Judenburg

Judenburg is a town in the province of Styria in Austria with a 2003 population of 10,485. It is located at on the western end of the Aichfeld at the banks of the River Mur.

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The town was first mentioned in 1074. In 1277 Judenburg got the right to collect tolls. It grew to an important commercial center during the 13th and 14th century. For the beginning of the 20th century, the town was one of the centers of Austria's steel industry. Today, only minor parts of the former industry are left. Today, Judenburg is an industry and trade town.

Styria: Styria ( , Prekmurian: ?tájersko) is a state or Bundesland, located in the southeast of Austria. In area it is the second largest of the nine Austrian federal-states, covering 16,388 km². It borders Slovenia as well as the other Austrian states of Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Burgen...

Austria: The Republic of Austria (German: Republik ?sterreich) is a landlocked country in central Europe. It borders Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The capital is the city of Vienn...

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