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Bruck an der Mur developed as an important trading place at the confluence of the river Mürz and the river Mur. Settlements on this spot are known from Roman times and the Middle Ages. The latter was enlarged by King Ottokar II of Bohemia in 1263 and was chartered as a town in 1277 by King Rudolf I of Habsburg.

The Kornmesserhaus [right], named after its founder, the iron dealer Pankraz Kornmess, was built 1499–1505 strongly influenced by Venetian architecture and is considered one of the finest examples of late Gothic style in Central Europe.
The Eiserner Brunnen (Iron Well) [bottom] with its wrought-iron grating dates from 1626.
The Uhrturm (Clock Tower) [top] is the only remaining part of the castle Landskron which was destroyed in a devastating fire in 1792.

Today, the main square is called Koloman-Wallisch-Platz after the leader of the Austrian Social Democrats who was executed during the Civil War in 1934.