A farmer suffered serious head injuries when a cow pushed him against a wall as he tried to tie up the animal. The 40-year-old man was airlifted to a clinic in Graz, Styria, after the incident in Deutsch Ehrensdorf, Burgenland, yesterday afternoon (Mon). Doctors were unavailable for comment on his condition today.
An elderly man from Lower Austria is recovering in hospital after suffering a circulatory collapse while bathing in a lake in Burgenland yesterday afternoon (Sun). The 61-year-old was dragged out of the pond by witnesses, police in Ritzing said today. A doctor who happened to be among the bathers managed to resuscitate the man who […]
An Austrian teenager collapsed and died in a hotel room in the United States, it has emerged. The 16-year-old from Wiesen in the eastern Austrian province of Burgenland visited New York City with his family. He passed out in their suite at the weekend. Paramedics failed to save his life. Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, a spokesman for […]
A 43-year-old man is in a critical condition after being injured in a bizarre test of courage.The man reportedly tried to impress his pals by leaping over a high fence in Oberpetersdorf, Burgenland, yesterday evening (Weds). He fell over after getting stuck with one of his legs. His chest was speared by a wooden fencepost […]
Businessmen have slammed the economic circumstances in Croatia as Austria aims to remain the busiest investor in the Southeast European state.Burgenland Economy Chamber chief Peter Nemeth said today (Thurs) Croatias political system “hasnt arrived in the present yet” due to bureaucratic barriers for entrepreneurs interested in investing in the country. He added that he considered […]
A Bulgarian died in a collision on Upper Austrias A8 Innkreis motorway this morning (Thurs).Traffic police said the man was killed when the car he was travelling in crashed into an articulated truck near the Ried im Innkreis exit. Officials added that three passengers of the vehicle were hospitalised with undisclosed injuries. The lorry driver […]
A teacher has set a new ultra running record by covering nearly 800 kilometres (km) in a week.Secondary modern school teacher Franz Sack from Frauenkirchen in Burgenland ran 782 kilometres on a one-kilometre circular course in his hometown during the past seven days. Sack said ahead of the challenge that he wanted to cover more […]
A fake gastronomy industry official has tricked several publicans into handing over fines, it has emerged.The elderly man who claims to be an inspector assigned by the Burgenland branch of the Federal Economy Chamber (WKO) succeeded by ordering bar owners and restaurant bosses in the district of Güssing to pay 150 Euros each […]
New BEWAG boss Michael Gerbavsits has revealed that the sale of B.net has started.BEWAG, the leading energy provider in the eastern province of Burgenland, is expected to end various projects abroad as it prepares to merge with gas provider BEGAS.Now Gerbavsits said he has started examining offers of investors interested in acquiring the firms Croatian […]
Police are investigating after a priceless grapevine was chopped to pieces.The plant was discovered at an unused estate in Eisenstadt, Burgenland, one and a half years ago. Examinations revealed it was several hundred years old and worth around 100,000 Euros since it was found to be a unique precursor of the Grüner Veltliner.The white wine […]