Steyr
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View over the Old Town with city hall and parish church
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| Coordinates: 48°02′N 14°25′E / 48.033°N 14.417°ECoordinates: 48°02′N 14°25′E / 48.033°N 14.417°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Upper Austria | |
| District | Statutory city | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Gerald Hackl (SPÖ) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 26.56 km2 (10.25 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) | |
| Population (14 June 2016) | ||
| • Total | 38,347 | |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 4400 | |
| Area code | 07252 | |
| Vehicle registration | SR | |
| Website | www.steyr.at | |
| Largest groups of foreign residents | |
| Nationality | Population (2014) |
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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1,524 |
 Turkey
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879 |
 Germany
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580 |
 Croatia
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385 |
 Slovakia
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334 |
Steyr (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɐ]) is a statutory city, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. It is the administrative capital, though not part of Steyr-Land District. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and the 3rd largest town in Upper Austria.
The city has a long history as a manufacturing center and has given its name to several manufacturers headquartered there, such as the former Steyr-Daimler-Puch conglomerate and its successor Steyr Motors.
The city is situated in the Traunviertel region, with the two rivers Steyr and Enns flowing through it and meeting near the town centre beneath Lamberg Castle and St Michael's Church. This prominent location has made it prone to severe flooding through the centuries until the present, one of the worst cases being recently in August 2002. To the south of the town rises a series of hills that climb in altitude and stretch out to the Upper Austrian Prealps. To the north, the hills roll downward towards the confluence of the Enns with the Danube River, where the town of Enns is situated. In the east, the municipal area borders with Lower 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. It marked its 1,000th anniversary in 1980, after undergoing extensive restoration of its historic architecture which has made it one of the best preserved old towns in the country. The famous historic town centre built around the Stadtplatz (town square) was largely restored following World War II. Its best-known piece of architecture is called the Bummerlhaus which is considered one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture for its size in Central Europe.
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