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State : [[Steiermark]]<br> | State : [[Steiermark]]<br> | ||
District : Leoben | District : Leoben<br> | ||
Additions : 2013 [[Gai]], [[Hafning bei Trofaiach]] | |||
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During most of its history, the market borough of Trofaiach in Upper Styria has lived from and with iron: The burgesses were engaged mining, smelting, working and trading iron. So, it is quite fitting that King Ferdinand I (brother of Emperor Charles V) granted the borough an arms with an "iron man". | During most of its history, the market borough of Trofaiach in Upper Styria has lived from and with iron: The burgesses were engaged mining, smelting, working and trading iron. So, it is quite fitting that King Ferdinand I (brother of Emperor Charles V) granted the borough an arms with an "iron man". | ||
To this day, Trofaiach remains a centre of metal industries. | To this day, Trofaiach remains a centre of metal industries. | ||