Kapfenberg

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Kapfenberg
Coat of arms	Location
Image:Kapfenberg Wappen.gif	Image:Map at kapfenberg.png
Administration
Country	Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
State	Styria
District	Bruck an der Mur
Mayor	Brigitte Schwarz (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area	61.2 km² (23.6 sq mi)
Elevation	502 m (1647 ft)
Population	22,020 (01/01/2006)
- Density	360 /km² (932 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BM
Postal code	8605
Area code	03862
Website	www.kapfenberg.at Coordinates: 47°26′″N 15°17′″E / Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operator

Kapfenberg (around 22.000 inhabitants) is a city in Styria, Austria, near Bruck an der Mur. The town's landmark is Burg Oberkapfenberg. Main employer in the city of Kapfenberg was and still is the steel manufacturer Boehler.

The town also has a swimming complex, football stadium and an ice rink.

Image:Panorama Kapfenberg 1.JPG

View of Kapfenberg from Schlossberg

[edit] External links

Local government website (German) : http://www.kapfenberg.at/

v • d • e Municipalities in district Bruck an der Mur
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