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Weiz

Country:
Austria
State:
Styria
City:
Weiz
Type of Location:
Multiple
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How to Reach

By air

Airports nearest to Weiz are sorted by the distance to the airport from the city centre
   
   Graz Airport (distanced approximately 28 km)
   Kapfenberg Airport (distanced approximately 35 km)
   Zeltweg (Mil) Airport (distanced approximately 66 km)
   Wr.Neustadt West Airport (distanced approximately 82 km)
   Maribor Airport (distanced approximately 82 km)

By road

Weiz run by the federal highway 64 from Gleisdorf of Weiz after Frohnleiten and the federal highway 72 from Graz to Weiz via Krieglach.

By railway

The passenger trains of the standard gauge railway line country village Weiz ( S31 ) Keep in Weizmann at three stations: Get off at the Weizmann Interspar, the railway station and the terminus station Weiz Weiz (up to 2010 Weiz city). The latter two stations, only a few hundred meters apart, belong to the railway station Weizer, who has extensive trackage. This applies to the country's railway track village with narrow Feistritztalbahn, in addition to freight trains in Talkumwerk Oberfeistritz, now serves mainly tourist steam train tour together. From the station Weiz, which is spanned by a pedestrian bridge further comprises a standard gauge rail connection through the generator Kaprun Street in the work of the former ELIN (now Siemens Transforers Austria and Andritz Hydro ).

Key places to visit
Tabor Church, Weizberg Church, Weber House Weiz, Gemini House, Castle Radmannsdorf

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Places to Visit

Tabor Church

The Tabor Church today called the Roman Catholic church near the main square of Weiz in Styria is the saint Thomas of Canterbury consecrated.On 11 May 1188 gave Luitold III. from Gutenberg to the pin Goß rights and possessions in Weiz. Before he turned 40 knightly witnesses in the Tabor Church the appropriate certificate from where both the church and Weizmann were mentioned for the first time. The name Tabor Church is "called the 1644th 1753 St. Thomas benefice, since 1791 Kuratbenefizium, is now a Dean Weiz the Diocese Graz-Seckau and is supported by a administrator conducted.

Weizberg Church

The Roman Catholic Church Weizberg is on a hill in the eastern city of Weiz in Styria. The high altar is the " Pieta "consecrated.When the first church was built on the Weizberg is unclear. It is thought the mid-11th Century. These were a three-nave Romanesque basilica with a two-story east tower. It was mid-14th Century (1357?) Extended through the addition of a choir.

Weber House Weiz

The Weber House is a cultural center in the town of Weiz. The listed building on Südtirolerplatz was basically in the 17 and 18 Century building. The portal was built around 1800, the facade in the late 19 Century.The Medusa head on the gates of the portal is used as the logo of today's culture. Factor was the name of the painter Kurt Weber, who was born in 1893 in this house, and his widow in 1990, the city sold the building and was opened with an exhibition of his works in 1990 with the cultural center of the city.

Gemini House

The Gemini-house is a rotating solar house on the occasion of the Styrian Provincial Exhibition in 2001 with the theme of energy in the park of the city of Weiz was (Siegfried-Esterl Lane 8), built as a prototype. Client, the town of Weiz, executive architect Erwin Kaltenegger was, has received for the realization of the House of the Austrian Euro Solar Prize 2001. The house dates back to a concept of what was then the programmer Roland Mosl (Salzburg) from the year 1991.

Castle Radmannsdorf

The castle is located in the Radmannsdorf district Weiz in Styria. The castle was built between 1555 1565 by Otto von Radmannsdorf. From 1623 to 1773 the castle was used by the Jesuits. Acquired in 1782 by Count Khevenhüller Metsch Thannhausen the castle. From 1842 to 1858 the building was used as a military cadet school. Since 1859, the castle is owned by the municipality of Weiz, and the current user is the District Court of Weiz.

Right Time to Visit

March - May

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