The price of property in Vienna has now spiralled so much that every 4th apartment comes with a price tag of 500,000 or more. And every second flat costs 300,000 or more. One of the reasons is that the shortage of available property is resulting in many appartements being renovated and also investment in attic […]
The most famous of Klagenfurt’s statues the Lindworm has finally been repaired after the tail of the dragon figure was in danger of falling off. The famous dragon statue has become the unofficial symbol of the city and is frequently featured on tourism literature both locally and for Austria as well. The statue was built […]
By Rachael Williams A 50-year-old man is on trial in Klagenfurt on suspicion of incest. The man from Spittal in Carinthia is believed to have repeatedly raped his 18-year-old daughter and also offered her to other men in exchange for money. On Tuesday the man, not named for legal reasons, appeared before judge Sabine Roßmann […]
A 26 year-old car driver fleeing from a police patrol on the south highway by Grafenstein on Wednesday was found to have a boot full of smuggled cigarettes. The driver lost control and skidded off a country road and landed in a ditch when poice checked the car they found he had a boot full […]
Carinthian Freedom Party (FPK) boss Uwe Scheuch emphasised that he had no plans to plead guilty to unjust enrichment after a verdict against him was annulled. The Provincial High Court of Styria (OLG) in Graz announced last week it wanted the Court of Klagenfurt to re-examine the case again. OLG experts had to look into […]
A provincial high court has annulled a controversial verdict against a leading right-winger. Carinthian Freedom Party (FPK) head Uwe Scheuch, the deputy governor of Carinthia, was found guilty of unjust enrichment by the Provincial Court of Klagenfurt last August. Scheuch was accused of offering political interference in exchange for a donation to his party. A […]
Police in Klagenfurt arrested a 15-year-old Romanian girl who was a victim of forced prostitution after a series of raids on the red light scene in the city. Police said that the teenager had been forced into prostitution and was severely traumatised by her ordeal. But they said that the girl had managed to get […]
Hypo Group Alpe Adria (HGAA) has made a profit for the first time in four years. The struggling finance institute – which had to be nationalized in December 2009 – said it managed to make profits of 59 million Euros last year. The Klagenfurt-based bank headed by Gottwald Kranebitter sustained a loss of more than […]
Two Austrians teams are at the ready to fight for this year’s EBEL Hockey League title. Black Wings Linz beat Slovenian team Ljubljana while KAC – who play their home matches in Klagenfurt – prevailed against Zagreb in the semi final series which ended yesterday (Thurs). The best of seven final series will start next […]
Austria has been branded as a “paradise for Nazis” after it emerged that an alleged war criminal deceased in a care home in Carinthia. A spokesman for a Caritas retirement centre in Klagenfurt confirmed newspaper reports claiming that Milivoj Asner passed away today (Mon). He said the Croat perished aged 98 in the institution last […]