!!!Eisenwurzen

Eisenwurzen, region north of Styrian Erzberg mountain, extends over 
parts of the provinces of Styria, Lower Austria, and Upper Austria, 
approximately coextensive with the region drained by the Enns, Ybbs 
and Erlauf rivers and their tributaries; since the 15%%sup th/%  
century a centre of iron processing with forging and tool 
manufacturing facilities, developed on account of the availability of 
wood for fuel from the rich forests, water power and coal resources 
(Gresten and Lunz strata) and in particular the iron ore supplied from 
the nearby Erzberg mountain. After 1860, in the course of 
industrialisation, the small ironworks declined and were ultimately 
replaced by the large Boehlerwerke mill in Ybbstal valley; in the 
Erlauftal valley, the ironmill of A. Toepper company had to shut down 
in 1872 and industrial activity was changed to paper and paste board 
production. Today agriculture, trade and tourism (skiing on Hochkar 
mountain) are the most important economic sectors in this region.

!Literature
E. Stepan, Bilder aus der Eisenwurzen, 1925; F. Eppel, Die 
Eisenwurzen, 1968; R. Sandgruber, Die Eisenwurzen, 1997.


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