Category: Austrian News

Vienna is getting a new Bim connection. Streetcar line 12 is expected to connect Leopoldstadt with Josefstadt in the fall of 2025.Mostly, it will run on existing tracks, but part of the route will also be newly built. The terminus stations will be in Hillerstraße and the Josefstädter Straße U6 station. The new addition will primarily open up and connect the Nordbahnviertel district, where thousands of apartments have recently been built. The project was presented Thursday by Planning and Transportation City Councilor Uli Sima, Public Transportation City Councilor Peter Hanke…

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Austria can look forward to temperatures around 24 degrees this weekend – but this will end on Monday at the latest—the weather forecast.Today, Saturday, it will be sunny and dry; residual clouds and local patches of early morning fog in the south will soon dissipate. During the day, compact clouds will gradually move into the west, increasing the risk of showers in the afternoon in Vorarlberg and the Tyrolean Außerfern. Otherwise, there will be plenty of sunshine. The wind will often blow moderately from south to east, and temperatures will…

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On April 23, the 40th Vienna Marathon will take place. All road closures, alternative routes, crossing options and public transport restrictions at the Vienna City Marathon 2023 can be found here at a glance. The Vienna City Marathon 2023 will again bring numerous road closures and detours on April 23. ÖAMTC has compiled the main access and exit routes to the affected districts on Marathon Sunday in Vienna. Parts of Vienna closed on Marathon Sunday.Already from the early morning hours, parts of Vienna will be temporarily closed or only accessible…

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For the weekend, the weather shows its spring-like side. But a new cold front is just around the corner, bringing rain back into the country. After the snow, rain and thunderstorms, the weather finally shows its spring-like side from the weekend. However, a cold front is already causing unsettled weather again next week. At the beginning of the weekend, a pronounced low-pressure system moves from the Benelux countries towards the English Channel. It continues to cause unsettled spring weather, especially in the west and southwest of Austria. According to UWZ…

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Vienna is slowly but surely heading towards two million inhabitants. According to the latest figures, Austria’s federal capital currently has 1,982,442 inhabitants. Due to the war in Ukraine, Vienna could break the two million inhabitant mark this year. In 2024, the new urban development plan will be presented to the city council for a decision. “In the new concept, we will focus even more than before on inner-city measures to make public space more attractive in response to the climate crisis,” the city of Vienna’s planning director, Thomas Madreiter, told…

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The payout of the Vienna Energy Bonus 2023 has already started.As of April 17, applications for the Vienna Energy Bonus 2023 can be submitted. We explain who is eligible and how you can get the support. Vienna extends “Energy Support Plus“The deadline for applications for the Vienna Energy Bonus 2023 begins on Monday, April 17. Single-person households with a gross annual income of up to 40,000 euros and multi-person households with a gross yearly income of up to 100,000 euros will be supported with 200 euros each. Up to 650,000…

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The weather remains unsettled; on Thursday, even snowfall is forecast once again. But shortly after, a summer day will blossom for us. Also, at the beginning of the new week, April is moody; in the sphere of influence of an easterly current, it remains changeable and has a maximum average temperature. “Spring just doesn’t want to get going in April this year,” writes UBIMET meteorologist Konstantin Brandes. On Thursday, there should be a brief comeback of the winter roller with snowfall down to just below 1,000 meters. After that, however,…

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The use of SMS Services continues to decline among Austrians. “In the RTR Telecom Monitor for the 2nd quarter of 2012, we reported the unique peak value for Austria of around 2000 million SMS sent. More than ten years later, it is ‘only’ 284 million SMS sent in Austria in Q3 2022,” Klaus M. Steinmaurer, RTR’s managing director for the Telecommunications and Post Division, said on Friday. The decline is mainly due to the heavy use of messenger services. “The downward trend in SMS services will continue, but they are…

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From Monday, the electricity subsidy will be opened to another group of people, who until now would have possibly fallen over for it.Stromkostenzuschussgesetznovelle – what sounds unwieldy will soon bring significant financial relief to numerous Austrians. Because many have so far fallen over themselves around the electricity price brake, which came into force on December 1. How could this happen? Many entrepreneurs have their main residence at the seat of their enterprise. As a result, they draw their household energy via their electricity meter on the one hand and the…

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