Austrian Culture & Customs: Information, links
Welcome to our introductory page on Austrian culture and life in Austria! On this page you’ll find links to our articles related to Austria—with information, photos, and resources to help you learn more about the sights to see, plus customs and daily life in Österreich.
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- The Education page has Austrian references, and our Schools page has links to schools and universities in Austria.
- Electrical Tips - The shocking facts about bringing electrical appliances or devices to Austria.
- Expat interviews with Americans who are living or have lived in Austria and the other German-speaking countries.
- German Language - Our AboutGerman.net site has free lessons and resources to help you learn Deutsch.
- The GW&M Site Map can help you find a specific page or topic on our site.
- The Money and Banks page has references to Austrian banking.
- The Police page has Austrian references (Gendarmerie) and links.
- Sigmund Freud was a “complex” Austrian.
- Sigmund Freud - Biography
- Silent Night page - Austria’s Christmas present to the world.
- The Travel page has info related to Austrian travel and tourism.
- Women and the Vienna Philharmonic - Women’s lib comes to Vienna! Or does it?
- German Way Contents page
- The Germanic Web links page has many Austrian links.
- About the book and its 77 topics, including Austria, The Habsburgs, Holidays, and more.
Austrian Film People and Cinema
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From our German-Hollywood Connection site…
- Fritz Lang, the famous film director from Austria. See our "Metropolis" / Lang page.
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Austrian cultural and educational links
- American Forces in Austria: 1945-1955 - This is a fascinating look at the Austrian-American interaction that took place when the Allied Forces occupied Austria after WWII.
- Austrian Information - Austrian Press and Information Service, from the Austrian Embassy in Washington, DC.
- Austrian Picture Album (Bilder-Album) from Project AEIOU - by topic. Encyclopedia, music, pictures, videos, photos, Freud, stamps... In German and English. AEIOU is now part of the Austria-Forum (TU Graz).
- Austrian museums - Bundesmuseen
- Falco The late Austrian rock star ("Rock Me Amadeus") may be gone, but his music (and this official Web site) lives on. Real name: Hans Hölzl. Killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic on Feb. 6, 1998 and laid to rest in Vienna’s Central Cemetery on Feb. 14. Site in English or German.
- Global Gourmet - Austria - Austrian cuisine, recipes, and history.
- The art of Gustav Klimt from the Web Museum
- Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival, October. (Also see: The German-Hollywood Connection, which includes the Austrian connections!)
- Österreiches Deutsch/Wörterbuch (OEWB)
- Silent Night (Stille Nacht) - Austria’s Christmas present to the world (a GW&M page).
- Weanarisch Wiad Wödsproch im WWW - A Viennese dialect dictionary of Austrian German with a Viennese sense of humor. Also see Viennese for Americans.
Austrian universities
- Graz: Karl-Franzens-Universität auf Deutsch
- Graz - Karl Franzens University - English
- Linz - Johannes Kepler University (German or English)
- University of Vienna - International (English)
- Universität Wien - Univ. of Vienna (German)
- Webster University, Vienna offers this useful guide to Life in Vienna.
- Univ. of Alberta's list of Web links to universities and institutes in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.
- Study Abroad - Austria lists schools and colleges in Austria.
- More Austrian univ. links on our “Schools” page.
Austrian business and shopping links
- Austrian State Lottery (Toto, Lotto)
- Bank Austria - Austria's two largest banks (Bank Austria and Creditanstalt) merged into Bank Austria in 2002. (English or German)
- IBM Austria (German or English)
- Julius Meinl - Austrian coffee and 400 recipes!
- ÖAMTC is the Austrian automobile club.
- Riedel Crystal - fine Austrian lead crystal since 1756. (site in English, German and a few other languages)
- Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG was founded in 1934. A detailed history of the Austrian automaker from AEIOU (in German).
Austrian Radio and TV
- ORF is Austria’s national broadcast service. Radio and television.
- Oe3 - Austrian hit radio.
- Blue Danube Radio - WAS an English-language Austrian radio station, part of ORF - but, alas, now gone.
- Austrian International Radio - Radio Ö1 International is a service of ORF. Ö1 Inforadio broadcasts in English, French and Spanish via shortwave and satellite. They also have a streaming web version.
- Tele - What’s on Austrian TV? A program guide and more. In German.
Photos of Austria
All photos copyright © Hyde Flippo unless noted otherwise.
- Austrian Sights
- GW Photo Galleries - A guide to all of the photo pages at this site.
Austrian newspapers and magazines
- Austria Presse Agentur - APA - Austria's press agency (in German). A nice site!
- pressetext.at - Nachrichten per E-Mail und online.
- Kleine Zeitung, Graz, Vienna
- Oberösterreich Nachrichten in Linz.
- Die Presse, Vienna
- profil is Austria's news weekly, similar to Time or Newsweek.
- Der Standard is one of Austria's best online and print newspapers (Vienna).
- Vorarlberger Nachrichten - The latest news from western Austria from Vorarlberg Online. In German.
- Wiener Zeitung - Founded in 1703 in Vienna, the world's oldest existing daily newspaper is still going strong. - Aktuelles plus Links, Regierung, Computerseite, Bücher, Reise, usw.
- Wien.at - Medien
- WirtschaftsWoche Online, a German-language business weekly, no longer has a separate Austrian edition. (Frown!)
- More Austrian Web links on our Web links page!
Government sites - Austria
- Austrian Parliament - In English and German.
- Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs - In English and German. Searchable. Includes Austrian Facts and Figures, Consular Matters (Passports, Job Opportunities, Austrian Expatriate Organizations), and more.
- U.S. Embassy, Vienna - Information of interest to U.S. citizens living and working in, or visiting Austria.
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