For two centuries, the “iron mountain” was defined by its open-cast mine, cut in layers ranging from 12m to 24m in height. Its summit has resultantly shrunk from 1 532m to 1 465m. Mining ceased in 1986, and the former workings are open to visitors. T..

At the foot of the rockfaces of the Seemauer (part of the Hochschwab massif), this little lake with strikingly green water is sited in one of Styria’s most beautiful locations.

Topped by a cross, the summit (1 910m) offers a view over the Erzberg, its reddish-brown mass rising from green pastureland and forestry. To the north there are rocky ridges (Griesmauer), an offshoot of the Hochschwab, above fresh little alpine valle..

This mountain range includes the extraordinary “iron mountain” of Erzberg, the basis of imperial Austria’s industrial power, and borders the limestone Ennstal Alps, with grandiose rockfaces rising along the Gesäuse defile. Over 1 200m up, the Präbich..

The Town Museum presents the art and culture of the mining world, as well as ore mining techniques.

Local ironmasters built this Renaissance tower in 1581 on the southern slopes of the valley. It remains one the symbols of the town's mining history. Its bell, cast from the metal of Turkish cannons, summoned the miners to their shifts and was also u..

The 400m-long Geology Initiation Trail leads from the Erzberg valley cable-car station, along the Trofengbach, into the town. It graphically explains 200 million years of geological evolution.