Austrian officials say they are baffled to explain a UFO sighting in which dozens of people reported seeing between 50 and 100 objects flying in formation. The incident happened over the Aichfeld basin near the city of Knittelfeld in the southern Austrian state of Styria where eyewitness Juergen Trieb, 41, and his girlfriend Waltraud Kaliba, […]
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Palais Liechtenstein in Vienna’s Alsergrund district will be showing previously unseen works of art from October. The reason for the new presentation is the fact that 150 objects are going on a tour to Japan from 3 October to 9 June next year. As a result they will be replaced by objects that have been […]
A worker sustained serious injuries when scaffold fell on his head as he cleaned a portable toilet. The 38-year-old man was assigned to disinfect the mobile loo on a construction site in Schwarzach, Vorarlberg, yesterday afternoon (Tues). He was severely injured when parts of scaffolding moved by a crane dropped on his head. The cleaner […]
“The Sound of Music” musical will have its Austrian premiere at the Salzburger Landestheater, Salzburg, on 23 October 2011.The city made famous for its rich film and musical production will play host to the legendary musical with Wietske van Tongeren performing as Maria and Uwe Kröger playing Baron von Trapp.In the words of Carl Maldeghem, […]
Pre-Christian gravesite discovered
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Builders assigned to construct a new railroad in Carinthia found what is believed to be an ancient gravesite.Federal Railways (ÖBB) said today (Fri) four skeletons and funerary objects such as chains and various trinkets were discovered in the town of Kühnsdorf.An archaeologist who was asked to examine the bones and objects described them as “the […]
An Upper Austrian has been accused of having stolen dozens of chainsaws and other objects during the past few months.The 34-year-old forestry worker from Kirchdorf could be behind more than 50 reported thefts of around 200 electric appliances, used chainsaws and various tools in the area, police announced today (Mon).The man allegedly cooperated with a […]