Schlossberg (Graz) Schlossberg (Graz) The Schlossberg (; Southern Bavarian: "Schlossbeag") is a tree-clad hill, and the site of a fortress, in the centre of the city of Graz, Austria. The hill is now a public park and enjoys extensive views of the city. It is the site of several entertainment venues, cafés and restaurants, and is managed by Holding Graz, the city owned utility company. The fortification of the Schlossberg goes back to at least the 10th century. In the mid-16th century, a long fortress was constructed by architects from the north of Italy. There are records of a cable-hauled lift being
Trams in Graz by 1967. In the 1990s, with the city's narrow central streets proving ill-suited to large quantities of private car traffic, the city adopted a policy of improving and expanding public transport, with modernisation and extension of the tramway. The area around "Jakominiplatz" was developed as the main tram and city bus interchange from 1995, whilst extensions to "Puntigam", "Liebenau Murpark" and "St Paul" followed in 2006 and 2007. In 2001, Graz was the launch customer for the Bombardier Transportation's Cityrunner design, with the acquisition of 18 long five-section trams. These were the city's first 100% low-floor trams, although the concept