Leoben
Municipality in Styria, Austria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city in Austria. For the football club, see DSV Leoben. For the Battlestar Galactica character, see Leoben Conoy.
Leoben (German pronunciation: [leˈoːbn] ⓘ) is a Styrian city in central Austria, located on the Mur river. With a population in 2023 of about 25,140 it is a local industrial centre and hosts the University of Leoben, which specialises in mining. The Peace of Leoben, an armistice between Austria and France preliminary to the Treaty of Campo Formio, was signed in Leoben in 1797.
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Leoben | |
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Coordinates: 47°22′54″N 15°05′50″E | |
Country | Austria |
State | Styria |
District | Leoben |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kurt Wallner (SPÖ) |
Area | |
• Total | 107.77 km2 (41.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 541 m (1,775 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 24,645 |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 8700 |
Area code | 03842 |
Vehicle registration | LE |
Website | www.leoben.at, |
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The Justice Centre Leoben is a prison designed by architect Josef Hohensinn, which was completed in 2005.