A man has died after falling when out trying to collect grasshoppers in Pians, Tirol, Austria. The 74-year-old was found dead after a search party was sent out to look for the man who had been reported missing by his son when he didn’t return from his walk as planned yesterday (Tuesday). The man who […]
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The official start to the Christmas tree selling season begins today in Vienna. Across the capital there are 340 official Christmas tree selling locations selling trees imported from all over the country and despite a late frost damaging many trees – sellers have pledged to keep costs down. Anybody looking to buy a Christmas tree […]
A husband has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after he set off an avalanche in which his wife subsequently died as they were on a ski tour in Obertauern, Austria in winter 2010. The court in Linz, Austria, yesterday found the 65-year-old guilty of the charges after deciding he had set off the avalanche. […]
From the Grossglockner to the Sea
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The Alpe-Adria-Trail is a brand new hiking route that covers three countries. From the foot of the highest mountain in Austria, the 3,798 metre high Grossglockner, to the Adriatic Sea – in 38 stages. Each stage covers a distance of around 17 kilometres, and the Trail passes through Carinthia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Slovenia. In total […]
Big spenders
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Health bosses are spending millions rebuilding an obesity clinic in Rissen, Austria, because their XXL patients are getting even fatter. Designers have created wider doors, reinforced beds with thicker mattresses, two metre-wide operating gowns and even super-sized paper undies. Officials say people have grown larger and larger since the clinic first opened and a typical […]
Urban Ice comes to Austria
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A 30 metre high wall of ice appeared in the Austrian town of Bad Gastein in Salzburg over the weekend for a new ice climbing competition. The enormous wall played host to 20 competitors whilst more than 1,000 spectators watched on. Such scenes are normally only associated with the mountainous Austrian countryside but on Saturday, […]
A paraplegic woman is recovering after plunging down a steep embankment.The 60-year-old holidaymaker from Germany sustained multiple injuries when she fell down an eight-metre decent after one of her electric wheelchairs wheels got stuck between tree roots on Sunday morning.Police in Unken, Salzburg, said today (Tues) the woman was rescued by a mountain rescue team […]
DHL centre opens at VIA
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A subsidiary company of Deutsche Post AG has opened a logistics and competence centre in Austria.German postal services provider Deutsche Post said today (Mon) its express mail branch DHLs Global Forwarding department started operating a cold warehouse at Vienna International Airport (VIA).Deutsche Post explained DHL will store temperature-sensitive products at the site but also work […]
A 10-year-old boy was hospitalised with serious injuries after he tried to skid down the handrail of a moving staircase at an U-Bahn station in Vienna.The resident of Vienna hit his head in the three-metre plunge at the U3 Johnstraße underground station around 6pm yesterday (Sun).The incident occurred just hours after a 17-year-old party-goer got […]
Fewer couples purchasing properties
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A decreasing number of couples decide to buy real estate nowadays, according to a study.Researcher Andrea Baidinger said today (Fri) that just 61 per cent of unmarried and married couples aged 30 and younger were opting for the purchase of a house or a flat. She pointed out that around 75 per cent did so […]