Austria • Austrian Culture and Customs:
Information, Photos, and 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 links to help you learn more about German customs and daily life in Österreich.
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- Austrian business and shopping links
- Austrian cultural and educational links
- Austrian film pages with links
- Austrian press links
- Austrian radio and TV links
- Government links - Austria
- University links - Austria (below)
- Austrian Photos
- Famous People from Austria, Germany, Switzerland
- German Way Poster Shop (sample posters and prints)
- German Language at About.com has articles, glossaries, and links to help you learn Deutsch. Features the free online German for Beginners course. The author of The German Way is your guide.
- WebNotes - Regular updates about this site via e-mail.
- Join the German Way Forum where you can share information about living in Germany or other German-speaking countries.
- GW Contents Page - Germany and other places...
Austrian pages & photos at this Web site
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Sigmund Freud was an Austrian. |
- Austrian Music CDs
- Travel and Tourism Links - Austria
- Books about Austria
- The Autobahn page has an Austrian reference.
- 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 other German-speaking countries.
- German Language - This Web site at About.com has features and links to help you learn Deutsch. The author of The German Way is your guide.
- 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.
- 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 Pages with Links
- Elfi von Dassanowsky - An interview with an Austrian film pioneer now living in Hollywood.
- Fritz Lang, the famous film director from Austria. See our "Metropolis" / Lang page for more.
- Hollywood film music! - Tiny Austria has been a huge contributor to Hollywood. "Casablanca" and "Gone with the Wind" are just two examples.
- Peter Lorre was a one-of-a-kind movie star from Austria.
- Billy Wilder is Austria's most famous film director and a living legend!
- Arnold Schwarzenegger is Austria's best-known son!
- The Trapp Family Web site. "The Sound of Music" - the real-life family and all that, plus... "The Sound of Music" - the film: About “The Sound of Music” from the German-Hollywood Connection. Information on the making of the movie, links, and more.
Austrian cultural and educational links
- Alternative Austrian Dictionary - If this dictionary were a movie, it would be rated R!
- 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.
- Austria Albums from Project AEIOU. Encyclopedia, music, pictures, videos, photos, Freud, stamps... In German and English.
- Austrian Information - Austrian Press and Information Service, Washington, DC.
- 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
- Life in Vienna - A useful guide from Webster University, Vienna—not just for students!
- ORF Kultur Online - Kultur aktuell (in German).
- Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival, October. (Also see: The German-Hollywood Connection, which includes the Austrian connections!)
- Österreiches Deutsch/Wörterbuch
- Silent Night links - Austria's Christmas present to the world (a GW&M page).
- Weanarisch Wiad Wödschbroch Titlseitn (sozusogn WWW) - A Viennese dialect dictionary with a Viennese sense of humor.
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 Creditanstalt - Austria's two largest banks (Bank Austria and Creditanstalt) merged in 2002. (English and 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. (English and German)
- Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG was founded in 1934. A detailed history of the Austrian automaker from AEIOU (in German).
Austrian Radio and TV
- Blue Danube Radio - WAS an English-language Austrian radio station, part of ORF.
- ORF is Austria's national broadcast service. Radio and television.
- Oe3 - Austrian hit radio.
- Radio Austria International - Radio Österreich International (ROI), a service of ORF, broadcasts in several languages. Site is in English or German—with live-stream audio in German or audio-on-demand in English (mp3 or RealOne).
- Tele - What's on Austrian TV? A program guide and more. In German.
- Radio in German - More online radio and TV stations in the German-speaking world—many with streaming audio. From About.com. - Also see their Streaming Audio/Video FAQ for more about listening to German online.
Photos of Austria
All photos copyright © Hyde Flippo unless noted otherwise.
- Austria Photos (includes Webcams)
- 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.
- The U.S. Embassy, Vienna Web site has information of interest to U.S. citizens living and working in Austria.
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