Bruck an der Mur is a town in Styria, at the confluence of the Mur and Mürz rivers, about 60 km north of Graz and has about 15,000 inhabitants.
Iron fountain. With its arbor built entirely in the Renaissance
tradition, the fountain is one of the most important wrought iron
works in Styria. Since the beginning of the 17th century it has
stood as a landmark in a prominent position on the city's main
square. He has always been closely connected to the life of the city
and its residents.
Kornmesserhaus. The Kornmesserhaus, with its
splendid facade based on Venetian models, is one of the most
beautiful late Gothic secular buildings in Austria. It was built
between 1495 and 1505 for the hammer mills Pankraz Kornmeß, whose
family has shaped the town of Bruck an der Mur as builders and
patrons since the 14th century.
Marian column. In order to
reconcile God and to avert plague, fire and flooding from the city,
the citizens had the Marian Column built in 1710. The statue of
Maria Immaculata hovers in the middle high above the six patron
saints Florian, Sebastian, Josef, Johannes Nepomuk, Rochus and
Antonius of Padua and watches over the city.
Town hall. Since
October 1629 this building has been the town hall. With its new
extension, it connects the city's art historical past with the
present. The town hall courtyard with its three-storey column
arcades from the 16th century and the glazing from 1998 is
particularly worth seeing.
Antauerhaus. The three-storey
residential building with its richly decorated secessionist facade
is a striking eye-catcher on the southeast corner of the main
square. It was founded in 1905/06 by the Bruck doctor Dr. Rudolf
Grillitsch, who had a very modern and progressive private sanatorium
set up on the first floor.
Fabriziushaus. The Fabriziushaus,
named after the hammer gentleman Georg Albinus Fabrizius, who lived
here at the beginning of the 17th century, is one of the oldest
buildings on the main square and one of the patrician houses that
have retained their beauty. In addition to the facade facing the
main square, the late Gothic arcade courtyard is also particularly
worth seeing.
City parish church. Built in the last quarter of
the 13th century on the site of a Romanesque predecessor, of which
remains can still be seen under the tower, the church houses late
Gothic jewels such as the cast stone Pietà, the twelve-sided
baptismal font or the remarkable sacristy door decorated with
filigree ornamental wrought iron fittings.
Flössmeisterhaus. The
house from the 16th century, owned by raft masters for decades,
reminds of the former importance of the Mur as a waterway. The
double arched window in the Renaissance style with fluted columns
and richly ornamented rectangular frame and architrave as well as
the two-storey arcade courtyard are worth seeing.
Minorite
Church. The baroque Gothic building from the 13th century is visible
from afar at the end of the pedestrian zone. Plain on the outside,
in keeping with the mendicant order, inside the church contains
remarkable frescoes of high artistic quality from around 1400 as
well as an altarpiece with St. Antonius von Padua by Hans Adam
Weißenkircher around 1690. Open: Outside the summer months, can only
be visited during guided tours.
Stone cross. The approximately 8
meter high, four-sided wayside shrine with fluted corner pillars and
4 pointed arch niches with tracery ornamentation, in which four
figures were originally set up, dates from the 15th century. It was
once visible from afar as a boundary stone between the
Landskron-Bruck and Wieden-Kapfenberg district courts.
Schlossberg. The once mighty Landskron Castle, which had existed
since the 13th century at the latest and was rebuilt in the course
of the 16th century, was completely destroyed in the devastating
city fire of 1792. Today the remains of the wall surround a romantic
plateau, which offers a wonderful view over the city and its
surroundings.
City fortifications. The medieval city was
surrounded by a mighty wall, which was secured by 12 towers. Some of
these towers are still quite well preserved, such as today's clock
tower, the Schifferturm and the towers in Stephanienpark and in
Fridrichsallee. The four heavily fortified gates through which one
entered the city are no longer preserved.
Culture house. The new
meeting point for all those interested in culture. Planned as a
workers' hostel in the 1920s (1924), it is now a modern home for
cinema, theater, concerts, cabarets, exhibitions, balls, conferences
and trade fairs.
Former St. Martin's Citizens Hospital Church. The civil hospital,
a building complex consisting of several wings, has been documented
since the beginning of the 14th century, the church was added in the
14th and 15th centuries. The famous Martin table from 1518 comes
from here, after which its unknown master is named and which can be
seen on loan at the Landesmuseum Joanneum.
Filial church St.
Ruprecht. This oldest church in Bruck goes back to the foundation of
the Archdiocese of Salzburg in the 9th century. Simple on the
outside and rather inconspicuous, inside the church there are art
historical treasures, including an almost completely preserved
depiction of the Last Judgment from 1416, which is ascribed to the
school of the Bruck Minorite Master. Also noteworthy is the
Romanesque Karner north of the church.
Filial church of St.
Nicholas. The Gothic church with a Romanesque core, located on a
hill above the Mur valley, is a foundation of the brotherhood of the
Mur raftsmen to their patron saint. Their heraldic symbols can be
found as stained glass in the north window and on a keystone of the
ribbed vault in the choir. The figure of St. Nicholas around
1430/40.
Church of St. Georg am Pöglhof. The church is mentioned
for the first time in 1066 as the Eppensteiner's own church. In 1531
it came into the possession of the respected Pögl family from Bruck,
after whom it is still called the Pöglhofkapelle today, together
with the property belonging to it. The church is characterized by
beautiful tendril paintings around 1520/30 and the depiction of the
14 helpers in need around 1511. Note: Can only be viewed during
guided tours.
E-Werk with the show power plant on the Murinsel.
The E-Werk on Murinsel has been generating electricity for the city
of Bruck an der Mur since December 1903. The visitor information
center allows sensational views of the 5 generators and shows a lot
of interesting facts about power generation. A bicycle self-service
station and an electric filling station complete the offer for
visitors. Open: Daily from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Price: Free entry.
Bath house. From the former bathhouse from the 16th century, two
well-preserved boiler foundations with remains of a central heating
system, a water pipe, a house well and remains of a stove were found
during renovation work in 2000. T. to be seen in the dining room. In
the showroom are u. a. the remains of the foundations of a previous
medieval building are visible.
By train
The city is an important railway junction on the
Vienna - Graz or Klagenfurt and Graz - Linz or Salzburg lines. The
Bruck an der Mur train station is currently being expanded to become
the most important rail hub in Upper Styria (completion 2014).
By bus
Bruck an der Mur is also a traffic junction for
regional and national bus routes. There are connections to Graz,
Mariazell, Mürzzuschlag and Leoben.
By street
From Vienna
via the A2 to the Seebenstein junction and the S6 through the
Semmering tunnel. From Graz via the A9 to the Deutschfeistritz
junction and the S35. From western Austria via the A1 and A9 to the
St. Michael junction. Then via the S35 to Bruck an der Mur.
By bicycle
Bruck an der Mur is the cycle path junction for the
state cycle paths R2 (Mur cycle path) and R5 (Mürz valley cycle
path).
Around the city
The city bus network supplies all parts of the city as well as
the Weitental Nature Conservation Center and the market town of
Oberaich. It also includes the immediately neighboring town of
Kapfenberg.
The local cycle path network is well developed.
Electric charging stations:
1 Koloman-Wallisch-Platz,
accessible 24 hours
2 E-Werk-Murinsel, on weekdays from 7:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m .: the premises of Stadtwerke Bruck