St. Pölten Pedestrian Zone Becomes Scene of Attack

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The victim, who according to police reports on Tuesday was already lying motionless on the ground, was hit on the upper body and head. The man suffered a bone fracture and was taken to the university hospital...weiterlesen »

Will the Northern Lights Appear Over Austria in 2026?

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Even though the sun is heading towards its activity minimum, experts still see chances for Northern Lights in our latitudes next year. In 2026, there could be three to five geomagnetic storms strong enough...weiterlesen »

In the Alps & on the Outskirts of Vienna: These Are the 10 Most Exclusive Residential Properties in Austria 2025

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Austria presents itself in the luxury real estate market as diverse as rarely before. The current evaluation by immowelt.at impressively shows in which regions particularly high-priced residential dreams...weiterlesen »

Who Made the Cash Register Ring in the Vienna Real Estate Bubble in 2025?

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A building in the second district of Vienna changed ownership in June of this year for around 51.7 million euros. The seller was NBHF Eins Wohnpark GmbH & Co. KG, founded in 2012 under the name BUWOG CEE...weiterlesen »

When Christmas Becomes a Burden: Strategies Against Loneliness

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With Christmas approaching, for many people it also marks a potentially critical rather than contemplative phase. The feeling of loneliness can occur especially during the holidays - and this perceived...weiterlesen »

New Year's Markets in Vienna Open from Saturday

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In Vienna, "lucky pig sales stands" are regulated in the Vienna Market Ordinance. In addition to the annual allocation of spaces, the market office routinely checks the Vienna Market Ordinance, the Trade...weiterlesen »

These Are the Traffic Jam Hotspots During the Christmas Holidays

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The period around Christmas and the days following it will be characterized by highly fluctuating traffic loads, according to the ARBÖ information service. While shopping traffic burdens the roads in the...weiterlesen »

2026 Awaits with Partial Solar Eclipse

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The main attractions of the astronomical year 2026 are concentrated in August: the highlight is a partial solar eclipse on August 12th. The sun will set 89 percent eclipsed - the strongest solar eclipse...weiterlesen »

Government Work: Satisfaction with Turquoise and Red

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The ÖVP has taken steps in areas that are particularly important to the population, said Secretary General Nico Marchetti at a press conference on Monday. These are inflation, health, and immigration....weiterlesen »

Investigations After Shooting at Mosque in Hollabrunn

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Shots were also fired at the local office of the Greens in the district town and at a parked car, police spokesman Johann Baumschlager announced on Monday upon request. Possible connections are being examined,...weiterlesen »

New Cycling Connection Between City Center and Augarten is Complete

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Following the recent opening of the bike connection Seeböckgasse/Geblergasse, the bike connection Rinnböckstraße-Rennweg, the bike street Auhofstraße, the connection from Gürtel via Alserbachstraße to...weiterlesen »

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The daily monitoring of medication stock levels scheduled from January 1, 2026, is not unconstitutional. This was announced by the Constitutional Court (VfGH) on Monday. Five pharmaceutical wholesalers...weiterlesen »

St. Pölten Election - ÖVP: "Our City Needs a New Plan"

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The ÖVP's top candidate for the St. Pölten municipal council election, Florian Krumböck, wants to draw a line under "old SPÖ politics" that "blocks progress in the city." The People's Party's concerns...weiterlesen »

Escalation in Vienna Shopping Center: Woman Bites Police Officer in the Leg

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Shortly before 9 PM, the police were called to a dispute in the Millennium City in the 20th district of Vienna. It allegedly initially involved a children's birthday party. According to the police, a security...weiterlesen »

Process in Wiener Neustadt 13 Years After Spectacular Cell Phone Robbery

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Over 13 years after a large-scale mobile phone robbery in Wiener Neudorf (district of Mödling), a man was put on trial in Wiener Neustadt on Monday. 5,705 mobile phones were stolen during the heist in...weiterlesen »

Government Work: Satisfaction with Turquoise and Red

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The ÖVP has taken steps in areas that are particularly important to the population, said Secretary General Nico Marchetti at a press conference on Monday. These are inflation, health, and immigration....weiterlesen »

Fatal Accident on the Drau Cycle Path: Prison Sentence for Carinthian Farmer

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A 66-year-old farmer was found guilty of grossly negligent homicide on Monday at the Klagenfurt Regional Court. In July, he hit a 73-year-old e-bike rider with the tractor trailer while overtaking on the...weiterlesen »

2025 was the eighth warmest year in Austria's measurement history

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The year 2025 is the eighth warmest year in Austria's lowlands in recorded history, and even the second warmest in the mountains. In 2025, temperatures in Austria's lowlands were 0.8 degrees above an average...weiterlesen »

Escalation in Vienna Shopping Center: Woman Bites Police Officer in the Leg

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Shortly before 9 PM, the police were called to a dispute in a shopping center in the 20th district of Vienna. According to the police, a security employee was hit by a person while trying to mediate a...weiterlesen »

Brawl at Vienna's Schwedenplatz: 23-Year-Old Arrested

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Around 3:00 a.m., a violent altercation occurred in the area of Schwedenplatz in the Inner City. According to the police, a 23-year-old Syrian national allegedly punched a 32-year-old man in the face in...weiterlesen »

Blank shot on the balcony triggered police operation in Vienna-Favoriten

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On Sunday, a suspected gunshot noise was reported in the Laaer Berg area in Vienna-Favoriten. A large-scale police operation ensued, and as it turned out, a shot was indeed fired from the balcony of a...weiterlesen »

Vienna-Hernals: Drunk Driver in Luxury Car Attacks Policewoman

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Late in the evening of December 21, a police operation took place in the 17th district of Vienna after a high-end car ran a red light. Officers stopped the vehicle at 11:40 PM on Hernalser Gürtel. According...weiterlesen »

With These Tips, Defy the Christmas Rush

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In the days leading up to Christmas , many consumers are overwhelmed by stress and hustle. Buying food for the holidays, getting the Christmas tree and last-minute gifts, making plans for family visits....weiterlesen »

Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna: 2,000 Applicants for 30 Jobs

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2,000 people would have liked to stand around at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna - on stage. So, 2,000 dancers and singers from all over the world applied for the 30 jobs as stand-ins at the 70th...weiterlesen »

This is what the ÖVP says after posting about Muslims

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This had previously caused discontent among coalition partners SPÖ and NEOS. The relevant sentence came from a "scientific study" by a "renowned institute," said Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP)...weiterlesen »

Illegal Car Tuner Meetings in Lower Austria: 27-Year-Old Viennese Man Allegedly Responsible

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According to police information on Monday, dangerous driving maneuvers were "offered" directly in front of crowds of spectators. Hundreds of people are said to have participated in the gatherings, but...weiterlesen »

Investigations After Shooting at Mosque in Hollabrunn

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Following the shooting at the entrance area of the mosque of the Association of Albanian Muslims in Hollabrunn on the night of Sunday, further investigations were conducted on Monday. The investigations,...weiterlesen »

Apartment Fire in Vienna-Favoriten: Fire Department in Action

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During an apartment fire in Angeligasse in Vienna-Favoriten, several residents were rescued by the fire department on the night of Monday. Four people had to be rescued via turntable ladders, reported...weiterlesen »

Accident on A1 in Lower Austria - Two Injured

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A driver turned around on the exit ramp of the West Autobahn (A1) at Oed (Amstetten district) on Sunday evening and drove back onto the highway towards Linz as a wrong-way driver. The 71-year-old Pole...weiterlesen »

Head-on Collision in Weinviertel - 69-Year-Old Dead

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A 69-year-old man died following a car collision on Sunday in the Mistelbach district. His 66-year-old wife was on her way from Unterolberndorf in the Kreuttal municipality towards Schleinbach when her...weiterlesen »

Juvenile Gang Allegedly Behind Series of Car Thefts

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Six suspects aged eleven to 14 years are said to have committed a series of offenses ranging from vehicle thefts to burglaries in vehicles to vandalism of cars in Lower Austria. According to police on...weiterlesen »

2026 Awaits with Partial Solar Eclipse

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The main attractions of the astronomical year 2026 are concentrated in August: the highlight is a partial solar eclipse on August 12. The sun will set 89 percent eclipsed - the strongest eclipse of the...weiterlesen »

Austria could receive two new prisons

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Austria's correctional facilities are overcrowded. To improve the situation, Justice Minister Anna Sporrer (SPÖ) sees only one solution: new prisons. In an interview with the APA, she announced plans to...weiterlesen »

Crash with Seven Injured in Upper Austria

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In a head-on collision in Neuhofen im Innkreis (Ried district) on Sunday, seven passengers from two involved vehicles were injured, including three children aged five, six, and seven years. As reported...weiterlesen »

"A historic building tells a lot of history"

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Not far from Vienna's Schwarzenbergplatz, we are welcomed by the head of the residential property/ownership department at ÖRAG Immobilien Vermittlung GmbH – in a building that stood even before the 20th...weiterlesen »

Real Estate Sale Made Easy? In Conversation with ohne-makler.at

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Since the beginning of the year, ohne-makler.at has also been active in Austria. The platform is aimed at owners who want to sell or rent their properties without an agent. In the conversation, Managing...weiterlesen »

Domestic Violence Often Hidden at Christmas

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Christmas does not only bring peace and harmony, in some cases stress and family tensions prevail. In violent relationships, escalations can naturally occur even during the holidays. Most women, however,...weiterlesen »

Despite Cost-Cutting in Companies: Christmas Parties Fill Up Restaurants

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Christmas parties are an important revenue driver during the economic downturn. The gatherings are of great economic significance, explained two-thirds of Viennese restaurateurs according to a survey by...weiterlesen »

One Fifth of Austrian Building Land Remains Unused

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Although rents and real estate prices have risen, a lot of building land in Austria still lies fallow. In total, one fifth of the designated areas are unused. The proportion is particularly high in Burgenland,...weiterlesen »

Shots Fired at Mosque in Lower Austria: Police Investigate

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Unknown individuals fired at the entrance area of the mosque of the Association of Albanian Muslims in Hollabrunn on the night of Sunday. At the time of the incident, no one was in the premises, and no...weiterlesen »

Fire in Family Hotel: 200 Guests Evacuated

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The Aigen im Mühlkreis fire department was alerted around 10:30 PM. When the breathing apparatus team located the source of the fire, the fire had presumably already extinguished due to a lack of oxygen...weiterlesen »

Instagram Post by the ÖVP Causes Outrage

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A social media post by the People's Party on the results of the Integration Barometer caused discontent on Sunday - even among coalition partners SPÖ and NEOS. The red Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer...weiterlesen »

Arrests after Killing of Austrian Woman in Costa Rica

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In the case of an Austrian woman and her German partner killed in Costa Rica, arrests were made on Friday, as reported by several media outlets. They refer to a report from the investigative authority...weiterlesen »

Reform for 1450: Central Services in All Federal States in the Future

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The federal government, states, and social insurance have agreed on a basic offering for the health hotline 1450. In the future, central services will be offered nationwide, whereas previously they varied...weiterlesen »

Family Reunification Almost Stopped: Only One Entry in November

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The recently extended halt on family reunification is showing a clear impact. According to the Ministry of the Interior, there was only one actual entry under this title in November. In November of the...weiterlesen »

Also in Vienna: Here Are the Chances for a White Christmas 2025 Looking Very Good

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Except for the west, dense clouds will cover the sky everywhere, and it will also tend to get colder. Snow could also fall on the second and third day of Christmas, as meteorologists from Geosphere Austria...weiterlesen »

Police Uncover Donation Fraud at Vienna Christmas Market

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During the pre-Christmas season, the Vienna police are increasingly on duty - not only in uniform but also in plain clothes. This was the case on December 20, when officers from the police station Am Platz...weiterlesen »

Shots in Vienna-Favoriten: 19-Year-Old Fired from Apartment in the Middle of the Night

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A major police operation was triggered on December 20 in Vienna-Favoriten. Several calls from alarmed residents were received by the police – a man had apparently fired multiple shots out of the window....weiterlesen »

Traffic Dispute Escalated: Pistol Brandished at Favoriten Roundabout

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A 25-year-old driver called the police emergency number on December 20th around 12:30 PM after a traffic dispute in the area of the Favoriten roundabout got out of hand. He told the officers at the Ada-Christen-Gasse...weiterlesen »

New Budget, Old Worries: Is the Next Austerity Package Coming Soon?

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Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ) sees the federal budget on track. He is also encouraged by the "slow economic recovery," which "naturally" supports the efforts, as he explained on Saturday in...weiterlesen »

Admission Stop in Overcapacity: Vienna Crisis Centers Reach Their Limits

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The situation in the Vienna children's crisis centers seems to be worsening. According to a service order from the responsible child and youth welfare service (MA 11), the facilities are no longer allowed...weiterlesen »

Cash Registers Ring: Shopping Rush on the Fourth Shopping Saturday

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A revenue-strong fourth Advent shopping Saturday for retailers has once again boosted the Christmas business. Shopping streets and shopping centers were heavily frequented across Austria. After several...weiterlesen »

Asylum Procedures in Austria Should Become an Absolute Exception

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Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) plans a significant expansion of deportations to countries like Syria and Afghanistan. The clear goal is to make individual cases the norm, explained the minister...weiterlesen »

Did Ex-Boyfriend of Murdered Jennifer S. Have Accomplices? Lawyer Requests Crime Reconstruction

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In the case of Jennifer S., who was killed in 2018, the lawyer for Jennifer's mother, Andreas Schweitzer, speculates that the murder suspect ex-boyfriend might have had an accomplice in transporting the...weiterlesen »

Peace Light 2025: Here is where you can pick it up in Vienna

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Between 9 AM and 12 PM, the Peace Light 2025 can be collected at all main fire stations of the Vienna professional fire brigade. At the central fire station in Vienna's first district (Am Hof 7), the fire...weiterlesen »

Record High in Care Allowance Recipients in Austria

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The number of care allowance recipients rose slightly again in November. With a total of 505,388 eligible individuals, the number was 2.08 percent higher than that of the same period last year (495,090)....weiterlesen »

Duo Manipulated Deposit Machines: Store Detective Uncovered Receipt Fraud in Vienna-Favoriten

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A quite lucrative fraud involving deposit vouchers has been exposed in Vienna. A 28-year-old woman and her 35-year-old companion are said to have manipulated the machine so that it illegitimately printed...weiterlesen »

After Brutal Beer Glass Attack in Vienna Venue: 39-Year-Old Turned Himself In

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The 39-year-old came to the Brandstätte police station on December 19 in the presence of his lawyer. He did not confess. After consultation with the Vienna public prosecutor's office, he was reported at...weiterlesen »

Manhunt for Brutal Beer Glass Attack on Woman in Vienna Venue

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The incident occurred on the night of October 4, 2025, in a venue in downtown Vienna. According to the police, the 36-year-old woman reportedly reprimanded a man several times because he repeatedly bumped...weiterlesen »

Four Per Mille Intoxicated: Armed Viennese Man Causes WEGA Operation

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The 41-year-old had previously stolen four bottles of vodka from a neighbor's apartment. When the 18-year-old confronted him about it, he lost his temper and initially threatened the young woman with a...weiterlesen »

Amok Run in Graz, Moose "Emil" and FMD: The Chronicle Headlines in the Year 2025

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The Chronicle Year 2025 is overshadowed by a shooting spree at a Graz high school by a former student, resulting in a total of eleven deaths. A tightening of gun laws is the consequence. Violence and abuse...weiterlesen »

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