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 […]
Fare dodger Andreas F burst into flames when he stepped on a high voltage railway electricity cable trying to take a short cut out of a station in Breitensee, Austria, from a bridge onto a platform roof. Police say a 39-year-old man is in a “critical” condition in hospital with severe burns.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has visited a school in Vienna. Davutoglu and Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger spoke with pupils and teachers of a secondary modern school in Vienna-Favoriten yesterday (Thurs). The families of around 25 per cent of the school’s students come from Turkey. The political scientist – who became […]
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”. […]
The famous Demel cafe in Salzburg is to be closed down. The Hofzuckerbäckerei Demel, or simply Demel as it is usually known, is a famous pastry shop and chocolatier in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 1786 on the Michaelerplatz. In 1857, August Dehne (the son of the founder Ludwig Dehne) gave the company to […]
Hypo Group Alpe Adria (HGAA) supervisory board head Johannes Ditz has said he is confident that the bank will manage to sell two affiliates. The former Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) economy minister said today (Thurs) HGAA managed to “get rid of all possible risk factors” which could endanger a sale of its Austrian and Italian […]
Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE) bosses have spoken about their intention to build a shopping centre. Flughafen Wien (FW) – which operates Austria’s biggest airport – said yesterday (Weds) a 10,000-square metre mall would be constructed in the direct vicinity to VIA in the coming years. The firm said it wanted to set up […]
Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) have managed to stay on top of the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The squad of Ricardo Moniz beat Peter Stöger’s Wiener Neustadt 2-1 yesterday (Weds). Second-placed Rapid Vienna crushed Kapfenberg (3-0) while SV Ried beat FC Admira 2-1. Sturm Graz – who won the title last season – defeated Wacker Innsbruck (1-0). […]
No Austrian university has made the new Times Higher Education Ranking. Vienna University, Austria’s biggest higher education institution, was the only Austrian university listed last year. It was part of the group of universities placed between 91st and 100th in the Times Higher Education Ranking of 2011. The study includes detailed information on the world’s […]
Kapfenberg have kept their chances to avoid being relegated alive. The Styrian club beat Wiener Neustadt in a match which had to be cancelled a few weeks ago when Austria was blanketed by snow. Defender Thomas Schönberger scored the only goal of the game in the 73rd minute. The Austrian Bundesliga will continue with four […]