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A.E.I.O.U.
At school, we learned the famous motto A.E.I.O.U. and what it supposedly meant for Austria: Alles Erdreich ist Österreich Untertan (“All the earth is subject to Austria”). The five letters were said to proclaim Austria’s glory to the world. But many other interpretations have survived.

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May 24, 20243 min read


Falco – From Der Kommissar (“The Inspector”) to Amadeus
Falco, born Hans Hölzel in 1957, grew up in Vienna, began his career there and was eventually buried there. You could say he was Viennese through and through.

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May 24, 20244 min read


The Real and the Fake Youth of Magdalensberg
In the dim light of Room 7 at Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, a life-size statue of a young man slowly turns on its axis. It is the centrepiece of the museum’s Roman antiquities collection. But the statue is not what it seems.

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May 24, 20243 min read


Singing Austria
When I tell someone who doesn’t live in Austria that I sing in a choir, I always get a certain reaction: »That’s so Austrian!« or »That’s so

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May 24, 20244 min read


An unheard-of talent: Nannerl Mozart
Everybody knows Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the most famous composer in the world. But do you also know his sister? Let me introduce you to the

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May 24, 20243 min read


Josephinum
Do you enjoy learning and walking through wax figure cabinets like Madame Tussauds? Well then, you might enjoy this article. It is about wax

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May 24, 20244 min read


Burned at the Stake: The Story of the Viennese Witch
The fire went higher and reached Elisabeth Plainacher’s feet. Soon she would go down in history as the only person who had been burnt at the

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Jan 11, 20244 min read
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