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Jörg Mauthe
Jörg Mauthe (1924–1986) was an Austrian writer, journalist and broadcasting executive. For some years he was prominent in the city politics of Vienna. Life From 1947 he was working as a journalist, specialising from 1950 in cultural criticism for Die Furche, a conservative-leaning Austrian weekly newspaper. In 1955 he moved on to Die Presse where he was appointed culture editor. Mauthe also worked, during its later years, for the Allied-occupied Austria, US controlled :de:Rot-Weiß-Rot (Sender), Rot-Weiß-Rot (''red-white-red'', a reference to the Austrian flag) radio station, where he was in charge of the talk radio section (''Abteilung Wort''), and numbered among his colleagues :de:Peter Weiser, Peter Weiser, :de:Walter Davy, Walter Davy and Ingeborg Bachmann. He was responsible for the conception of the series ''Die Radiofamilie'' (''The Radio Family''; they used ''Floriani'' as family name) and for the satirical weekly programme ''Der Watschenmann'' (literally ''The Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the Culture of Austria, cultural, Economy of Austria, economic, and Politics of Austria, political center of the country, the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most-populous of the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. The city lies on the eastern edge of the Vienna Woods (''Wienerwald''), the northeasternmost foothills of the Alps, that separate Vienna from the more western parts of Austria, at the transition to the Pannonian Basin. It sits on the Danube, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Occupation Of The Hainburger Au
The Occupation of the Hainburger Au wetlands in December 1984 marked a turning point for :simple:Environment, environmental awareness in German speaking central Europe and was of great significance for the development of Democracy, democratic processes in Austria. The Hainburger Au is a large naturally occurring flood plain bordering the River Danube at, and upstream of, Hainburg an der Donau, Hainburg in Lower Austria. It is a short distance to the east of Vienna's Vienna International Airport, main airport. Since 1996 it has been part of the Danube-Auen National Park. In February 1983, the :de:WWF Österreich, Austrian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) began a campaign under the slogan ''"Rettet die Auen"'' to preserve the Hainburger Au flood plain. With the help of various media channels the WWF began to publicise the threat of impending destruction for a large part of the region. The threat came from plans, which at the end of 1984 still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Market
A Christmas market is a street market associated with the celebration of Christmas during the four weeks of Advent. These markets originated in Germany, but are now held in many countries. Some in the U.S. have Phono-semantic matching, adapted the German name to quasi-English ''Christkindlmarket'', swapping German ''Markt'' and ''market''. Christmas markets date to the Late Middle Ages in the German-speaking part of Europe and in many parts of the former Holy Roman Empire, which included many eastern regions of modern France. They became a popular Advent custom during the Reformation era. Dresden's Striezelmarkt was first held in 1434 and one of the first true Christmas markets; earlier markets of the season were "December markets". Early mentions of these "December markets" can be found in Vienna (1296), Christkindlmarkt at Marienplatz, Munich (1310), Bautzen (1384), and Frankfurt Christmas Market, Frankfurt (1393). In many towns in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, Advent i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freyung, Vienna
The Freyung () is a triangular public square in Vienna, located in the Innere Stadt first district of the city. History The square originally lay outside the Roman fortification walls of Vindabona. In the 12th century, Irish monks arrived by invitation of Duke Henry II of Austria to build a monastery. The monastery is called Schottenkloster, meaning Scottish Monastery, as Ireland at that time was known as New Scotland. The square around Schottenkloster was known as "''bei den Schotten''" ("at the Scots"). The name Freyung has its origin from the old German word "''frey''", meaning "free". Since the monastery had the privilege of freedom from ducal authority, as well as the right to grant protection to fugitives, the square gained its name from its proximity to the Schottenkloster. The priory was added to the monastery in 1773 and became popularly known as ''Schubladkastenhaus'' (Chest of Drawers House) because of its shape. The Freyung became an important market square, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viennese Cuisine
Viennese cuisine is the cuisine of Vienna, Austria. While elements of it have spread throughout the country, other regions have their own variations of Austrian cuisine. Viennese cuisine is known for Wiener schnitzel and pastries, but includes a wide range of other dishes. Wiener schnitzel (veal coated in breadcrumbs and fried), Tafelspitz (boiled beef), Beuschel (a ragout containing veal lungs and heart), and Selchfleisch (smoked meat) with sauerkraut and dumplings are typical of its cooking. Sweet Viennese dishes include Apfelstrudel (strudel pastry filled with apples), Millirahmstrudel (milk-cream strudel), Kaiserschmarrn (shredded pancakes served with fruit compotes), and Sachertorte (cake of two layers of chocolate cake with apricot jam in the middle). These and other desserts on offer at the Konditorei of Vienna are generally eaten with coffee in the afternoon. Liptauer, a spread, and Powidl, a base for dumplings, are also popular. History The Viennese coo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wienerlied
The Wienerlied (German, literally: Viennese song, pl. Wienerlieder) or Weanaliad (viennese, pl. ''Weanaliada'') is a traditional song genre which has its roots in Austria's capital and largest city, Vienna. Wienerlieder often center on life in Vienna. They are almost exclusively sung in Viennese German, a local Austro-Bavarian dialect. The Wienerlied is a unique musical and socio-cultural phenomenon, a psychograph of the Viennese way of life; a mix between idealism, joie de vivre and desperation. There are approximately 60,000 – 70,000 Wienerlieder, of which only a few hundred are still sung today. Characteristics A distinguishing feature of many Wienerlieder is their chromatic and harmonic variety. Frequent changes in tempo together with theatrical pauses throughout the songs bring a certain degree of excitement to both singer and listener. A typical Wienerlied is written according to a 2/4 or 3/4 time signature with an often-alternated rhythm. The Wienerlied has a more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erhard Busek
Erhard Busek (25 March 1941 – 13 March 2022) was an Austrian politician from the Christian-conservative People's Party (ÖVP). Throughout his political career, he was widely regarded as one of the leaders of the party's liberal wing. He was coordinator of the South-Eastern Cooperative Initiative (SECI) and chairman of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe. Busek was chief of the party and Vice-Chancellor of Austria in the coalition of the Social Democratic Party of Austria with the People's Party between 1991 and 1995 and was an important reformer of the Austrian universities. From January 2002 until June 2008 Busek served as Special Co-ordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, the final person to hold the position. Early life and education Busek earned his Doctor of Laws at the University of Vienna in 1963. During his studies, he also served as Chairman of the Austrian Youth Council. He was a Roman Catholic. He was a Boy Scout in his youth. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
