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Eisenerz, a city located in Styria, Austria, has a long iron-ore mining history starting in the 12th century. Despite the quarry is active even today, mechanization of mining led to the loos of working places and consequently to the significant decline in the city population. It fell from more than 18 000 in 1944 to only approximatelly 4 800 in 2012. Furthermore, 67 % of people are 45 years or older while the average percantage of this age group in Austria is 38 %. <ref> Statistical Database of Statistics Austria http://sdb.statistik.at/superwebguest/login.do?guest=guest</ref> | Eisenerz, a city located in Styria, Austria, has a long iron-ore mining history starting in the 12th century. Despite the quarry is active even today, mechanization of mining led to the loos of working places and consequently to the significant decline in the city population. It fell from more than 18 000 in 1944 to only approximatelly 4 800 in 2012. Furthermore, 67 % of people are 45 years or older while the average percantage of this age group in Austria is 38 %. <ref> Statistical Database of Statistics Austria http://sdb.statistik.at/superwebguest/login.do?guest=guest</ref> | ||
This change brings many social and economical problems that are to be solved in order to make Eisenerz lively and prosperous place. | This change brings many social and economical problems that are to be solved in order to make Eisenerz lively and prosperous place. | ||
Some successful project have already beed realized in this area. The old mining tradition is presented like an attracction for tourists (around 100 000 visitors per year) which makes the place more known and also created working places (20 news jobs). <ref> Abenteuer Erzberg/Adventure Erzberg http://gis.uirs.si/info.asp?type=d</ref> <ref> Abenteuer Erzberg http://www.abenteuer-erzberg.at/ </ref> Very popular is annual Motorcycle event Erzrod, starting in 1995. It makes 100 temporary working places and touristical capacity is always used at that time. Furthermore, it attracts attention mainly of young people. <ref>Motorcycle event Erzrod http://gis.uirs.si/info.asp?type=d</ref> <ref> Erzbergrodeo http://www.erzberg.at/ </ref>Also coopearation of museums in the area should attract more | Some successful project have already beed realized in this area. The old mining tradition is presented like an attracction for tourists (around 100 000 visitors per year) which makes the place more known and also created working places (20 news jobs). <ref> Abenteuer Erzberg/Adventure Erzberg http://gis.uirs.si/info.asp?type=d</ref> <ref> Abenteuer Erzberg http://www.abenteuer-erzberg.at/ </ref> Very popular is annual Motorcycle event Erzrod, starting in 1995. It makes 100 temporary working places and touristical capacity is always used at that time. Furthermore, it attracts attention mainly of young people. <ref>Motorcycle event Erzrod http://gis.uirs.si/info.asp?type=d</ref> <ref> Erzbergrodeo http://www.erzberg.at/ </ref>Also coopearation of museums in the area should attract more attention to the place. <ref> Museumsverbund Steirische Eisenstrasse Phase I-III / Museal Association Styrian Eisenstraße http://gis.uirs.si/info.asp?type=d </ref> <ref> MUSEEN an der EISENSTRASSE http://www.eisenstrassenmuseen.at/sites/mus_st_kam_start.html</ref> | ||
'''Ústí nad Labem''' | '''Ústí nad Labem''' | ||