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Changeable and cloudy weather will follow high-pressure weather, but temperatures will remain relatively mild. Geosphere Austria forecasts that temperatures could even exceed 20 degrees at the weekend. Dense cloud fields at the weekendToday, Saturday, a disturbance zone from the southwest with many, sometimes dense, cloud fields will move across Austria. Rain showers are expected, especially south of the main Alpine ridge. The snow line will be above 1,600 meters above sea level. The sun will usually only appear occasionally between the dense clouds, with the longest spells in the west.…

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The days are getting longer, temperatures are rising, and flora and fauna are returning to life – spring is just around the corner. In the northern hemisphere, including Austria and the rest of Europe, the calendar spring began on Tuesday, 20 March 2025, at 10:01 a.m. Central European Time (CET). Equinox usually differentCalendrical spring always begins at the equinox, i.e. when the sun is exactly over the equator. In March, the so-called “subsolar point” – the place above which the sun is at its zenith – moves from south to…

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In recent years, there have been many discussions about charging for parking in Shopping City Süd. So far, however, nothing has come of such plans. This will change on 14 April. From then on, customers will only be able to park their cars free of charge for four hours. After that, they will have to pay 2.50 euros per hour, as the SCS informs on its homepage.The parking garage will also charge a fee from the first minute. Only Westfield Club members can park for two hours free of charge.…

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From 2022 to 2023, the increase was still 7.4 percent. This affected 1.79 million main rental apartments in Austria, a quarter of which were temporary, with an average rental period of 11.4 years. In 2024, a main rental apartment, including operating costs, cost an average of EUR 653.60, which corresponds to EUR 9.8 per square meter, according to Statistics Austria.Excluding operating costs, 492.5 euros per apartment or 7.4 euros per square meter had to be paid. The previous year’s operating costs amounted to 163.7 euros per apartment or 2.5 euros…

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The sunny weather will continue on Thursday. Only from Lake Constance to the Upper Austrian Lake District (Upper Austria) will there be localized fog, which will clear in the morning. Afterward, some thin veil clouds will gather in the west. In the east, the wind will remain moderate from the southeast. While widespread frost will occur again in the morning, temperatures will rise to between 11 and 19 degrees during the day. Friday: Still sunny, but first cloudsOn Friday, the sun will be out again frequently, but not completely unclouded.…

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In 2024, Austrians made ten percent more payments with Visa cards than in the previous year.Despite the popularity of cash, many see the future of payment as digital: Visa, the global payment giant, reported record-breaking growth figures for Austria in 2024. Consumers are increasingly turning to cards—whether in supermarkets, online stores, restaurants, or even when skiing.Despite their desire to keep cash, Austrians are in a digital payment fever: the number of payment transactions with Visa cards rose by a whopping ten percent last year, while payment volumes increased by eight…

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