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Rundgang durch die Altstadt von Kapfenberg

Kapfenberg

Discover the city's history!

The first traces of human settlement from the Neolithic Age were found in the Rettenwand Cave 5000 years ago.

25 information boards tell of the historical features of the city.


Walk through the
historical center of Kapfenberg

The first castle on the“Chaffenberch” certainly has been built in 1145.

In the year 1240 Kapfenberg has been raised to a market town. Most of the buildings around the old town square are certainly rom this time. The market town of Kapfenberg then developed into a safe haven for citizens being protected by the bends of the“Mürz River”.

It’s location along one of the most important routes from Vienna across the Semmering mountains towards the south of Austria made it one of the most important crossroads for transit travelers, providing customers from the craftsmen settled there.

Since the mid-19th century there was an industrial development of iron and steel production in Kapfenberg, primarily by the company Böhler.

In 1924 Kapfenberg received its status as a city and has developed into a mo- dern industrial city with high standard living.

Hauptplatz Kapfenberg | © TV Kapfenberg
© TV Kapfenberg
Rathaus Kapfenberg
Kandhaus
Mürzbrücke zum Schmidhaus
Altstadtrundgang
Altstadt von Kapfenberg | © Stadtgemeinde Kapfenberg
© Stadtgemeinde Kapfenberg

Contact

Stadtgemeinde Kapfenberg
Sabine Krenn
K.-Wallisch-Platz 1
8605 Kapfenberg
Phone (0043) 3862 22501 1609

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What the weather will be like

Kapfenberg (501m)

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Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
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Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
28.04.2024
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