Category: Austrian News

Graz, Austria, 10 June 2025 – A horrific school shooting has left Austria in mourning after a gunman opened fire at a secondary school in Graz, the country’s second-largest city, on Tuesday. The incident, which occurred at the BORG Dreierschützengasse school in the city’s northwest, resulted in at least nine fatalities—including students and at least one adult—and left dozens injured, marking one of the deadliest mass shootings in Austria’s postwar history. Police responded to reports of gunfire at around 10 a.m. local time, dispatching specialized tactical units, including the elite…

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As the meteorologists at Geosphere Austria forecast on Sunday, temperatures are set to soar, especially in the west. Temperatures of up to 33 degrees are expected. Mostly sunny on MondayThe weather on Whit Monday will be mainly sunny. From Innsbruck to Graz, there will be scattered dense clouds at the beginning, and in the southeast, it will still rain in places. As the day progresses, more cumulus clouds will form, which may temporarily shade the sunshine. Nevertheless, it will remain mainly dry until the evening. The wind will blow weakly…

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On Pentecost Sunday, a cold front will bring rain and clouds to large parts of Austria. Only in the south will the sun shine briefly before rain and thunderstorms follow there as well. In the afternoon, it will clear up from the northwest. On Sunday, a cold front will move across Austria, causing cloudy weather, especially in the west, north, and east. “The sky will remain mostly cloudy and there will be widespread rain, with heavy precipitation in some areas. In the south, especially on the southern side of the…

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From mid-June, Sunset Cinema will be bringing favorite classic films to cozy Viennese parks as an open-air cinema. We have the 2025 program at a glance. Films at “Kino am Dach”Sunset Cinema will take place on twelve dates at four different locations in Vienna this summer. Between June 18 and August 30, the Vienna summer cinema promises a colorful program featuring cult films from the 90s and 2000s, ranging from horror to romance to family films. Admission is free, and no reservation is required. Sunset Cinema is an open-air cinema…

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When walking in the woods, it’s not just wild boars you might encounter. This year, there are also a particularly large number of small, dangerous bloodsuckers around. Some experts are even calling it a “tick year.” And many of these small insects, which are classified as mites, carry pathogens that can cause serious diseases such as Lyme disease or early summer meningoencephalitis, or TBE for short. Ticks love high temperatures and high humidity. They are now active almost all year round.AGES (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety) reports that…

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As of July 1, 2025, new ticket prices for Lower Austria and Burgenland will be in effect in the Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region (VOR). On average, prices are expected to rise by 3%. However, there will be no price increases for Vienna. As of July 1, 2025, the VOR will adjust prices in the “Region” fare zone, specifically for Lower Austria and Burgenland. On average, single, daily, weekly, and monthly tickets will increase by around 3%. Example prices (from July 2025): Single journey: € 2.20 (previously € 2.10)24-hour ticket: € 4.30 (previously…

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On Sunday evening, a severe thunderstorm swept across the capital. On Sunday, a severe thunderstorm swept over the federal capital. Within a few minutes, the sky darkened and the wind roared. What followed in parts of Vienna was reminiscent of apocalyptic scenes. A heavy hailstorm swept across the city on the Danube. The Vienna professional fire department reported that the MA 68 emergency services were in continuous operation on Sunday evening. During the storm peak, i.e. between 6 and 7 p.m., the control center received emergency calls almost every minute.…

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After a cool May, June is off to a very summery start. The sun should be shining brightly in most of Austria this coming weekend. The weather experts at Geosphere Austria are forecasting temperatures of up to 32 degrees on Sunday. An early summer start to June. On Friday, sunshine will dominate in the west and south of Austria during the day, and it will remain mostly dry. In Vorarlberg and Tyrol, it will also be mostly cloudless. Further north and east, there will still be some clouds and light…

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It all kicks off on 31 May: Vienna Pride 2025 brings two weeks of color, diversity, and clear messages to the federal capital. From parties to politics – all of Vienna will be under the sign of the rainbow. More than 300,000 people are expected to attend the legendary rainbow parade on June 14, which will be taking place on Vienna’s Ringstrasse for the 29th time this year – as always, “the other way around”, i.e., against the direction of travel. The parade begins at noon at Rathausplatz. The parade…

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