Murinsel
An artificial floating island in the middle of the river Mur in Graz, linking both banks. Designed by the New York artist Vito Acconci, it holds a cafe and a small amphitheatre, and lights up in blue at night.
- Where
- Graz, Styria, Austria
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 47.0731, 15.4344
Get the Murinsel stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Murinsel. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Styria volume with your photos and a note.
Near Murinsel
Kunsthaus Graz 0.2 km
A contemporary art museum built for Graz's year as European Capital of Culture in 2003. Its blue acrylic glass body, nicknamed the Friendly Alien, has become an architectural landmark on the bank of the Mur.
Graz Old Town and Schloss Eggenberg 0.4 km
The historic centre of Styria's capital, listed by UNESCO together with Schloss Eggenberg on the western edge of the city. The old town mixes Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings around the Hauptplatz, and the palace dates from the early 17th century.
Schlossberg 0.4 km
A wooded hill of 473 metres in the middle of Graz, once crowned by a fortress. Only the clock tower remains, which is the city's symbol, and a lift and steps lead up from the old town.
Styrian Armoury 0.6 km
The Landeszeughaus in Graz, the world's largest historic armoury. It holds about 32,000 pieces of weaponry, tools and armour for both battle and parades, kept in the building where they were stored for the defence of Styria.
Eggenberg Palace 3.3 km
The most significant Baroque palace complex in Styria, on the western side of Graz. It has preserved state rooms, extensive landscaped gardens and several collections of the Universalmuseum Joanneum, and it is part of the Graz UNESCO World Heritage listing.
Semmering Railway 70 km
A mountain railway running from Gloggnitz to Mürzzuschlag over the Semmering pass, and the first in Europe built with standard gauge track. Opened in 1854, it crosses viaducts and tunnels through steep forested country and became a UNESCO site in 1998.
Schneeberg 82 km
The highest mountain in Lower Austria, with a summit called Klosterwappen at 2,076 metres. It is the easternmost and northernmost Alpine peak to top 2,000 metres, a limestone massif with steep slopes on three sides.
Hochosterwitz Castle 83 km
A rock castle on a 172 metre high dolomite crag near Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, counted among Austria's most impressive medieval castles. Visitors climb to it through a long path of fourteen fortified gates.
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Questions
Where is Murinsel?
Murinsel is in Graz, Styria, Austria. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kunsthaus Graz (0.2 km), Graz Old Town and Schloss Eggenberg (0.4 km), Schlossberg (0.4 km).
How do I get the Murinsel stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Murinsel and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Styria volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Murinsel before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Styria volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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