Bochum snatch Korkmaz

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Sports

Former Rapid Vienna star Ümit Korkmaz has joined VfL Bochum, it has emerged.The German team – who were relegated from the top-flight Bundesliga last season – announced yesterday evening (Weds) that the 25-year-old attacking midfielder will join them from Eintracht Frankfurt on loan until the end of the current season. Bochum, who are managed by […]

Snow safety masts damaged

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General News

Police in Upper Austria are investigating after dozens of roadside masts were destroyed at the weekend.Officials in Meggenhofen near Grieskirchen said today (Tues) the masts – set up along the road as snow is expected to fall shortly – were ripped out of the ground or cracked into pieces.The amount of damages has not yet […]

Salzburg set to spend €4mn on winter marketing

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Business

Salzburg will invest almost four million Euros in tourism marketing initiatives for the upcoming winter season, it has been announced.Leo Bauernberger, head of the province’s tourism board, said today (Tues) almost four million Euros will be spent on various marketing and advertising activities in Austria and abroad as the winter sport season approaches.Salzburg’s tourism councillor […]

Austrian hotel prices on the rise

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Business

Hotel prices in Austria have edged up this month, it has been reported.On-line hotel comparison platform Trivago (www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices) said today (Thurs) a standard double room in Austria cost 115 Euros per night this month, up by three per cent compared to the previous month.This means the price hike which occurred in Austria was less dramatic […]

Carinthia seizes 350 kilos of mushrooms

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General News

Mountain authorities in Carinthia confiscated more than 300 kilograms of illegally collected mushrooms this summer, it has emerged.The local Alpine administration body said today (Fri) officials seized 350 kilograms of mushrooms from people who breached regulations.Provincial rules have it that people must not pick more than two kilos of mushrooms a day per capita during […]

Dorian Gray comeback at Burgtheater

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Culture

Burgtheater bosses have decided to bring back a German-language theatre adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s famous novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray” following the roaring success it enjoyed last season.Markus Meyer, who is currently starring in William Shakespeare’s “Othello” and “Richard II” at the prestigious Viennese theatre, played the title role of Dorian Gray and attracted […]

Live open air opera returns

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Culture

Dozens of performances will be screened live outside Vienna’s leading opera house this and next month, it has been announced.State Opera officials said today (Thurs) they decided to show selected operas on a 50 square metre LED video screen on Herbert von Karajan Square free of charge again this season after hundreds of music enthusiasts […]

One Republic to rock Hohenems

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Culture

US pop stars One Republic will perform in Vorarlberg in December, it was confirmed today (Tues).The five-member band from Colorado will rock the Event.Center Hohenems on 2 December, according to a report by Britishrock.cc.The group fronted by Ryan Tedder had a global hit with “Apologize” in 2007. The song peaked the charts in more than […]

Adam Lambert gig revealed

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Culture

Adam Lambert will perform in Austria for the first time in his career later this year, according to a music news website.The singer – who finished the eighth season of popular casting format “American Idol” last year – will rock Vienna’s WUK club, according to a report by Britishrock.cc.The platform also reports that US pop […]

Kesha to take on Gossip in ski season openings battle

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Culture

American pop sensation Kesha is set to hit the stage at a top Styrian ski resort this winter.The chart-topping singer will perform in Schladming – one of the most popular winter sporting destinations in the Austrian Alps – on 4 December to officially kickoff the season.Schladming tourism bosses have said US pop band One Republic […]