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Friedberg (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːtˌbɛʁk] ⓘ) is a town in district Hartberg-Fürstenfeld located in Styria, Austria with 2,562 inhabitants. Economy and Infrastructure. The train station of Friedberg offers destinations to Wiener Neustadt, Vienna, Hartberg and Fehring.
This is a complete list of the cities and towns in Austria. There is no legal distinction between town and city in Austria; a Stadt (city) is an independent municipality that has been given the right to use that title.
Friedberg is a town in district Hartberg-Fürstenfeld located in Styria, Austria with 2,562 inhabitants. Mapcarta, the open map.
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Settlements in the area of Friedberg can be traced to Roman times through archeological findings of pottery and brickworks in the Hügelshart, Rohrbach (dating from the last third of the 3rd Century AD), Stätzling (late 3rd Century to 4th Century AD) and Wulfertshausen districts. The town is mentioned in historical documents for the first time in le...
Adjacent to the town are Augsburg, Affing, Obergriesbach, Dasing, Adelzhausen, Eurasburg, Ried and Kissing.
The Town council is constituted by the First Mayor, as of 2022 Roland Eichmann (SPD), and thirty Aldermen. The breakdown of votes in the 2020 elections was as follows: 1. CSU (Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern) – 39.14% 2. SPD (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Bayern) – 17.55% 3. Grüne (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) – 16.66% 4. Parteifreie – 8.99%...
The economic situation in Friedberg currently relies mainly on the retail trade as well as the furniture store Segmüller, which maintains its principal office and upholstered furniture factory in Friedberg.
Museums
1. Castle museum with many well-preserved Friedberg watches.
Buildings
1. Friedberg castle (built in 1257, 99% of the current building is from the 16th century) 2. Town Hall (c. 1680), built by a disciple of Elias Holl 3. Parish Church of St. Jacob (1871–1872) 4. Pilgrimage Church "Our Lord's Rest" (1731–1753), a Bavarian rococo structure. 5. Marian fountain on Marienplatz commemorating the Plague (1600) 6. Church of St. Stephen, (1698) 7. Church of St. Afra in the Field (1710). At this place it is said St Afra was martyred. 8. Pilgrimage chapel Maria Alber (168...
Regular events
1. Friedberger time (also called Old Town Festival), a historical event in Swabia. Held every three years, next due date is 2016th (8 to 17 July). 2. Skatertag (each on a Sunday, late May) 3. Christmas market "Friedberger Advent" 4. Friedberger folk and folk festival, beginning of year to mid-August at the Festival Square 5. Friedberger music competition in the "Friedberger School of Music," sponsored by the Lions Club 6. Open market sale Sunday, 4 times a year (March Judikamarkt, June Johann...
Afra of Augsburg (died 304), Christian martyr (in the area of the today's town)Ginther Anton (1655–1725), Catholic author and dean of sacred worksKarl Klocker (1748–1805), Benedictine monk and abbot of the monastery last BenediktbeuernFriedberg is twinnedwith: 1. Bressuire, France 2. Chippenham, England, United Kingdom 3. Friedberg, Austria 4. La Crosse, United States 5. Völs am Schlern, Italy
Franz Schaffer, Horst Güttler: Sozialtopographie der Altstadt: die Bevölkerungsentwicklung bei Deutschen und Ausländern, eine Kartendokumentation über den Altstadtbereich von Friedberg, Bayern. Aug...Karen Eva Noetzel: Friedberg im Nationalsozialismus: ein Stadtführer. Friedberg 2005.Karen Ostertag, Manfred Dilling: Stadt-Ansichten Friedberg. Text: Hubert Raab, Augsburg 1986.Regine Nägele: Die Friedberger Mozartin. Friedberg 2005.In Friedberg, tradition, tranquil security, hospitality and the seductive landscape make vacation dreams come true.
Join a guided tour of the historic town of Friedberg and learn: Where exactly did the Eichberg Tower stand? Where can you find medieval traces? What did the castle look like? Where exactly did the town gates stand? What does Friedberg have to do with England? Duration. short: 1-2h - ca. 1,5km - 5-15 persons - € 30,00
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