Judenburg - Austria city located in the Federal state of Styria, on the banks of the Mur river. The city is situated at an altitude of 737 metres above sea level. The first written mention of the area dates back to the year 1074, talking about the castle Eppenstein. At that time Jewish merchants occupied the territory of modern Judenburg, where he was an important trade route from the valley of the Mur river through a mountain pass in Carinthia.

Judenburg received its town privileges in 1224 and gradually grew into an important trading center. One of the most important goods produced in the city, was Valerian, whose raw materials were used for the production of flavored soap. Lived in the city 22 wealthy Jew who actively invested in the development of urban infrastructure. In 1496, Jews were expelled from Judenburg by order of the Emperor Maximilian I, however, when Emperor Franz Josef I was able to return.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the city was one of the centers of the steel industry. Today only a small part of industrial production remained in the city.

During the Nazi rule there was the idea to rename the town to remove the names of all associations with the Jews. Was considered Silberstedt, however, the discussion was postponed until the end of the Second world war. In the end, the renaming did not take place.

The majority of the population of Judenburg was destroyed by the Nazis. Today the city is home to several hundred Jews.

The most interesting to visit the Jewish quarter of the town around the Church of Saint Nicholas, although from of old buildings, little remains. The Church Of St. Nicholas was rebuilt in 1673 in the Baroque style, and later were introduced and neo-Renaissance elements. In the interior of the temple are the figures of the 12 apostles the work of local sculptor Balthasar-Brandstatter. Near the altar is kept the wooden statue of the virgin Mary with Baby Jesus 1500 years. The Church of Mary Magdalene is famous for restored Gothic stained glass Windows. In Judenburg works Museum.