetechnik: Forging the future|work=Manufacturing today|access-date=1 June 2024}} The population consisted of 10,901 males and 11,179 females, while 3,405 inhabitants (15.4%) were under the age of seventeen. Apart from Austrians, who make up nearly 78% of the population, the town also had a significant proportion of people from other countries majorly from Switzerland. The town is a major steel production center, with the stainless steel factory operated by manufacturer voestalpine having an annual capacity of 205,000 tonnes.{{cite news|url=https://www.gifa.com/en/Media_News/News/voestalpine_opens_new,_innovative_stainless_steel_mill_in_Kapfenberg|title=Voestalpine opens new, innovative stainless steel mill in Kapfenberg|work=Gifa|access-date=1 June 2024}}
Sports
The Franz Fekete Stadium is a 12,000 seater football stadium in the city. Inaugurated in 1950, it is home to the Austrian Bundesliga club Kapfenberger SV.{{cite web|url=http://www.kapfenberg.at/system/web/gemeindebetrieb.aspx?menuonr=218707899&detailonr=105317640|title=Stadtgemeinde Kapfenberg - Startseite|work=Kapfenber.at|access-date=1 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/aut/franz_fekete_stadion|title=Franz Fekete Stadium|work=Stadium database|access-date=1 June 2024}} Formed in 1976, the Kapfenberg Bulls is a team in the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga, the highest professional basketball league in Austria.{{cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Kapfenberg-Bulls/2082|title=Kapfenberg Bulls|work=Eurobasket|access-date=1 June 2024}} In 1970, Kapfenberg hosted the European Team Chess Championship, which was won by the Soviet Union.{{cite web|url=https://www.olimpbase.org/1970e/1970in.html?__r=2.d830854a900d84dd0e1c5bb16b2e3d47|title=1970 European Team Chess Championship|work=Olimpbase|access-date=1 June 2024}}
Notable people
- Ernst Kovacic (born 1943), violinist and conductor{{cite web|url=https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Kovacic_Ernst/59295|title=Ernst Kovacic|work=Naxos|access-date=1 June 2024}}
- Melitta Breznik (born 1961), doctor and writer{{cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.de/Autor/Melitta_Breznik/p74428.rhd|title=Melitta Breznik (Autorin) – Luchterhand Literaturverlag|work=Random House|access-date=1 June 2014}}
- Peter Nehr (born 1952), American politician{{cite web|url=https://public.lobbytools.com/index.cfm?type=legislators&id=376|title=Peter Nehr|work=Lobby tools|access-date=1 June 2024}}
- Peter Pilz (born 1954), politician{{cite journal|last=Jenny|first=Marcelo|date=2019|title=Austria: Political Developments and Data in 2018|journal=European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook|volume=58|issue=1|pages=21–29|doi=10.1111/2047-8852.12268|issn=2047-8852|doi-access=free}}
- Ruth Feldgrill-Zankel (born 1942), politician{{cite web|url=https://austria-forum.org/af/AEIOU/Feldgrill-Zankel%2C_Ruth/Feldgrill-Zankel%2C_Ruth_english|title=Feldgrill-Zankel, Ruth|work=Austria-Forum|date=25 March 2016|access-date=7 November 2019}}
- Ulrike Diebold (born 1961), physicist and materials scientist{{cite web|url=https://www.leopoldina.org/fileadmin/redaktion/Mitglieder/CV_Diebold_Ulrike_D.pdf|title=Curriculum Vitae Dr. Ulrike Diebold|work=Leopoldina|access-date=1 June 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{in lang|de}} {{Official website|http://www.kapfenberg.at}}
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