Kindberg is a municipality in the district of
Bruck-Mürzzuschlag in
Styria,
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
. Kindberg's landmark is the Kindberger Zunftbaum, an approximately 30-metre high
wooden pole on the main square.
Geography
Kindberg lies in the valley of the
Mürz
The Mürz () is a river of Styria, Austria, with a length of . Its drainage basin is .
The Mürz begins at the confluence of the and near Kaltenbach, Neuberg and the border to Lower Austria. It passes through Mürzzuschlag. Along its course are ...
about 17 km northeast of
Bruck an der Mur and about 20 km southwest of
Mürzzuschlag
Mürzzuschlag is a town in northeastern Styria, Austria, the capital of the former Mürzzuschlag District. It is located on the Mürz river near the Semmering Pass, the border with the state of Lower Austria, about southwest of Vienna. The popu ...
.
History
In the 8th century, the first Bavarian settlers settled in the Mürztal. More intensive settlement and clearing took place in the 12th century. On 8 May 1267 one of the worst earthquakes in Austria's history occurred near Kindberg.
Between 1779 and 1786 one of the most terrible series of murders in Austria took place: A 30-year-old servant ("the Herzlfresser") killed six women and ate the heart of two of them.
Kindberg is well-known for its flower decorations. In the European competition "
Entente Florale Europe" Kindberg was awarded a gold medal in 2003 and a silver medal in 1997 in the category "city".
In 2020, a fragment of a meteorite weighing 233 grams was found in Kindberg - the first discovery of an Austrian meteorite in 44 years.
Population
References
Cities and towns in Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District
Fischbach Alps
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