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Steyrshtī'ər, city (1991 pop. 39,337), Upper Austria prov., central Austria, on the Enns and Steyr rivers. It has been an ironworking center since the Middle Ages. Other manufactures include trucks, automobiles, tractors, ball bearings, machinery, and guns. Among Steyr's numerous well-preserved historic buildings are Lamberg castle (10th cent.; rebuilt in the 18th cent.) and a Gothic parish church of the 15th–16th cent.
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Steyr is a town in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria, located at the confluence of the rivers Steyr and Enns.
It has a long history as a manufacturing center, and has given its name to several manufacturers headquartered there, such as Steyr Mannlicher, Steyr Tractor, and Steyr Automobile.
Steyr marked its 1,000th anniversary in 1980, undergoing extensive restoration of its historic architecture made the city one of the best preserved old towns in Austria. Steyr is famous for its historic town center around the "Stadtplatz", which has been very well preserved for several hundred years, and which was largely restored following World War II....more »
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Upper Austria, Ger. Oberösterreich, province (1991 pop. 1,333,480), 4,625 sq mi (11,979 sq km), NW Austria. Linz is the capital. Bordering on Germany in the west and the Czech Republic in the ...
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Austria, Ger. Österreich [eastern march], officially Republic of Austria, federal republic (2005 est. pop. 8,185,000), 32,374 sq mi (83,849 sq km), central Europe. It is bounded by Slovenia an...
