Leoben (German pronunciation: [leˈoːbn] ⓘ) is a Styrian city in central Austria, located on the Mur river.
The Justice Centre Leoben is a prison designed by architect Josef Hohensinn, which was completed in 2005.
The 13th-century Main Square features the Hackl House with its baroque façade in red and white.
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.