New panorama bridge and glass stairs open on Dachstein

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Culture

Dare devils in the Dachstein mountain region in Styria, Austria can test their nerves on the new so called ‘stairs to nothingness’. Visitors can walk down the narrow glass steps to a viewing platform hanging over the mountains with a spectacular view located at 2,700 metres above sea level. The stairs weigh in at five […]

Austrian children heading for EU youth Parliament

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Education

Austrian youngsters are involved in a simulated EU Parliament project in Vienna entitled “Bridge the Gap” in which the best in various debating seminars are invited to Brussels. The various discussions took place between the 26 on 30 April with about 150 youngsters from across Austria involved. The aim was to simulate the work of […]

Car left dangling off bridge after crash

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General News

A group of teenagers escaped unscathed after their car slipped off a bridge in Kleinzell, Austria yesterday (Weds). The three involved were left dangling off the bridge, hanging on only by their rear wheels. The group of youngsters, aged between 17 and 21 were driving across a wet bridge, when they lost control of their […]

Worker’s head crushed by hydraulic lift

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A 29-year-old worker suffered severe injuries when his head was squeezed between a crash barrier and a hoist this morning (Thurs).The accident occurred on the A2 southern motorway near Techelsberg in Carinthia. Police assume that a technical error with the hydraulic lift was the reason for the incident. The injured road construction worker – a […]

From the slopes to the spa – Bad Gastein

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Travel

By Kathryn Quinn Bad Gastein has long been a favourite amongst winter sports fans in the know. With stunning 360 mountain panoramas, over 220 kilometres of ski slopes and worlds class thermal spa resorts it is obvious why so many people flock to the Gastein region year after year.Nestled in Salzburgerland, in the shadow of […]

Strabag seals Polish bridge deal

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Business

A consortium of three Strabag SE subsidiaries has been contracted to build a bridge in a city in northern Poland, it was announced today (Mon).Strabag said the consortium – which features Strabag Sp.z o.o. Poland, Strabag AG Austria and Hermann Kirchner Polska Sp. z o.o. will build a bridge in Torun worth 139 million Euros.The […]

OGH vice president was driver killed in car crash

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The victim of a freak car crash has been revealed as the deputy head of the Federal High Court (OGH).The OGH announced today (Mon) that Josef Gerstenecker died instantly when his car crashed against a bridge pier on the S6 main road near Neunkirchen, Lower Austria, last night.The 63-year-old’s vehicle is a write-off. The 20-year-old […]

Alter Bridge November gigs announced

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Culture

Alter Bridge will give two concerts in Austria this November, according to a Britishrock.cc report from today (Thurs).The online music newspaper reports that the American rock band will perform at Vienna’s Gasometer on 22 November before playing the Posthof in Linz five days later.No Austrian summer festival appearances of the band – which is made […]

Lorry crashes into Schönbrunn park wall

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A traffic jam of several kilometres was caused when a lorry crashed into the walls of Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace Gardens this morning (Thurs).Police said the driver got away with minor injuries after he came off the road and ploughed into a wall near Kennedy Bridge on the road towards the city centre shortly before 9am.Firemen […]