Monday 1 July 2013

Testing and Measurement in Leoben, Austria

Today's testing and measurement websites hotspot is Leoben, Austria.

Leoben is a in central Austria, on the Mur river. A modest-sized city with a population of about 25,000, Leoben is a local industrial center and hosts the University of Leoben which specialises in mining, and the area has a long tradition of iron and steel mining and research.

An important treaty, the Peace of Leoben, an armistice between Austria and France preliminary to the Treaty of Campo Formio, was signed in Leoben in 1797. Leoben has a long history and is known as the “Gateway to the Styrian Iron Road”.

Several important churches, of different denominations, are situated in Leoben, and various classical music events are held here. The city also boasts the oldest active theatre in Austria. 

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