Category: Austrian News

Corrosive acid has damaged the door locks of apartments in Vienna’s Landstraße. The police are now asking for special attention! Presumably using nitric acid, two door locks were damaged in the Landstraße district at around 3.00 pm on Wednesday. The as-yet-unknown perpetrators then broke into the two apartments. Whether anything was stolen is the subject of ongoing investigations. The Vienna State Office of Criminal Investigation has taken over the investigation. The police therefore ask for special attention and warn the public: “If you find damage to the lock on your…

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The wind continues to ensure mild temperatures in Austria. Although the experts at Geosphere Austria forecast precipitation in some areas over the coming days, the thermometer will climb to 22 degrees. It will be cloudy and rainy on Friday from the south of the Alps to southern Burgenland. The Föhn wind will remain constant and ensure mostly sunny and mild conditions north of the main Alpine ridge. In the east, too, it will be quite windy and partly sunny until the evening, with denser clouds only moving through towards the…

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Here you can find out all the details on how and when you can best observe the supermoon in Austria. The supermoon over AustriaThe largest full moon of the year will reach its full luminosity on October 17, 2024. In Austria, this impressive celestial event will reach its peak around midday. From this point onwards, the moon will slowly fade in brightness, but it will still be visible in full splendor during the evening and night. When and where can you see the supermoon?The supermoon in October 2024, also known…

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Since the beginning of this week, Vienna’s city centre has been lit up with Christmas decorations. Passers-by are surprised. While strolling through the first district on Tuesday afternoon, a Viennese noticed that Christmas decorations had already been put up in Rotenturmstraße. This was very surprising for the Viennese at this point in time.According to the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, however, Christmas lights are important to the capital’s shopping districts. “The City of Vienna and the Vienna Chamber of Commerce have therefore agreed to increase the joint funding for the operation…

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Vienna – The maximum temperatures in Austria will rise to 22 degrees by Wednesday. In less sunny regions, however, they will hardly exceed ten degrees, according to forecasts by Geosphere Austria. On Monday, extensive cloud fields will initially move in from the west and reach eastern Austria in the afternoon. Towards the evening, some rain is expected on the northern side of the Alps and in the north. It will be one to eight degrees in the morning and twelve to 17 degrees as the day progresses. On Tuesday, dense…

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Everyday life is becoming increasingly expensive; this also applies to parking in Vienna. There will be a significant increase from 2025. If you want to park in Vienna starting in 2025, you will have to dig deeper into your wallet than before: As of January 1, parking fees will increase by 5.9 percent due to a fee adjustment announced by the city. According to ÖAMTC, half an hour’s parking will cost 1.30 euros instead of 1.25 euros. The one-hour parking ticket will increase by 10 cents from 2.50 euros to…

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The weather at the weekend will once again show its changeable side. On Friday, low pressure will bring some rain showers along the northern side of the Alps and snow or sleet showers above 1,600 meters. In the meantime, the sun will appear again and again, except in the northern congestion. Fewer showers will be to the east, while the south and southeast will remain largely precipitation-free. A brisk westerly wind will prevail in the Danube region and on the eastern edge of the Alps. Early temperatures will range from…

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The magazine “Condé Nast Traveller” has created a big surprise with its new reader poll: Austria is in first place for the first time. As part of its annual “Readers’ Choice Awards,” the travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller recently determined the friendliest countries in Europe. The first-placed country was surprising in many places. “With an impressive debut on our list, Austria dethrones last year’s winner, Ireland, and is voted the friendliest country in Europe by our readers,” says the Condé Nast Traveler website. As a result, the magazine explains the…

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Wind, rain, and cooler air on ThursdayOn Thursday, “Kirk” will bring rain, fresh winds, and cooler air to Austria from the west. In the eastern half of the country, it will initially still be warm and sunny at times, but towards the afternoon, the clouds will thicken here, too, and it will get wet. Most rain will be concentrated in Vorarlberg, the Tyrolean lowlands, East Tyrol, Salzburg, and Carinthia. By the afternoon, the rain will also reach Styria and Burgenland. Danger of flooding and mudslidesThe heavy rain may lead to…

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