Category: Austrian News

Up to 50 litres of rain per square meter accumulated in Austria from Wednesday morning until noon. But only at low elevations; at higher elevations, the precipitation arrived as snow, Geosphere Austria (formerly ZAMG) reported. Thus, it snowed in large parts of the mountainous region and the Waldviertel. The precipitation amounts so far would roughly correspond to those in an average whole of April, summed up Geosphere climatologist Alexander Orlik. “Around 50 liters per square meter rained, for example, in Klagenfurt, Graz and St. Pölten, around 40 in Bregenz, Salzburg,…

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Austria is in for some heavy rainfall. Here is the weather forecast for the next week. In the mountains, it will be wintry again. A low-pressure influence will bring mostly dense clouds already on Friday. It will still rain persistently and sometimes heavily, especially towards the north and east, forecasts from Geosphere Austria. Snow will fall in places to just under 500 meters, but mostly the snow line will move around 1,000 meters. Weather forecast: Only a few sunny windows at the weekendIn the far west, the precipitation will subside…

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A discount has been fixed for customers of Fernwärme Wien: There is a 20 percent discount on the basic price, explained Finance and Economic City Councilor Peter Hanke (SPÖ). Thus in an average household, approximately 80 euros is saved itself. The city council has recently already held out the prospect of a reduction in district heating. Prices had recently risen massively, with quite a few households paying more than double. At the same time, Wien Energie recorded profits. According to Hanke, a three-digit million amount is forecast as the annual…

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Vienna could reach the two-million mark earlier than expected – as early as this year and not just in 2027. This is because the city grew faster last year than in decades. This is mainly due to immigration, and there again, primarily those who fled the war in Ukraine. Vienna once had more than two million inhabitants – the 1910 census counted 2.08 million. “In 2022, Vienna has grown by about 50,000 people, solely due to immigration. Half of that is due to immigration from Ukraine,” Ramon Bauer, head of…

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With immediate effect, documents such as a birth or marriage certificate can be downloaded via the “Digitales Amt” app.In addition to registering in the app, the prerequisite is possessing a cell phone signature or ID-Austria and paying a fee. According to a dispatch from the Ministry of Finance on Thursday, this new “document service” will also be further expanded. Digital office app: document service to be further expandedThe data of all persons for whom there has been a change in the civil status register since 2014 has been automatically recorded…

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April continues – also when it comes to the weather. At least the first half of the week brings warmer temperatures regionally.According to the Geosphere Austria (formerly ZAMG) forecast, the weather will remain changeable and unsettled in the coming days. At least it will be warmer in the first half of the week, at least regionally. Temperatures just below 20 degrees may well occur. Cold front brings rain and snow on TuesdayOn Tuesday, a cold front will cross Austria during the day. Thus, cloud cover will remain widespread, especially during…

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For weeks, scammers in Austria have been up to their mischief online and digitally. Now it is important to pay attention to a new crooks scam. In recent months, there have been an increasing number of fraud attempts in Austria. The so-called “son/daughter trick” is particularly sophisticated. In a short message sent by SMS or Whatsapp, the crooks pretend to be the child of the person being contacted. Because the old cell phone is allegedly damaged, money must be transferred to an account. As before, gullible people fall for this…

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After cloudy-cold days, Austrians can finally soak up some sun again on Easter Monday – but not for long. On Easter Monday, the low-pressure system moves away, and we come under the influence of an intermediate high-pressure system. However, the calm and often sunny spring weather does not last long because, already the night to Tuesday, the frontal design of a low-pressure system called PETER reaches the country from the northwest over the North Sea. During the day, the front spreads further, and thus it becomes wet nationwide. On Wednesday,…

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Today, Easter Sunday, the cold front especially brings gloomy and unsettled weather in the eastern half of Austria sad and unsettled weather – including rain showers and partly snow. Only on Easter Monday the sun comes back intermittently. On Easter Sunday, it will then remain cloudy and cool. In the east, the search for outdoor Easter nests could prove particularly difficult, as rain showers, some of them heavy, are expected during the day. Even isolated snowfalls cannot be ruled out. A few sunny clearings will only appear from Vorarlberg over…

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