Send Flowers to Leoben, Austria

Leoben is the second-largest town in Styria and the centre of its old iron-producing region, set in a loop of the river Mur. Ore from the Erzberg mountain was traded here for centuries, and that history lives on in the Montanuniversität, a specialised university for mining, metallurgy and materials whose students come from many countries and keep old miners' customs alive. The steelworks at Donawitz and the Gösser brewery in the district of Göss, beside a former convent, are the other local landmarks.

The main square with its baroque façades and the mushroom-shaped tower nicknamed Schwammerlturm form the heart of town. Residential areas include Waasen, Judendorf, Lerchenfeld, Donawitz and Leitendorf. To send flowers to Leoben, order before midnight local time and a florist delivers the next day, Monday to Saturday. Sundays and public holidays are left out of the schedule. St Barbara, patron saint of miners, is honoured on 4 December, a meaningful date for families with mining roots, and university graduations bring many congratulatory bouquets.

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