It is the romantic heart-shaped lake that is putting an end to heartbreak for singles in Austria after becoming a magnet for matchmaking clubs in the country. Remote Luna Lake in Vorarlberg used to be round until it was flooded as part of a hydro-electric power project, which turned it into a perfect heart. Lonelyhearts […]
Rapid lose in Innsbruck
Rapid Vienna’s mission of winning the Bundesliga for a 33rd time has been shattered by a setback. The Green-Whites lost against Walter Kogler’s Wacker Innsbruck 1-2 on Sunday. Marcel Schreter scored both goals for the Tyrolean side. Atdhe Nuhiu netted for Peter Schöttel’s team. Leaders Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) reached a 2-2 draw against FC […]
Saw Foot
Jobless Austrian Hans Url almost died after he cut off his own foot and threw it in an oven so he could continue to claim unemployment benefits. The 56-year-old long term jobless man had been in a row with local job centre staff (AMS) at Mitterlabill at Feldbach in southern Austria after they told him […]
The extension of the North autobahn along the A5 is pushing up property prices in the Weinviertel. Local property agents say that the area has a good reputation especially among businesses and families who will find it a lot easier to get to the capital once the road extension is complete. The region offers the […]
Wine holidays in Southern Styria
Lovers of wine can get that bit closer to their favourite wines during a holiday in Southern Styria’s wine growing region. In the Sulmtal Sausal region holidaymakers can enjoy fantastic views over the beautiful vineyards and get a real insider look into the world of wine production at the heart of the Austrian wine making […]
Trainee driver caused frontal crash
A 20-year-old Austrian is critically ill in intensive care after his car was hit head-on by a trainee driver from Afghanistan, who was practising for his driving licence. The accident happened at the weekend on the B139 in Leonding in the Linz-Land district when the car driven by the Afghani learner driver, aged 33, crossed […]
Danube island sheriffs swung into action this weekend as the first really warm weather of spring attracted tens of thousands of visitors to the area. With temperatures in the Austrian capital touching 20 degrees centigrade it was the ideal start to attract roller skaters, runners, cyclists – dog walkers and sunworshippers. In order to make […]
Emirates request rejected
The Austrian infrastructure ministry has dismissed Emirates’ appeal for increased landing rights. The booming airline – which was founded in 1985 – wanted to offer two daily flights between Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE) and Dubai International Airport (DXB) from Sunday (25 March). Now federal Social Democratic (SPÖ) Traffic Minister Doris Bures rejected the […]
Investor grabs Vienna Intercontinental
One of Vienna’s most prestigious hotels has a new owner. Austrian businessman Michael Tojner forked out 50 million Euros to snatch up the Vienna Intercontinental, business newspapers disclosed today (Fri). The deal will be finalised in May, according to Die Presse which reports that Tojner – a Vienna-based investor – has not yet decided about […]
Anti-truancy official for Vienna
Horst Tschaikner has been named head of Vienna’s new anti-truancy office. The secondary modern teacher was asked to work on concepts to lower the number of cases of truancy in the Austrian capital, Viennese education issues chief Susanne Brandsteidl said yesterday (Thurs). Brandsteidl claimed that some students were “coming and going like in a cafe”. […]