11 Facts About Steyr

Steyr is a statutory city, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria.

Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and the 3rd largest city in Upper Austria.

Steyr is an ancient town with modern amenities, marketing its rich cultural and architectural heritage in tourism like Vienna and many other well preserved Austrian historic towns.

Steyr, already named a town by then, lost its importance as a ducal residence but retained its status as a centre of ironworking.

The town privileges and market rights were confirmed by Rudolf's son King Albert I in 1287 and the citizens further on benefitted of Steyr's preferred position within the iron trade all over the Holy Roman Empire and especially with the Republic of Venice.

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The resurgence of Steyr began under the conditions of late 18th century Josephinism and continued in the course of the succeeding industrialisation.

However, the Steyr industry was hit hard by the 1929 Great Depression.

Steyr was occupied by the U S Army—the Soviet Army moved east behind the demarcation line of the province of Lower Austria.

Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Klinikum Steyr is the general hospital of the city and the largest health care provider in the region with a capacity of 621 beds.

Steyr has a district heating system which supplies the bulk of the buildings and industry with renewable energy.

Steyr has had a number of well-known residents or visitors, including Franz Schubert, who wrote his Trout Quintet there while on holiday, and composer Anton Bruckner, organist at the local parish church.