Theme Week Styria – Köflach

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Holy Andreas Church © Isiwal/cc-by-sa-3.0-at

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Köflach is a small city in the district of Voitsberg in Styria, at the foot of the Stubalpe mountain. The town has a population of roughly 10,000 and contains a federal stud in the village of Piber that supplies the Lipizzaner horses to the famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna.

Traditionally known for its coal mining, Köflach is slowly changing from an industrial town to a center of the service sector. The important industrial sites are Stölzle Oberglas, producer of glass, and LEAR, producer of car seats (especially for Magna Steyr). The thermal bath and hotel “Therme Nova” opened in 2004.

Rolling Stars and Planets in Piber Castle © Marinelli/cc-by-sa-3.0 Piber Federal Stud © piber.com Kunsthaus Köflach - House of the Arts © MoschitzPartl/cc-by-sa-3.0 Karner War Memorial © Sumsi/cc-by-sa-3.0 Therme Nova Köflach © TZM/cc-by-sa-2.0-at Holy Andreas Church © Isiwal/cc-by-sa-3.0-at
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Kunsthaus Köflach - House of the Arts © MoschitzPartl/cc-by-sa-3.0
Köflach has a railway terminal, it is the first station of the railroad between Köflach, Voitsberg, and Graz.

The nearest Autobahn (Freeway) is the A2 Südautobahn, the nearest connections are “Modriach” and “Mooskirchen”. The most important Roads are the “B70 Packerbundesstraße” connecting Köflach with Graz and Villach and the “B77 Gaberl Straße”.

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