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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 stake in Vienna for performing witchcraft. The Viennese folk gathered to watch the death sentence being carried out. »Witch!” they shouted. Little did they know that bad luck was […]
Imagine sitting at the Vienna State Opera during a concert, sipping wine, trying out a cigar and eating a Schnitzel. That sounds quite nice, huh? If you close your eyes, you can almost hear people chit chatting around you, and even smell smoke and food around the theater. Now, imagine being the orchestra conductor trying […]
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 musical genius Nannerl Mozart. The siblings Actually, her name was Maria Anna Mozart, Nannerl was her nickname, and she was five years older than her famous little brother. When […]
Fundament to world history, shaping nations, politics and religion for one thousand years, the Holy Roman Empire (HRE) is one of the most recurrent topics in schools all around the world. Despite its undiscussed importance though – what in the world was the Holy Roman Empire? If you ever happened to lie about »obviously knowing« […]
Die Geschichte, um die es heute geht, steht Indiana Jones Abenteuern in nichts nach. Es geht um einen verschollenen Diamanten, das Ende einer Monarchie, einen Putschversuch und Diebstahl. Als ein Diamant mit der Monarchie verschwand Die Habsburgerdynastie regierte etwa 650 Jahre über österreichische Gebiete. In der Zeit ihrer größten Machtausdehnung herrschte sie fast über ganz […]
The Austrian States Archives host a great number of important political as well as historical documentations for the Austrian Nation. Some of these documents even go back to the Middle Ages, back to a time where the Habsburg power was just about to grow. The Habsburg’s favorite drugs Speaking of Habsburg, what if I told […]
When visiting Vienna, a stroll along the shores of the Danube river is a must. The 2850 km long stream is in fact not only famous for being the second longest European river after the Volga, but also for playing an important role within the urban landscape and social life in Vienna. It is indeed […]
Do you enjoy learning and walking through wax figure cabinets like Madame Tussauds? Well then, you might enjoy this article. It is about wax figures but not about those of Madame Tussauds. This story takes place before Madame Tussauds was even a thing. The wholesome story of the emperor’s wax The story of the wax figures […]
Schon in der Schule wurde uns der berühmte Leitspruch A.E.I.O.U. und dessen ruhmreiche Bedeutung für Österreich beigebracht: Alles Erdreich ist Österreich Untertan. Dafür soll das Kürzel A.E.I.O.U angeblich stehen und Österreichs Ruhm in die Welt hinausrufen. Allerdings sind zahlreiche weitere Bedeutungen überliefert. Vom Sprücheklopfer des Heiligen Römischen Reiches Die wahrscheinlich bekannteste Parole eines österreichischen Monarchen […]
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