Austria’s oldest citizen has died aged 111. Hermine Nistler was born on 24 December 1900 in Favoriten in Vienna and had up until her death lived a long and healthy life. The first few years of Hermine’s life were far from easy however. When she was just eight years old, she lost both of her […]
A wind-farm project on the top of an Austrian mountain plateau has not been switched on over fears that it is in the middle of a key bird migration route and that the spinning blades could lead to thousands of bird deaths. Austrian energy company Salzburg AG has invested in building the five giant wind […]
Federal Railways (ÖBB) has defended the introduction of crash prices. A spokeswoman for the company said today (Fri) criticism of the latest move was “incomprehensible” since the customers would eventually benefit from it. ÖBB caused a stir by presenting a programme featuring 25,000 tickets for 15 Euros each for its western railway link connecting Vienna […]
Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Westbahn have broken their promise not to engage in a price war. ÖBB chief Christian Kern explained in several interviews his company would focus on better quality and customer service in its attempt to weather the intensified competition on the tracks between Vienna and Salzburg. Westbahn executive manager Stefan Wehinger promised […]
By Rebecca Musgrave Not a good night for Austrian football. After seven months of home wins, Salzburg suffered a 0:1 defeat last night (Thurs) to Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League. Despite being 0:2 down in the first half, FK Austria Wien managed to salvage one point in a 2:2 draw against AZ Alkmaar with […]
A 17-year-old boy has been caught after selling 17,000 Euros worth of electrical equipment that he acquired after forging contracts and identification in Salzburg. For more than a month beginning in April of this year, the boy completed contracts with different mobile network operators in Salzburg under a false name. Through these contracts he received […]
A Gustav Klimt landscape has sold for 30 million Euros in New York. The painting, entitled “Litzlberg am Attersee” was stolen by the Nazis in Austria in 1938 and recently returned to the owner this year. The painting, which depicts rolling hills beside a lake, was in The Salzburg Museum of Modern Art until last […]
Several street protests overshadowed the final day of Hu Jintao’s visit to Austria. Hundreds of people gathered along the roads of the province of Salzburg as the convoy of the Chinese leader and his 150-member delegation passed yesterday morning (Tues) to visit a farm. Hu and the other political and business officials also went on […]
By Rebecca Musgrave In 1492 a brewery was established on the banks of the river in Salzburg, Austria. Workers had to walk down a small flight of steps to get to the water and as such the famous Stiegl (small steps) brewery was founded. Far from its previous reputation as the “little brewery by the […]
A private competitor of Federal Railways (ÖBB) has claimed it would operate between Graz and Salzburg given that it gets as much financial support as the state-owned rail firm. Westbahn said yesterday (Sun) ÖBB received five million Euros in public funds to offer a connection between the Styrian capital and Salzburg. According to Westbahn, ÖBB […]