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11 unusual facts about Leoben


Charles X of France

On the same day, after much cajoling by Chateaubriand, Charles agreed to a meeting with his daughter-in-law, which took place in Leoben on 13 October 1833.

Desiderio Costa

Costa graduated in 1975, shortly before Angola's independence, in petroleum engineering at the Montanuniversität Leoben, a technical university in the Austrian city of Leoben concentrating on mining, metallurgy and materials.

Edmé-Martin Vandermaesen

The French Army crossed the Rhine again but was soon recalled after peace talks occurred in Leoben.

Gösser

Gösser beer is the main brand of the Göss brewery in the Styrian city of Leoben, one of the largest and most-well known Austrian beer breweries.

Józef Kiedroń

In 1902 he graduated from a Coal Mining Academy in Leoben.

Louis Desaix

Next year his initial successes were interrupted by the Preliminaries of Leoben, and he procured for himself a mission into Italy in order to meet General Bonaparte, who spared no pains to captivate the brilliant young general from the almost rival camps of Germany.

Roman Sebastian Zängerle

On April 24, 1824, he became Prince-Bishop of Seckau and administrator of the diocese of Leoben.

Walter Schachner

Much-travelled Schachner started his professional career at local outfit Alpine Donawitz at 18 in the 1975/1976 season, earning a place in the national team after only one and a half season.

Walter "Schoko" Schachner (born 1 February 1957 in Leoben, Austria) is a football manager and former Austrian national player (forward).

Weinek

Martin Weinek (born 1964, Leoben), an Austrian actor, character actor, wine producer, entrepreneur and entertainer

William H. Tunner

Tunner was the fourth of five children of immigrants from Leoben, Austria.


Battle of Sankt Michael

In the Battle of Sankt Michael (or Sankt Michael-Leoben) on 25 May 1809, Paul Grenier's French corps crushed Franz Jellacic's Austrian division at Sankt Michael in Obersteiermark, Austria.

Bronzite

Masses sufficiently large for cutting are found in the norite of the Kupferberg in the Fichtelgebirge, and in the serpentine of Kraubat near Leoben in Styria.

Hafning bei Trofaiach

Hafning bei Trofaiach is a village and a former municipality in the district of Leoben in Styria, Austria.

Kammern im Liesingtal

Kammern im Liesingtal is a municipality in the district of Leoben in the Austrian state of Styria.

Kara Thrace

She experiences a conversation with an Avatar with the appearance of Leoben set in her apartment on Caprica.

Martin Weinek

Martin Weinek (born June 30, 1964 in Leoben, Styria) is an Austrian actor, character actor, wine producer, entrepreneur and entertainer, perhaps best known for his role in the television series Inspector Rex (as Inspector Fritz Kunz).

Niklasdorf

Niklasdorf is a municipality in the district of Leoben in the Austrian state of Styria.

Sankt Peter-Freienstein

Sankt Peter-Freienstein is a municipality in the district of Leoben in Austrian state of Styria.

Wald am Schoberpass

Wald am Schoberpass is a municipality in the district of Leoben in the Austrian state of Styria.