GRAZ Fill-in Quiz



1. GRAZ Fill-in Quiz

2. 1 The topographical location of Graz is the point where the river Mur leaves the Alps and enters a ………

3. The topographical location of Graz is the crossing point of a traffic route across the Alps with another traffic route along the south-eastern ………….. of the Alps.

4. The ………… of natural products from the mountains in the North and the lowlands in the South encouraged the development of a market place.

5. The old Roman Road runs straight North-south across the west of Graz and is now called …… The medieval north-south road along the Mur valley can still be seen along the hills in the …… .

6. 2 The “Southern Railway Line” connected the capital city of Vienna and the main port , …………

7. The railway made the transport of raw materials and mass products possible and entailed the construction of many …………

8. The biggest industrial enterprises in the station area are Simmering-Graz-Pauker and ……..

9. With the erection of the Iron …………..in 1918 Graz and its railway line lost much of its importance.

10. Two well-known industrialists who developed their workshops into big factories were Viktor Körösi and Johann ………

11. Nowadays the ………… industry is the leading industry in Graz.

12. The big industrial enterprises have been nationalised, then privatised again and ………

13. 3 Until 1938 Graz comprised only 6 districts, and the western border of the city was along ……

14. Eggenberg is a typical ………… district.

15. Up to the 19th century everybody who entered the city had to pay a …….. at the city border.

16. The opening of the central station in ……….. marked the beginning of the industral age in Graz.

17. 4 The main street leading to the station was named after …………… Maria von Sardinien, the Emperor’s wife.

18. ………… was built much later, in 1875, because there was too much traffic in Annenstraße and Sackstraße.

19. In the ……… period, Annenstraße was called “Krefelderstraße”, and many Jewish shops were plundered.

20. The Protestant astronomer …………… was a teacher at the local high school but had to leave Graz because of the counter-reformation.

21. Thousands of people moved to Graz in the Age of ………… and found work in the new factories and institutions of commerce, administration and finance.

22. 5 About 10,000 visitors and commuters arrive at the central station every day, so Annenstraße and the area in front of the station have developed into a major ………………… centre.

23. In World War II the area around the ……….. was heavily bombed and damaged.

24. To the North and South of Annenstraße we can still see the older narrow, winding streets which lead to Western Styria and to Castle ……….. before Annenstraße was built.

25. In the 1980’s a road tunnel along the ………. was built to relieve traffic on Bahnhofgürtel, but since then traffic has been increasing again.

26. 6 The western half of Graz has a tradition of being the ……….. quarter, with the Chamber of Labour and the Trade Unions building.

27. The eastern half of Graz is the traditional site of higher institutions and ……….. living quarters.

28. The western and eastern outskirts of Graz lie higher up on a ……….., whereas the old town lies in the flood plain of the river Mur.

29. The city is built on gravel which was transported and deposited here by the river Mur at the end of the last ………..

30. The Mill Canals on either side of the river provided water and …………. for a number of old mills and factories.

31. “………” is an artificially created language, made of elements of several European languages.

32. Large parts of the west of Graz belonged to the rich princes of ………….., who had 3 ravens in their coat of arms.

33. 7 The period of industrialisation brought about enormous ……… in health care, water supply, sanitation and social welfare.

34. The typical 3-storey houses of the period of industrialisation had bigger and higher rooms and a balcony on the …… floor looking to the street.

35. The economic progress in the period of industrialisation was based on entrepreneurial spirit and ………… of the workers.

36. 8 Many 19th-century flats are now used as practices of doctors and specialists or ...…of lawyers. The 19th-century blocks of flats were usually beautifully ……. on the façade looking to the street.

37. Every flat of a 19th-century house had a …… for housework on the side looking to the courtyard.

38. 9 Lendplatz and Floßlendplatz have their name from the landing of ……. which were once used on the river Mur.

39. Lendplatz and Griesplatz once had many bars, pubs and inns for the coachmen and their ……. who stayed overnight here.

40. In the centre of Lendplatz there is a ……….. column.

41. Lendplatz, Südtirolerplatz and Griesplatz were once a major traffic route, but now parts of this area are a ………..precinct.

42. 10 In the Middle Ages, ……………. and convents were usually built along the city wall to protect the city.

43. The Mariahilferkirche was devoted by Ulrich von …………, who owned the land.

44. Mariahilferkirche was built in …………. style.

45. In the 1960’s city planning concentrated on the increased use of motor cars and many old houses were …….. to make room for streets.

46. Erich Edegger was a city councillor who encouraged walking, cycling and public transport, which together are called “…………. mobility”.

47. 11 Two well-known contemporary architects who designed buildings in Graz are Günter Domenig and Klaus ………..

48. In 2003 Graz has the role of ……… capital of Europe.

49. The building for cultural events is being built at the site of the “…….. House” in Südtirolerplatz.

50. The Iron House is the oldest ……………… building on the Continent.

51. 12 Many shops in the city centre are closing because new shopping centres have been built on the ………

52. The leading shop in the city centre is the biggest …………. of Austria.

53. The main shopping areas are the two axes Annenstraße-Sporgasse and Herrengasse - ………..

54. The number of inhabitants in the old town has …………..

55. The typical shops in the city centre are ………. shops for clothing, antiquities, shoes, jewellery etc.

56. The city is the centre of the service sector, with personal, legal and ………. services.

57. 13 Graz lies on a bridging point on the river Mur, which was once protected by a……………. which once stood on the hill in the centre of the city.

58. The word Graz is of Slavic origin and means …………, which refers to the old castle on the hill.

59. After the peace treaty with Napoleon of 1809 the castle had to be ………..

60. The citizens of Graz paid a large sum to save the bell tower and the ….., which is now the landmark of Graz.

61. The ……. hand on the clock tower is longer, because so it could be better seen from far away.

62. Until 1780 the old town was surrounded by a …………

63. At the beginning of Murgasse there was once a …….., where all traffic from the west went through.

14. In the Middle Ages every …….. had its own street in the old town.

64. Street names like ……………… still remind us of the old trades who were located here.

65. Sporgasse, for example, is named after the ……………

66. Andreas-Hofer-Platz was called “Fischplatz”, because the ………… were located here.

67. In the area next to the river, called Kälbernes Viertel, the ……… were located.

68. “Neutorgasse” tells us that the old town was gradually expanded and a new …… was built here long after the Middle Ages.

15. The biggest building next to the city hall is that of the …………., which expresses its importance.

69. A lot of financial institutions were founded in the 19th century during the period of ………………

70. The savings bank also serves the ……… good and finances projects for the citizens of Graz.

71. The savings bank also houses the noblest concert halls of Graz, the congress halls and the ... .

72. There is a ……. of experts who decide which architectural projects are permitted in the centre.

73. The big dilemma of old-town architecure is that the buildings should be …….. because of their historical value and beauty but they should also be adapted to modern housing standards.

16. The old town was originally inhabited by ……… who had their fields around the town and their domestic animals in the stables.

74. The oldest part of Graz is probably between Mur and …………….., along Sackstraße.

75. Around 1230, Graz became the seat of the Counts of Steyr, who ………. it gradually.

76. As the Counts of Steyr had no heir, the ……… took over the county.

77. Graz also became the capital of ………., which comprised Southern Austria and Slovenia.

78. When Graz was a Habsburg residence the nobility built many …………. in renaissance and baroque style in the city.

79. Flats in the city centre are either run down and cheap or “………..” and expensive.

80. …………….. was a brother of the Emperor and did a lot for Graz and Styria, that’s why his monument is in the middle of the city.

17. The regional parliament building is a fine example of Italian ……………

81. The neighbouring “Zeughaus” is a world-famous collection of ……………

82. Many buildings which were once stately homes of the nobility are now used by public ….. such as museums, city and state administration offices

83. The term “counter-urbanisation” expresses that fewer people now …. in the city centre but flats are increasingly used as offices.

18. The ……. lived in the ghetto, which was at the city wall at the southern end of Herrengasse.

84. The former ghetto is now the ….. centre of Graz with the biggest concentration of insurance company and bank buildings.

85. The City Parish Church has a ……………. façade, but its interior is still Gothic.

86. One of the stained-glass windows in the City Parish Church features …… and Mussolini.

87. The square “Platz am Eisernen Tor” has its name from the …… gate which was long the ….exit of the city to the south and east.

88. St. Mary’s column in Iron Gate Square was erected after the victory over the …. at Mogersdorf in 1664.

19. The square where the horses of Archduke Charles II were trained is still called ……………

89. Remnants of the Dominican ……, which once was where there is now the Academic Grammar School in Tummelplatz, can still be seen in a courtyard.

90. The only preserved Gothic windows apart from church windows are at a house in …………..

91. The angry Turk at Palais Saurau, one of the stately homes in Sporgasse, reminds us of the Turkish …… of Graz.

92. The Turkish commander was angry because a ……… ball from castle hill hit his plate during dinner.

20. The city gate next to the duke’s residence was long ………… because of the constant danger of invaders.

93. The “Crown of Town” consists of the Residence, the Cathedral, the Mausoleum, the Old University and the …………. .

94. The bakery “Edegger-Tax” in Hofgasse was a supplier of the …………. .

95. Murgasse, Sporgasse and Hofgasse were once the ………. traffic routes of Graz.

21. The Cathedral was built by Emperor …………, who also built the Residence opposite.

96. The Cathedral is basically in ………….. style, but the interior was transformed into baroque.

97. A fresco on the southern wall shows the ……………….: the plague, the Turks and the locusts.

98. The Mausoleum was built by Archduke Ferdinand II, but he moved to ……….. when he became emperor.

99. The Mausoleum was finished in baroque style by the great architect …………

22. The only gothic remnant of the Residence is the curious …………..

100. Two Dukes of Styria became Emperors of the German empire: Friedrich III and ………………..

101. Archduke Charles called in the …… to fight against the Protestants and founded the university.

102. During the period of counter-reformation thousands of ……… citizens of Graz were killed or driven out.

103. The Residence once had a direct corridor to the …………….

104. The Duke’s Residence is still the seat of the ……… of Styria and of the provincial government.

105. In the garden of fame there are several ……… of Styrian poets.

23. From the City Park one can still see the remnants of the ………… which was pulled down in 1784.

106. The City Park was once a free space in front of the …… without any trees or buildings.

107. The modern monument next to the City Park fountain is called “………..”

108. Castle Hill was ……….. into a park in the 19th century, before that it was a bare limestone rock.

109. You can reach the top of castle hill on numerous paths, by a new lift or by the steepest ………. railway.

110. The buildings in City Park are the homes of modern art and …………….

111. In front of the 19th-century Opera house there is a modern monument, called the “…………….”, which features the steel skeleton of the Statue of Liberty.

24. The university bears the names of its founders of 1585 and 1827: Archduke …….. and Emperor …………

112. At its beginnings, the ………. faculty was the most important of the university.

113. Emperor ………… not only closed the Old University in 1782 but also many monasteries and convents.

114. The university district of Geidorf has 23,000 inhabitants but no………………

25. The university districts of Geidorf and St. Leonhard are the ……. living quarters of Graz.

115. The chamber of ……….. and the Federation of Industrialists are in Geidorf.

116. Schubertstraße is the centre of a noble 19th-century living quarter, where once industrialists, noblemen, state officials, army officers and university ……… had their luxurious villas.

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