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City of Linz
Linz is the capital city of the federal province of Upper Austria in north-west Austria. Its population of approximately 190,000 makes it Austria’s third largest city after Vienna and Graz. The city lies directly on the River Danube and is an important center of business, education and culture.
In 2009 Linz shared the title of European City of Culture with the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.
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Linz an der Donau
For many years Linz was known first and foremost as a steel-making town, an image the city owes to its biggest employer, voestalpine AG Stahlwerke. But over the past few decades Linz has tried to create a new image and establish itself as a cultural center by means of a large number of initiatives in the fields of environmental protection and culture, including the promotion of events such as the Klangwolke Linz, the Linz Fest, the Pflasterspektakel and the Prix Ars Electronica.
In 2009 Linz shared the title of European City of Culture with the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.
Homepage of the City of Linz
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European City of Culture 2009
Linz09 has meant 365 days of culture in all its forms, and a few refreshing updates in and for the City of Linz. Visitors, audience members, participants—they’re the ones who have the final say about the success of a Capital of Culture year. Attendance at more than 7.700 Linz09 events, exhibitions, festivals, actions and projects was nearly 3.5 million. This figure topped even the most optimistic estimates.
It goes without saying that the road to this kind of self-confidence was a long one. Linz underwent massive and lasting changes even before 2009 – from an industrial, working-class city in the old mould with its catastrophic air parameters to a place with a high quality of life and with cultural ambitions. This means that Linz is offering a combination almost unique in Europe of a modern, highly productive industrial infrastructure, a growing cultural potential rapidly approaching top standards and attractive nature enclaves both within the city’s boundaries and in its immediate surroundings.
European City of Culture Linz 2009
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