Vienna city referendum results

The results of Vienna’s first referendum in 20 years, conducted from 11 to 13 February, have been announced by city authorities reports the Austrian Times. Figures show that 35.90 per cent of eligible voters cast a vote on subjects as...

Leopold Museum watercolours go on show

A collection of rarely seen watercolours will be on display at Vienna’s Leopold Museum for two months from March this year to commemorate the 85th birthday of founder Professor Rudolf Leopold. Around 150 watercolours, many of which have not...

Vienna gets new boat terminal

A new boat terminal is set to open in Vienna’s old town in May 2010 to serve the high-speed Twin City Liner catamarans that connect Vienna and Slovakian capital Bratislava along a 60-kilometer route. The new 127-meter long city-centre terminal...

Vienna speeding record improves

The number of drivers in Vienna caught by the city’s 19 speed cameras dropped by 12 per cent year on year in 2009, reports the Austrian Times online. The biggest falls were in areas with fixed cameras and the Kaisermühlen...

Vienna gets tough on car parking

Austrian motoring organisation ÖAMTC estimates that over 600 illegally-parked cars were towed away in the two weekends at the end of November and start of December this year in Vienna, according to the Austrian Times. This marks an increase of...