Decision-makers have defended the construction of the Semmering tunnel. Social Democratic (SPÖ) Traffic Minister Doris Bures praised the agreement between the provinces of Lower Austria and Styria, Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the state as an “important signal for future generations”. ÖBB boss Christian Kern pointed out that a train journey from Vienna to Graz would […]
The animals of Schönbrunn in Vienna will no longer be seen just taking up residence in the zoo but will soon appear flying high in the air. The ski resort of Zauberberg on Semmering has given the famous zoo its very own gondola on their cable car. The cabin which currently features a picture of […]
Austrian women have taken their clothes off in protest against the building of a railway tunnel south of Vienna. Countryside protection organisation “Alliance for Nature” has bought out a scantily clad calendar in efforts to prevent the building of the Semmering base tunnel. The historical Semmering mountain railway was built in 1854 and since 1998 […]
The lower Austrian and Viennese titles for the Snowboard and Freeski Slopestyle Contest as part of the Raiffeisen Club Eastcup Snowboard & Freeski took place in Semmering at the weekend. A strong field of competitors gathered at the Split-Park on Zau[:ber:]g with 35 Newcomer’s and regulars competing in the Slopestyle discipline. Snowboarders and Freeski offers […]
Bungling event managers reported a pricey sound system as stolen several weeks after the theft probably happened.Police in Lower Austria said today (Weds) organisers of a party realised the 23,000-Euro high-end sound appliance had been nicked after they used the rented device at an after-race party last month.Managers of the event said the sound […]
By Mary PenmanLost in an array of autumn colours and encircled by fresh Alpine air, it is hard to believe that Semmering, in the Neunkirchen district, is barely an hour outside of Vienna.Semmering has been a tourist favourite for well over a century and a half, ever since the Semmeringer Bahn (the worlds first mountain […]