Graz Austria
Remarks
1111--04/02/04 European Union Enlargement in Central Europe: Challenges and Opportunities; E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs; Graz, Austria ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Train Travel From the main Zagreb railway station (Glavni Kolodvor) there are daily international trains to Ljubljana, Vienna, Graz, Munich, Zurich, Budapest, Belgrade, Skopje, Sarajevo and Athens. Connecting through Ljubljana are trains to Trieste, Venice and Milan. The Croatian Railways website, including timetables, can be viewed at: www.hznet.hr/hr/index.htm ... Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, Austria and Germany are all easily accessible by car from Zagreb. Ljubljana (a two hour drive) is near the mountain and lake resort district. Lake Bled is a resort area which features an excellent golf course as well as the full range of winter sports. Trieste, Italy and Graz, Austria are favorite shopping towns--both about 2-3 hours drive from Zagreb. Budapest and Vienna are about 5-6 hours drive away. Venice is 4 hours drive away. From Zagreb it is easy to explore and enjoy other European cities. EntertainmentLast Updated: 3/2/2004 3:59 AM ... [Read More]
2004
1111--04/02/04 European Union Enlargement in Central Europe: Challenges and Opportunities; E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs; Graz, Austria ... [Read More]
April
1111--04/02/04 European Union Enlargement in Central Europe: Challenges and Opportunities; E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs; Graz, Austria ... [Read More]
Remarks
1111--04/02/04 European Union Enlargement in Central Europe: Challenges and Opportunities; E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs; Graz, Austria ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Visitors from all over the world are attracted to Austria each year by a variety of festivals: the Vienna Festival in May/June; the Salzburg Mozart week in January; the Salzburg Festivals at Easter, Pentecost, and the “Sound of Easter” concerts in Vienna; the Carinthian Summer Festival; the Bregenz Festival; and the avantgarde Styrian Fall Festival in Graz. Vienna is the home of the Vienna Boys’ Choir and the celebrated Spanish Riding School which features the beautiful white Lipizzaner horses. ... [Read More]
ART ON THE EDGE: 17 Contemporary American Artists
Philip Argent (b. 1962, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England) attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (MFA 1994); the University of Idaho (MA 1990); and Cheltenham School of Art, England (BA 1985). He has had solo exhibitions at Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, California (2001, 2002); Galerie Jette Rudolph, Berlin, Germany (2002); Tate, New York City (1999); and Post, Los Angeles, California (1999). His work has been shown internationally at venues in Düsseldorf, Germany (2003); Kwangiu, Korea (2002); Graz, Austria (2001); Tenerife, Canary Islands (2000); Turin, Italy (1999); and Zurich, Switzerland (1999). Argent lives and works in Santa Barbara, California. ... [Read More]
2004
1111--04/02/04 European Union Enlargement in Central Europe: Challenges and Opportunities; E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs; Graz, Austria ... [Read More]
Austria
According to the 2001 census, the memberships in major religions are as follows: Roman Catholic Church--74.0 percent; Lutheran Church (Augsburger and Helvetic Confessions)–-4.7 percent; Islamic Community–-4.2 percent; Jewish Community--0.1 percent; Eastern Orthodox (Russian, Greek, Serbian, Romanian, and Bulgarian)–-2.2 percent; other Christian churches–-0.9 percent; other non-Christian religious groups–-0.2 percent. Atheists accounted for 12 percent; 2 percent did not indicate a religious affiliation. The vast majority of groups termed "sects" by the Government are small organizations with less than 100 members. Among the larger groups are the Church of Scientology, with between 5,000 and 6,000 members, and the Unification Church, with approximately 700 adherents throughout the country. Other groups found in the country include: the Brahma Kumaris, Divine Light Mission, Divine Light Center, Eckankar, Hare Krishna, the Holosophic communi ... [Read More]
Austria (02/05)
Cities: Capital--Vienna (2003 pop. 1.6 million). Other cities--Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt. ... [Read More]
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