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food and flower market each Wednesday and Saturday; and the castle ruins of
Schloss Land-
skron
, which can be easily reached from the centre on winding paths. On the way, drop by
the 15th-century Gothic
Pfarrkirche
(Kirchplatz;
dawn-dusk)
. The
tourist office
(
890-121;
9am-5pm Mon-Thu, to 1pm Fri)
is on the main
www.tourismus-bruckmur.at
;
Koloman-Wallisch-Platz 1;
square.
Getting There & Away
Along with Leoben, Bruck is the region's main rail hub; all fast trains to Graz (€12, 45
minutes, hourly) pass through here. Other direct trains go hourly to Klagenfurt (€30.50,
two hours) and hourly to Vienna (€27.80, 1¾ hours). By road, the main autobahn inter-
sect southeast of town. If you're planning to cycle in the region, the tourist office has use-
ful maps. Postbus services arrive and depart next to the train station.
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Leoben
03842 / POP 24,600
Unprepossessing Leoben reveals a few surprises once you dig down into its modest urban
soul. A revamped museum quarter is one very good reason to prolong a flying visit here
between trains. The town is also a centre for metallurgical industries and home to Gösser
beer, and achieved ultimate fame with the peace treaty signed here in 1797 by Napoleon
and Emperor Franz II.
Sights & Activities
Tourismusverband Leoben can help arrange tours into an early-Romanesque crypt of the
Stiftkirche
(foundation church) or visits to the local
Gösser Brewery
, both about 4km south of
the centre in the suburb of Göss.
Hauptplatz
Dating from the 13th century, this long, rectangular square has an attractive
Pestsäule
(Plague Column; 1717). Many of the elegant facades lining the square were created in the
17th century, including the baroque
Hacklhaus
(Hauptplatz 9)
from 1660. Leoben's connection
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