Austrian man Christian Kozel, 29, discovered he was dead when uniformed police officers turned up at his home in Salzburg at the weekend. He said: “I was pretty shocked when I saw them at my door, and was relieved to find out that although I was dead, at least it was only on paper.” But […]
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Vienna’s world-famous coffee house culture was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2011. And now a list is being drawn up to decide which coffeehouses will be entitled to display the coveted logo. The first batch of Viennese cafés are set to put their logos up in November 2013, showing the rest […]
Plenty To Smile About For Axolotl
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This rare Axolotl salamander has a reason to smile as he welcomes visitors as the star attraction at an Aquaria Fun Park in Austria. Unlike his relatives he has not ended up struggling to escape pollution back home in Mexico or being experimented in a lab where they are a much sought after research object. […]
The Association of Austrian Taxpayers has spoken out against the creation of a list of tax dodgers. The organisation said yesterday (Weds) that a decision like that would mean a “step backwards” in modern civil society. It stressed that not everyone accused of tax evasion was a criminal. “Many people whose names may be found […]
SPÖ suggests ‘list of tax evasion shame’
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Social Democratic (SPÖ) General Secretary Günther Kräuter has said the possible publication of a “list of disgrace” to increase the pressure on tax dodgers has his party’s unequivocal support. Kräuter told broadcaster ORF yesterday evening (Tues) he backed the idea of Labour Chamber (AK) officials. Leading AK members said Austria should follow the example of […]
Austria has reached a midfield position in a bizarre new survey listing the length of mens penises.New customised data platform Target Map (www.targetmap.com) reports today (Tues) that the average size of Austrian mens members is 14.16 centimetres (cm). This data helps the country to a modest ranking in the global survey.Congolese men (17.93 cm) […]
Beethoven shopping list to be auctioned
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A shopping list scribbled by Ludwig van Beethoven will be auctioned in Germany later this year, it has emerged.The German composer, who spent many years working and living in Austria, wrote the memo to himself in Vienna in 1817. The list features soap, a mousetrap, a knife and a metronome.Auctioneers in Cologne said today (Fri) […]
By Kathryn QuinnWith an ever increasing number of spas springing up around Europe, the offer at the Falkensteiner Hotel & Spa Bad Waltersdorf, in northern Styria stands out as giving holiday makers all they desire for the perfect relaxation and wellness experience.The first thing guests will notice is the impressively vast amount of treatments available […]
Spanish Riding School honoured by UNESCO
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Viennas Spanish Riding School has been put on the list of Austrian immaterial cultural objects by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).Maria Walcher from the Austrian UNESCO committee for immaterial cultural values said today (Fri): “It is a matter of a ritual, traditional craft, oral tradition and timeless knowledge in relation to protection […]
Innsbruck mayor to retire from politics
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Innsbruck Mayor Hilde Zach announced yesterday (Thurs) evening that she would retire from politics.Zach, 67, who was elected on the Liste für Innsbruck (List for Innsbruck) ticket, had cancer years ago and is reportedly in poor health. It is expected that Deputy Mayor Christine Oppitz-Plörer, also elected on the List for Innsbruck ticket, will succeed […]