Is Kapfenberg safe? Austria travel risk
Is Kapfenberg safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kapfenberg scores 31/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Austria Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 21 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kapfenberg scores 31/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Austria (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kapfenberg: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (29/100) and health and medical access (43/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Austria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 47.4333° N, 15.2833° E in Steiermark, Kapfenberg features an altitude of 502 m. The settlement is located 118.5 km NE from Vienna.
Steiermark
47.4333° N, 15.2833° E
502 m
Europe/Vienna
22,798
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Austria
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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