Woman survives fall in crevasse

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A woman has survived unhurt after falling into a crevasse whilst skiing on the Stubtaier glacier in Tirol, Austria. The woman fell two and a half metres down the crevasse whilst skiing at around 3000 metres above sea level. The woman from the Baden area of Lower Austria had ventured off piste to explore and […]

Runaway Lynx found killed by a train

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A wild lynx that escaped in spring after a small landslide from a hill around its enclosure demolished a wall has been discovered run over by a train. Keepers have spent months setting up traps around the Mautern adventure Park near Salzburg in Austria without any sign of the eight-year-old female wildcat named “Hera”. Officials […]

Cool down for Vienna heat at summer ice skating sessions

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Lifestyle

From now on you can ice-skate even in Summer. The Wiener Stadthalle is offering an ice-skating area of 1.800 square metres, open every Tuesday throughout the summer. Today is a special ice skating event – the Stadhalle ice rink will open until 11:00 pm as part of the “Long Night of Summer Ice-Skating”. Winter clothes […]

Naked bathers left stranded as cars towed

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Naked sunbathers were left completely stark naked after their cars were towed by police on the Donauinsel in Vienna, Austria Police towed 57 vehicles parked illegally near to the naked bathing area along the Danube river. Many of the bathers had left their clothes in the car as they went for some all over  tanning […]

Knoflacher emphasises pedestrian zones’ economic effects

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A renowned traffic planner has stressed that shop owners are generally appreciating the introduction of pedestrian zones. Hermann Knoflacher, who masterminded the reconstruction of the busy Kärntner Straße and other streets in the heart of Vienna into an area for pedestrians in the 1960s – told magazine profil: “The debate prior to the creation of […]

Lorry driver fight escalates to knife-fight

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A disagreement between two truck drivers at a highway parking area ended in blood after one pulled out a bread knife at Weer in Tyrol. Around 21:30 the two men – one Romanian and one Bosnian – had a disagreement about a parking space, according to the police. The Bosnian, who had been having a […]

Danube barracks on sale for 9 million

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An Army camp built to house German troops after they marched into Austria and then housed Communist troops has been put up for sale with a pricetag of at least €9 million. The Tegetthoff barracks in the Döbling area of Vienna were first used by the German Wehrmacht after the entry into Austria in 1938. […]

Lake Constance Cuisine

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Culinary Guide

The area around Lake Constance has always been known for certain culinary specialities, and in May, June and October respectively, a new offer will allow gourmet lovers to visit the lake to take part in a culinary weekend. The initiative is expected to be well received. As well as cheese specialities from the Vorarlberg region, […]

Hole Lot of Bother

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Historians have solved the mystery of a perfectly round hole going 25 foot underground after it appeared in the middle of an Austrian field. Hundreds of people travelled to the field at Neuhofen im Innkreis in Austria after the mysterious perfectly round hole appeared overnight, leading down to “something metallic”. One schoolgirl told local media […]

Working up an appetite in East Tyrol

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Travel

With some 357 kilometres of slopes between the south side of the Alps and Carinthia, East Tyrol is the perfect skiing destination for all sun and snow lovers. Those who work up an appetite on the slopes however are also well provided for at the dramatic Adler Lounge, perched on the top of the Cimaross […]