The former residence of incest monster Josef Fritzl may be demolished, it has emerged.Bankruptcy trustee Markus Sonnleitner said today (Mon) he could imagine ordering the building in Amstetten, Lower Austria, to be torn down after liquidator Walter Anzböck failed to find an investor.Fritzl kept his own daughter Elisabeth as a sex slave in a self-built […]
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A worker steering a dumper truck was injured when he fell down a 40-metre embankment today (Weds).The 43-year-old was transporting gravel destined for a nearby construction site when the forest road he was driving along near Imsterberg, Tyrol, suddenly gave in under the weight.The man, who sustained head and internal injuries, was transferred to hospital […]
A 28-year-old restaurant manager died when his car plunged down a 300-metre embankment in Salzburg on Tuesday, police in the province announced today (Thurs).The man was transporting foodstuffs to the eatery located on a mountain near Mauterndorf at an altitude of around 2,000 metres. Police investigations suggest that his vehicle slid down a steep ravine […]
Posh pigeon loft reopened
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A Viennese tourism body has spent more than 270,000 Euros on the renovation of a pigeon loft, it has emerged.The citys Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und BetriebsgesmbH which manages Schönbrunn Palace, its gardens and the adjacent zoo said today (Fri) it had invested 272,000 Euros on the refurbishment of the baroque dovecot.Schönbrunn Zoo director […]
‘Roof blaze’ was swarm of fireflies
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Graz firemen were called to evacuate a busy city centre square after a man mistook a swarm of fireflies for a burning roof.Officials said today (Fri) fire-fighters decided to shutdown the bustling Franziskaner Square a popular night-time entertainment location housing several restaurants and pubs when a caller claimed the roof of an apartment […]
Flat prices jumped in “crisis year” 2009 as many see condominiums as a safe haven for their money, according to a business expert.Thomas Malloth, head of the Federal Economic Chambers (WKO) real estate department said today (Weds) the value of owner-occupied flats rose by 3.5 per cent from 2008 to 2009.”Strong demand, especially in conglomerations, […]
Twelve holidaymakers had a lucky escape as a crane crashed on a gondola suspension yesterday (Thurs).Officials in the Tyrolean tourism hotspot Mayrhofen said today it was still a matter for investigation why the building crane used at a nearby construction site landed on the lift framework.But they added it could not be ruled out that […]
Hundreds of residents were evacuated in Vienna yesterday (Sun) over fears their apartment building might collapse.Officials said the renters of the 100-odd apartments in Machstraße will be kept from returning until at least tomorrow.Experts feared the 50-year-old eight-storey building might come down due to activities on a nearby construction site and massive permanent rainfall. They […]
Upper Austrian dairy Gmundner Molkerei has said it will close a plant in Freistadt after acquiring it less than four years ago.Gmundner Molkerei head Michael Waidacher announced yesterday (Weds) the 400 deliverers and 15 staff working at the site in Freistadt have already been informed. He added all of them have been offered to work […]
WU remains closed after fire
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Viennas University of Economics and Business (WU) remains shut due to technical problems after a blaze broke out at its transformer room last Monday.WU bosses had planned to reopen the institution for lectures today (Weds), but technicians failed to restore its energy supply last night.Officials said the fire caused only minor damage, adding that all […]