Kapfenberg

Kapfenberg
Municipality
Overview of Kapfenberg in central Austria
Flag Coat of arms
Kapfenberg Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°26′N 15°17′E
Country	Austria
State	Styria
District	Bruck-Mürzzuschlag
Government
• Mayor	Friedrich Kratzer (SPÖ)
Area
• Total	82.08 km2 (31.69 sq mi)
Elevation	502 m (1,647 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	22,798
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8605
Area code	03862
Vehicle registration	BM
Website	www.kapfenberg.at

Kapfenberg [ˈkapfənbɛʁk], with around 22,609 inhabitants, is the third largest city in Styria, Austria, near Bruck an der Mur. The town's landmark is Burg Oberkapfenberg. Its main employer is the steel manufacturer Böhler.

The town has a swimming complex, a football stadium (Franz Fekete Stadium) 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 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)

View of Kapfenberg from Schlossberg.

External links

Media related to Kapfenberg at Wikimedia Commons

• (in German) Official website