Editing Leoben (section)

== Tradition & avantgarde ==
Leoben was shaped for centuries by the trade in iron and the research in raw materials carried out at the [[University of Leoben]], which was founded in 1840. Mining traditions still play an important part in city life. Examples are the [[Miners' Parade]], the St. Barbara Celebration or the ''Ledersprung'' ("Leather Jump"). The Gösser Kirtag, a street fair, takes place on the Thursday after the first Sunday in October and attracts tens of thousands of visitors to Leoben.

Other components of the vigorous cultural life of the "Mining City" include classical concerts in the Congress Leoben, productions of the Summer Philharmonics in July and performances of locally created and guest productions in the oldest still-running theatre in Austria.

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File:Leoben.jpg|Leoben around 1900.
File:Blick auf Leoben 2009.jpg|View of Leoben in 2009.
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