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Monument to Peter Rosegger in Kapfenberg

Monument of Peter Rosegger in Kapfenberg, Austria

Monument to Peter Rosegger located in Kapfenberg. He was a famous regional poet in the Austrian state of Styria. The monument mentions him as a poet of the forest (Waldpoet) which probably refers to the fact that he grew up in the forest nearby and wrote much about the life there.

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Oberkapfenberg Castle in Kapfenberg

View of Oberkapfenberg Castle taken on a train journey

Oberkapfenberg Castle (Burg Oberkapfenberg) is located high over Kapfenberg, a place in the Austrian state Styria (Steiermark). The castle was first mentioned in 1173 asĀ Burg Chaffenberch. Today it is a venue for a big medieval festival every year. This photo was taken on a train journey from Graz to Vienna.

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