14 BCA Newsletter August 2013 - British Community Association of

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Our Chairman, Steve Read, about the
Birth of the Royal Baby.
Page 4
The Royal Baby Edition
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Serving the British
Community in Vienna
Business Name
August 2013
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A RIGHT ROYAL BRUNCH!
By Wolfgang Geissler
Inside
The BCA News
Kathryn,
Jennie and Graham Ratcliffe have
done it again! With incredible effort and the
great skills of UN-Chef Kathryn in a right royal
setting in their gardens in Korneuburg we
celebrated the birth of HRH. Prince George
Alexander Louis of Cambridge.
More in the Supplement
PUB NIGHT
Graham, Steve Read, Kathryn and
Jennie Ratcliffe (from left to right)
Section 1
3-23
Calendar & Programme
Section 2
24-33
Classified
Theatre News
Important Information
Rainer’s Walking Tour in
July
Contact Details
Announcements
Supplement
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NEW
Our Chairman, Steve Read and Vice Chairman.
J
uly’s Pub night, hosted by Christine
Kaslatter, was well attended and as
always attracted newcomers to our
gathering
A lively “performance” in front of
the Karlskirche!
Entertainment,
Spirituality
and
History: Rainer’s Walking Tour
includes all these components and
more! July saw us at the Karlskirche
and for a late, late Lunch at the
nearby Gastwirtschaft Herlitschka.
3rd Joint Heurigen Evening
A great evening at the
“Buschenschank Wolff”
saw familiar faces!
Alex Highton in Concert
At Schloss Orth am Traunsee. Alex with a fan!
Consular
Corner
We
are pleased to
announce that as from
August
the
British
Consulate in Vienna
will be writing a monthly
column
in
this
Newsletter
called
“Consular
Corner”,
selecting a different
theme every month
starting
with
“Life
Certificates”.
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IMPRESSUM
The BCA News
Newsletter and Programme for
The British Community Association of Vienna
Serving the British Community in Vienna since 2001
www.bca-vienna.com
_________________________________________
Chairman:
Steve Read
steveread@live.com
Editor:
Wolfgang Geissler
BCA Publicity (Editorial, Programme, Public Relations & Advertising)
bcavienna@gmail.com
BCA Event Coordinator
If you wish to organise an event or regular activity or inform us of an English language/British event that
may be of interest to the membership please contact Maureen (Mo) Haigh:
maureen.haigh@yahoo.co.uk
BCA Publicity
If you have items to sell, are in search of information, wish to publish an article or photographs please
contact Wolfgang Geissler:
bcavienna@gmail.com
BCA Membership
For questions relating to membership fees, directory entries or to introduce a new member please contact
Jennie Ratcliffe:
ratcliffejennie@gmail.com
If paying for your Membership by Netbanking please put your Full Name in Purpose Column.
Unicredit Bank Austria:
Account Number 01364707800 BLZ 12000
IBAN: AT31 1100 0013 6470 7800
BIC: BKAUATWW.
The fees are as follows:
Single €10 / Couple/Family € 20
Circulation: 150 copies (July 2013)
Editor’s Note
We welcome contributions to The BCA News. If you want to publish an article or a photo report please
send them to me at bcavienna@gmail.com. Please send Photographs as jpgs.
The copy deadline for contributions as well as programme events for the September edition is
Wednesday, 28th August.
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MONDAY
29 July
TUESDAY
30 July
Walking
Group
5
Walking
Group
6
Pub Night
12
Walking
Group
13
WEDNESDAY
31 July
Walking
Group
7
Walking
Group
14
Walking
Group.
THURSDAY
1 August
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
2
3
4
Concert by the
Pleyel
Museum
9
10
11
Rainer’s
Walking Tour
16
17
18
23
24
25
30
31
1 September
Sailing on the
Alte Donau
8
Sailing on the
Alte Donau
15
Mariä
Himmelfahrt
SUNDAY
Sailing on the
Alte Donau
19
20
21
Walking
Group
Walking
Group
22
Sailing on the
Alte Donau
Men’s Beisl
Tour
26
Walking
Group
27
28
Walking
Group
29
Sailing on the
Alter Donau
If the weather on St. Lawrence Day (10th) and St. Bartholomew Day (24th)
is nice and pleasant then there will be a beautiful autumn.
Ist es zu Laurenzi (10.) und Bartholomäi (24.) schön und heiter, folgt
ein schöner Herbst.
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Steve Read; CHAIRMAN BCA-VIENNA
The Royal Baby: On behalf of the BCA
- It with great pleasure that we announce, and welcome the arrival
of
Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge
the new-born son to William and Katherine, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
May he live a long and healthy life.
In honour of Prince George, the BCA enjoyed a wonderful day of Celebration on
Saturday 27th at the home of Jennie, Graham, and Kathryn Ratcliffe.
Around 40 BCA Members were treated to a wonderful Coffee Morning start to the
day followed by a 'Right-Royal- Lunch' of home-cooking master-class by the two
ladies-of-the-house;
and as always an extraordinary show of hospitality and thoughtfulness by them all.
Thank you also of course to Graham for his extensive behind-the-scenes work and
unending efforts to ensure everyone was made welcome and with their glasses
always filled!
Without doubt an amazing effort by 'Team Ratcliffe', to whom we extend out
enormous gratitude.
Steve Reid
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HOLIDAYS
PUBLIC HO
LIDAYS AUGUST
THURSDAY, 15TH AUGUST (THE ASSUMPTION OF
OUR LADY)
What’s on in August?
Pub Night
Tuesday,
6th August
7 pm
at Flanagan’s Irish Pub
FIRST TUESDAY EVERY MONTH!!!
New Members Welcome!
Flanagan’s Irish
Pub
Schwarzenbergstra
sse 1-3 Vienna, 1st
district
Tram D, 2 to
Schwarzenbergerpl
atz, U1, U2, U4
Karlsplatz
This is the BCA 's Shop Window!
A chance for members to bring along friends and for new
arrivals to try out the BCA. If you are able to attend it is a
great way to catch up with old friends and to greet new
friends.
Meet in the “Post Office”, to the left as you enter.
This month’s hosts:
Jennie & Graham Ratcliffe .
Please note that ALL the following events
are ALWAYS for BCA members and their
guests unless otherwise indicated!
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Concert by the Pleyel Museum in RuppersthalGrossweikersdorf
Sunday,
4th August
7 pm
For those not basking on beaches in early August this would be a special
opportunity to visit the birthplace of Ignaz Pleyel at Ruppersthal near
Grossweikersdorf (about 16km beyond Stockerau) on the evening of Sunday
August 4th. There will be an outdoor concert in the in the Pfarrgarten
alongside the church starting at 7 pm. including music by Haydn and Beethoven,
as well as by Pleyel himself. Refreshments will be served before and after the
concert as well as in the interval. The cost will be modest – around 18 Euros and
cheaper with a NÖ card (but not including refreshments). It would be helpful to
have an advance indication of how many people might be interested in attending,
but concert tickets should be ordered (for payment by 6pm on the day) from
adolf.edeltraud.pleyel@aon.at.
The ABICS organizer, David Kyd, will have a few spare seats from Tullnerfeld
station via the 16.56 ex Westbahnhof, so anyone requiring a lift should contact
him, on davidkyd@aon.at or handy 0676/6367241. There is also a train from
Franz Josef’s Bahnhof at 17.11, but the latest return on this route is 21.04. Last
train back leaves Tullnerfeld at 22.03. In case of inclement weather the concert
will be held in the church.
For more details of the concert programme, and also on how to drive there see:www.pleyel.at/pleyel/index.php?spr=de.
Not organised by the BCA
IPG Pleyel-Museum – Getting there
By automobile from Vienna:
Take the A22 motorway to Stockerau (North off-ramp), then the B4 highway to Horn; at
the 1st traffic light in Grossweikersdorf, turn left (follow brown Museum sign) past the
railway station toward Ruppersthal
By automobile from St. Pölten:
Take the S33 motorway to Krems, then the S5 motorway to Kirchberg or Königsbrunn
(follow brown Museum signs at the off-ramp)
By rail:
From the Franz-Josephs-Bahnhof (railway terminus) in Vienna with regional line R42 or
from St. Pölten via Tulln to Grossweikersdorf, or from Krems to Kirchberg am Wagram
(regional line R40). Pick-up at the railway stations can be made by prior arrangement!
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188. Konzert
Wie ein Kirtag vor 200 Jahren
Date/Time: 4.8.2013, 19:00
City: Pfarrgarten Ruppersthal
Artists:
AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER: " Pleyel Harmonie"
Historische Klarinetten: Peter Rabl, Christian Köll
Naturhörner: Hermann Ebner, Peter Heckl
Fagotte: Klaus Hubmann, Thomas Kiefer
Kontrabass: Walter Bachkönig
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Program:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Marcia Es-Dur, Hob.:VII:6
Ignaz Joseph Pleyel (1757 Ruppersthal-1831 Paris):
Partita, Es-Dur; Jubel Marsch- Polonese e Trio
Georg Druschetzky(1745-1819):
Variationen über den Chor: "Die Himmel erzählen" aus dem Oratorium "Die
Schöpfung" von J.Haydn
Georg Druschetzky / J.Haydn:
Variationen über das Andante aus der Symphonie G-Dur, Hob I:81
Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
Sextett für 2 Klarinetten, 2 Hörner und 2 Fagotte, Ben219
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Poco Adagio - Allegro moderato - Andante Siciliano - Rondo
Pause mit Buffet (Schmankerl und Weine aus dem Geburtsort von Ignaz Joseph
Pleyel)
Ignaz Joseph Pleyel:
Parthia F -Dur für 2 Klarinetten, 2 Hörner und 2 Fagotte
Allegro - Menuetto e Trio - Polonaise - Finale
Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827):
Sextett op.71, Es - Dur
Adagio/Allegro - Adagio - Menuetto - Rondo
Joseph Haydn/ Ignaz Joseph Pleyel:
Divertimento B - Dur Hob.:II:46 Chorale St. Antonie
Allegro - Chorale St.Antonie - Menuetto - Rondo
Subject to change!
Not organised by the BCA
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Rainer’s Walking Tour in August
Sunday
11 August
2 pm –
4.15 pm
th
Visit to Otto-Wagner Church
(Jugendstilkirche) Am Steinhof
and
Lunch.
Start will be
at exactly 2:00
p.m. in the
courtyard of
the
VCC/Reformi
erte
Stadtkirche
(Dorotheergas
se 16, 1010
Vienna).
U3, U1
Stephansplatz.
On foot along the
Graben, then third
street on the leftDorotheergasse.
This invite
Guided tour in English.
Otto Wagner created this masterpiece of Viennese is open
sacral architecture at the turn of the 20th century and by especially
that set new standards for architecture.
to
Start will be at exactly 2:00 p.m. in the courtyard of
the VCC/Reformierte Stadtkirche (Dorotheergasse 16,
1010 Vienna).
Late lunch at about 4.15 p.m. at the friendly restaurant
with reasonable prices “Alm” (Baumgartner Hoehe 282, tel
01/416 35 71).
I am looking forward to seeing you, Dr. Rainer Zimmermann
Tel 0699 1 777 00 39
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Members
of ABICS
and BCA.
Not
organised
by BCA
August 2013
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Thursday,
22nd August
7pm
Men’s Beisl Tour
This month’s Men’s Beisl Tour will be organised by
Ian Glendinning
Roter Hiasl
Biberhaufenweg 228
1220 Wien
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92B bus to Raffineriestr./
Biberhaufenweg and a 2
minute walk,
or 93A bus to
Naufahrtbrücke and a ten
minute walk. Both buses
connect to the U2 at
Donaustadtbrücke, where
there is also a
connection to the 92A
bus, which goes to/from
Kaisermühlen VIC.
The 93A goes to/from
Kagran.
This month's Beisl Tour will take us into deepest Transdanubia, in
Vienna's 22nd district. At first sight it might appear to be quite
an expedition to get there from western parts of the city, but the
public transport connections are pretty good, and the intrepid
among you will be rewarded with a visit to a legendary Viennese
restaurant dating back to 1862. The Roter Hiasl is named after its
founder, Matthias Turnowsky, who came to Vienna from Galicia as a
worker. He had red hair, and "Hiasl" is a diminuitive of Matthias.
The restaurant boasts an extensive menu of tranditional Austrian food,
and a good selection of draught beers, including Hiaslbräu, which is
brewed on the premises. Let's keep our fingers crossed for good
weather,
so we'll be able to take advantage of their amply sized beer garden.
For more information see:
http://www.roterhiasl.at/
If you would like to come, please email Ian Glendinning
<ian.glendinning@gmx.at> or phone him on 01 231 0992.
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Book Group
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If you would like to
attend, please contact
We are reading "Still Alice" by Lisa Genova in Susan on 01 87 777
87
June (meeting at the end of the month )
and the book for September (to be read in
July/August) is "Nicholas and Alexandra" by
Robert K Massie.
Email Susan on susan@voice-vienna.at for details
Any new people interested in joining please contact
me about date and venue!
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Forward Diary
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KEEP THIS DATE FREE
SATURDAY, 7TH SEPTEMBER 2013 AT 14.35 OBERSDORF SSBAHN
BAHN STATION
Open cellar doors in one of the largest continuous
Kellergasse in Central Europe:
FREE ADMISSION.
At the bottom of the Kellergasse you can buy a tasting glass,
which, if you have the stamina, you can also use on
Sunday (!) because this glass is the key to all the wines you
can taste free of charge offered in every cellar!
I would like to invite you, as a group, to join me on
Saturday, 7th September 2013 to meet at 14.35 at Obersdorf
S-Bahn Station, (see time table) where we will then proceed by
Shuttlebus to Pillichsdorf.
You are of course free to explore the cellars in the Kellergasse
and taste their wines at your leisure until we settle at Stefan
Schmid, the vintner you already know from last year, with
whom I have negotiated a special deal so that we ultimately
can sit together and enjoy the Food and Wine:
His offer consists of:
1. Reservation of Tables for our Group
2. A FREE Welcome Drink (Wine or Soft Drink)
3. A Voucher of 10% Discount per Box of 6 with free Delivery
4. 10 Minute tour of Kellergasse in English.
At this stage I would like to test the interest so that we can
get a feel about the possible numbers.
Please reply as soon as possible.
wgeissler@lineone.net
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Station
Datum
Zeit
Prognose Steig Verkehrsmittel
Wien Meidling
07.09.2013 ab 13:50
3
Wien Matzleinsdorfer Platz (ÖBB)
ab 13:53
Wien Hbf (Bahnsteige 1-2)
ab 13:56
Wien Quartier Belvedere
ab 13:57
Wien Rennweg
ab 14:01
Wien Mitte-Landstraße
ab 14:04
Wien Praterstern
ab 14:08
Wien Traisengasse
ab 14:10
S2
Wien Handelskai (Bahnsteige 1-2)
ab 14:13
Wien Floridsdorf
ab 14:16
Wien Siemensstraße
ab 14:19
Wien Leopoldau
ab 14:22
Gerasdorf b.Wien
ab 14:26
Kapellerfeld
ab 14:29
Seyring
ab 14:32
Obersdorf NÖ (Bahnsteige 1-2)
an 14:35
2
Bemerkungen: S-Bahn Richtung: Wolkersdorf im Weinviertel
Fahrradmitnahme: Begrenzt möglich; nur 2. Klasse; Zustieg im Nahverkehr (REX, R, S-Bahn) nur
mit gültiger Fahrkarte
Dauer: 0:45; fährt nicht täglich, 12. Aug bis 14. Dez 2013
29 Tarif km
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Tuesday
10th
September
3 pm –
6 pm
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Rainer’s Walking Tour in September
Visit to the “Lion of Aspern“, the
“Napoleon“ Museum and the St. Martin’s
Church
and
Supper.
Guided tour in English to Aspern, a historically very important
place on the northeast outskirts of Vienna. The French emperor
Napoleon was defeated there for the first time in 1809: A
magnificent monumental lion sculpted by Fernkorn reminds visitors
at it. We will also see the small but excellent “Napoleon” Museum
which is well stocked with original pieces. Very interesting. Last but
not least visit of the St. Martin’s church which has been enlarged
recently; the new design combines the old and new elements.
Start will be at
exactly 3 p.m.
at the station of
the bus 92A at
“Platz
der
Vereinten
Nationen“ next
to
the
U1
station
Kaisermuehle
n/VIC. Please
be there at
2:45 pm.
This event
has been
especially
planned
for ABICS
and BCA
members.
Not
organised
by the
BCA
Start will be at exactly 3:00 p.m. at the station of the bus 92A at
“Platz der Vereinten Nationen“ next to the U1 station
Kaisermuehlen/VIC. Please be there at 2:45 pm.
Supper at about 5:15 p.m. in the garden of the nice restaurant
Hollmann (Zachgasse 2, tel. 01/282 52 18).
Contribution: 5 €.
I am looking forward to seeing you, Dr. Rainer Zimmermann
Tel 0699 1 777 00 39
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Friday 20 SEPTEMBER 2013
17:00hrs Onwards
Come in your lederhosen to the best
Wiesenfest on the Donau
http://www.aspern-essling.at/
Live music – Food – Beer
Entrance €10 (Includes first drink)
I have reserved a table for the BCA for this event.
(The event is extremely popular and Saturday night is already fully sold out)
Places are limited (First come first served)
therefore you need to confirm early.
If you are interested in joining for this event please contact
Bob Haigh
ASAP (first come first served)
e.mail : bob.haigh@btinternet.com
Mobile : 0664 88390513
Location : Opelwerk Aspern –
Directions from City: U2 to Aspernstrasse then 26 Bus to Saltenstrasse (Bus
stops directly outside fest site)
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Hedy Lamarr Lecture
Tuesday
24th
September
6.15 pm
Advance Notice!
Ladies and Gentlemen,
on behalf of the Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Research, I
want to draw your attention to the continuation of the "Hedy Lamarr Lectures",
jointly organized with the Medienhaus Wien, and cordially invite you to this next event.
The lectures start after the summer break with a lecture by
neuroscientist and Nobel Laureate Prof. Eric Kandel, Columbia University, New
York, on "The Biology of Memory Storage".
One way to
get there is:
U3
Stubentor,
then walk up
Wollzeile,
first street to
the right is
Postgasse,
then first left
into
Bäckerstraße
.
The lecture will take place on Tuesday, 24 September 2013, at 6.15 pm in the
Hall of the Academy of Sciences
1010 Vienna, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2.
Please note that the presentation is not, as usual, on a Monday but this time will
take place on a Tuesday instead, so please put this date in your diary!
We look forward to seeing you and wish you a relaxing summer!
Sincerely yours
Ingrid Serini
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Institute for
Comparative Media and Communication Research
Postgasse 7/4/1
1010 Wien
Tel: +43-1-51581-3110
Fax: +43-1-51581-3120
mailto: cmc@oeaw.ac.at
http://www.oeaw.ac.at/cmc
Open to all. Not organised by the BCA
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Friday
27th
September
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
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.
Valerie Juge wants to tell you the
following:
It will be under the name of
"The World's Biggest Coffee Morning"
for the Macmillan nurses in the UK who care for
cancer victims. I did this last year (without
broadcasting it over the BCA network) and everyone
was very enthusiastic.....I collected 320 Euros during
that morning and afterwards too, from neighbours and
those who could not attend and sent this money to the
Macmillan nurses cancer support charity in the UK.
The Macmillan nurses’ charity chairman received this
money and has thanked the British ladies in
Vienna.....so I would like to do this again.
Details to follow next month!
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Arts and Crafts Club
Amateur artist and craftsperson,
Sue Cornish-Hughes,
is offering BC
BCA members
the opportunity to form an informal Arts and Crafts Club from her home in
the 9th District.
Her initial idea is that the club will be held once a month
between September and May, during the hours 10-14.00
with no costs other than for any materials we might buy, and for a coffee
fund.
The types of art and craft will be open ended but drawing, painting,
handcrafts, sewing, cooking, etc could be included.
!
Recommences September 2013 – May 2014
!
You only have to drop in and bring your project, soup and bread
lunch is provided.
Email or phone for directions and confirmation of date
and time.
Sue Cornish-Hughes
Peteandsue.hughes@gmail.com
06765504331
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Activities & Notices
Scottish Country Dancing Classes
There will be no more Scottish Country dancing until mid-September.
More information can be found on their website:
www.rscdsvienna.org
Weekday Walks
Walks take place Mondays and Wednesdays come rain or shine and always start at the same
place – 38a bus stop Armbrustergasse at 9.30am. The Monday walk is traditionally longer
and tougher but both walks do require stamina! The walks end in a café for a well deserved
drink. All welcome. Contacts Valerie 3709324, Sandra 3288452 or Gaye (Wednesday’s
only) 3288167.
Sailing on the Alte Donau
The Vienna International Sailing Club invites BCA members to a joint evening of social
sailing on Thursday evenings from 5:45 pm, at Segelschule Hofbauer near the UN on An der
oberen Alten Donau (weather permitting). Come along and enjoy the sunsets over the
Vienna Woods, and maybe even do a little sailing. The Club will pair up newcomers with
more experienced sailors for an informal introduction to dinghy sailing.The cost is only 5€
pp (reduction for children). Good food, wine and beer are available from the Ufertavern
overlooking the water before or after sailing.
For further information, visit the VISC web site www.visc.at, which includes a map of the
location, or contact Andrew Parker visc.commodore@gmail.com
Please note that these sessions are organized by the VISC, not the BCA!
Book Group
We meet every month.
Anyone keen to join us please get in touch with Susan Dennis-Gabriel
Email Susan on susan@voice-vienna.at for details or phone 01 87 777 87
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The British Corner Shop
http://www.BritishCornerShop.co.uk
is an online supermarket for expats.
All BCA members can now shop online for over 8,000 branded British food, drink,
toiletries and household products, all of which can be delivered to your doorstep.
How? - Every time you place an online order you simply use the exclusive BCA
10% 'Discount Code’:
NEW CODE
Code: BCAVIENNA0613
ST
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2013
JULY
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Mary Poppins required!
Perfect job for a native English speaking student – who wants to
be part of a family.
We are looking for a native English speaker to work part time
with the option of living in, ideally for a number of years. We can
provide a private bedroom with en-suite facilities plus a
separate kitchenette in our large historic house in Baden –
WLAN, TV and laundry are available.
The work involves looking after our 3 girls aged 14 months, 4 and 6 years, Monday to
Friday from 1 to 6 pm. Most importantly, we want the children to improve their
English skills whilst playing and having fun in the afternoon! Some household chores
(e.g. ironing) may be requested, but minimal.
This position would suit a student studying here since we are flexible with regard to
hours.
Salary and conditions negotiable.
For further details, please contact Barbara Reisch at:
barbara@reisch.cc
requested by BCA member Rosanna Romano 26.06.13
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Great Value and peace of mind.
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I think it is worth that you should know of it if you are renting cars!
SteveRead
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PROPERTY FOR SALE
This deceptively spacious, well presented and bright 3rd Floor Apartment without lift, located in residential
Baden only ten minutes walk to the S-Bahn Station, town buses and Badner Bahn and some 28 km from Vienna
City Centre is for sale. The accommodation comprises: Hallway, Bedroom, Bathroom/Toilet, Lounge/Dining
Area, Kitchen and a covered Loggia, spanning the length of the Apartment with an uninterrupted view of the
Vienna Woods. The property enjoys the benefits of gas fired central heating, is double glazed throughout and
protected with security locks. Parking is available. All white goods are to remain with all blinds, light fitments,
carpets/floor coverings and all furnishings at no extra cost, making this an excellent purchase for the discerning
buyer.
VIEWING IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
TO VIEW CONTACT ALICE RUTHERFORD 06643756355
24.07.2013
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Theatre –News
The theatre is closed for the summer.
The box office will re-open as of 19 August 2013.
Our next production commences 9 September 2013.
We wish you a pleasant summer holiday and
look forward to welcoming you back for our
2013/2014 season
Vienna‘s English Theatre | Josefsgasse 12 | A-1080 Wien | Tel +43-1-402 12 60-0 | Fax +43-1-405 41 21 121
(+43-1-402 12 60-40)
E-Mail: office@englishtheatre.at
Web: http://www.englishtheatre.at
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Welcome to Open House Theatre Company,
Vienna's new English-speaking theatre!
Alan Burgon, Eric Lomas and Paul Elsbacher: Founders of Open House Theatre Company.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
Ticket sale starts
1st June 2013
July 11 - August 11, 2013
Shakespeare in the Park - in Vienna! Join
us as we embark on an open-air adventure
with the Bard's best-known comedy.
Become part of a unique theatrical
experience in one of Vienna's beautiful
parks. And you can choose if you want to
see the show in English, German or both (
the cast is the same). Bring along your
friends, a picnic and enjoy!
Traditionally seen as one of Shakespeare's more romantic and
enchanting plays, A Midsummer Night's Dream has more
recently been seen as a darker and more sinister play than
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generations of schoolchildren have ever imagined. The play
has usually been seen as a comical tale with confused
identities and the fickleness of youthful love, as the young
lovers, Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius and Helena escape
parental control and the "sharp Athenian law" of their elders
by eloping into the forest outside the city. Unfortunately they
stumble into civil war in fairyland, where King Oberon and
Queen Titania fight over possession of a beautiful young
Indian "changeling" boy. The appearance of the "rude
mechanicals", a group of Athenian workers, including the
weaver Nick Bottom, compounds the confusion. Chaos,
confusion and "shaping fantasies" reign before the final
settlement of the play, but underneath all the hilarity many
critics have discerned more ambivalent attitudes towards
parental control and the destructive power of desire. These
approaches in no way detract from the exquisite lyricism of
many sections of the play, but make it a more complex and
effective comedy than has often been appreciated.
Production Details:
Performances Thursday - Sunday from July 11 - August 11,
2013
In both English and German on alternating evenings (schedule
to be announced)
Indoors in case of bad weather
Curtain: 8.00 pm
Venue:
Gardens of Schloss Pötzleinsdorf
Geymüllergasse 1
1180 Wien
Public Transport: Tram 41 stop
"Pötzleinsdorf".
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A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
December 1 - December 23, 2013
Ticket Sale starts
October 7, 2013
Creative Team
Pictures
The timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, who is
visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve, each
showing him the wrongs of his ways and warning
him to take Christmas into his heart. We bring
this classic story to life in a vibrant new
adaptation by Alan Burgon (who also directs) and
West-end legend John Harwood returns to Vienna
to portray Scrooge. Join us to celebrate the festive
season, Dickens-style!
Continuing the International Theatre's tradition of
staging this Christmas classic, this years' production
will mark the 30 year anniversary of A Christmas
Carol in Vienna, after it was first produced in the
winter of 1983 at the old theatre in Porzellangasse.
Tickets
Production Details:
Performances daily from December 1 December 23, 2013
Curtain: 7.30 pm
Additional matinees on December 14 & 21 at
4.00 pm
No performances on December 5 & 8
Location:
KIP - Theater im Cafè Prückel
Biberstraße 2
1010 Wien
Public Transport:
U3 Stubentor
S-Bahn Wien Mitte
Trams 1 & 2
Buses 1A & 74A
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ALL BRITISH CITIZENS WHO ARE
NEWCOMERS TO AUSTRIA PLEASE READ
Citizens of the European Union and Switzerland have the right to take residence
in Austria, if they
•
•
•
work as employed or self-employed persons
or have a sufficient health-insurance and sufficient financial means
or are students or pupils at a university or school (and have a sufficient
health insurance and sufficient means).
Before January 1, 2006 they only had to register (with the Meldezettel).
Citizens of the EU and Switzerland who come to Austria after January 1,
2006 and intend to stay longer than three months, have to apply at the
Municipal Department for Immigration, Citizenship and Registry Offices
(MD 35) for a document called "Anmeldebescheinigung". This is a
documentation for their right of residence. If they came before January 1,
2006 and registered, they do not need this paper.
For their spouses, civil partners, children, parents and parents in law, who are
not EU-citizens or Swiss, they have to apply for a document called
"Aufenthaltskarte", which is issued for 10 years.
Where to get the „Anmeldebescheinigung“?
Magistratsabteilung 35 (MA 35)
Einwanderung, Staatsbürgerschaft, Standesamt - Dienststellenleitung
the Municipal Department for Immigration, Citizenship and Registry Offices
(MD 35)
Address and contact
1200 Wien, Dresdner Straße 93, Block C
Homepage http://www.wien.gv.at/verwaltung/personenwesen/
E-Mail post@ma35.wien.gv.at
Servicenummer +43 1 4000 3535
Fax +43 1 4000 99350
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Contact Details
British Embassy Vienna
The UK diplomatic presence in Austria consists of three missions - the British Embassy, the
UK Mission to the United Nations and the UK Delegation to the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe. The missions are co-located in Vienna. Please visit the individual
web pages for information.
See full profile and all contact details
British Embassy
Telephone +43 (1) 716130
Jauresgasse 12
1030 Vienna
Austria
Fax (Chancery) +(43) (1) 71613 2999
Email press@britishembassy.at
Fax (Management) +(43) (1) 71613 2900
Email (Consular)
Fax (Consular) +(43) (1) 71613 5900
viennaconsularenquiries@fco.gov.uk
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Fax (Commercial) +(43) (1) 71613 6900
Emergency Telephone Numbers
European Emergency Number
112
Fire (Feuerwehr)
122
Police (Polizei)
133
Ambulance (Rettung)
144
Poison Antidote Service
01 406 4343
Medical Emergency / Foreign Service Board
01 310 24 63
Doctor’s Telephone Service
Monday – Friday (7am – 7pm)
1771
After hours. Sat. Sun. (Notarzt)
141
Pharmacy Service (Apotheken-Bereitschaft)
550
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Announcements to Members
Sign-up List for Regular BCA Events, 2013
If you are willing to volunteer for one of these events during 2013
please contact bcavienna@gmail.com
Pub Night
Coffee Morning
Restaurant
Evening
August
2013
Jennie & Graham Ratcliffe
?
?
September
2013
Monika Waddell
Valerie Juge
?
October
2013
Nadine Glaser
Cath Kinney & Susan
Melton-Hill
?
November
2013
Mo & Bob Haigh
Alice Rutherford &
Mary Geissler
Kate Connolly &
Irene Schlegelmilch
December
2013
Ursula Perry
Sue Cornish-Hughes
BCA Christmas
Dinner & Party
January
2014
?
?
?
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No. 14
August 2013
A Right Royal Brunch and Other
Celebrations for Baby Cambridge!
By
Wolfgang Geissler
Prince
George of Cambridge (George
Alexander Louis; born 22 July 2013) is the
only child of Prince William, Duke of
Cambridge, and his wife Catherine, Duchess
of Cambridge. He is the only grandchild of
Charles, Prince of Wales, and is third in line to
succeed his great-grandmother, Queen
Elizabeth II, after his grandfather and father.
The popularity of the
British
Monarchy
was once more
demonstrated here in
Vienna in so many
celebrations on the
occasion of the birth
of the young prince.
The
BCA
has
arranged
as
a
celebration a Coffee
Morning and Brunch
at the Ratcliffe’s
residence
in
Korneuburg.
Rainer’s Walking Tour
in July
We are already used to it! Rainer’s Walking
Tours, specialising in ecclesiastical objects
like Churches within the Archdiocese,
combine in a subtle but intelligent way History
paired with Spirituality, Entertainment with
Hospitality. That churches, especially in
Austria, are not only in a cultural sense
architectural museums but also living and
breathing places of prayer and worship should
be apparent to any visitor and does therefore
warrant a certain amount of respect and
restraint.
The visit to the Karlskirche had all the
hallmarks of Rainer’s brilliant guidance,
sometimes playful but also very informative in
all aspects. After the visit 24 hungry “walkers”
settled at the excellent Gastwirtschaft
“Herlitschka” in nearby Traungasse.
Duchess of Cambridge
Read all about this and other events on page 8
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PAUL HOLLINGDALE AND
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL RADIO
BLUE DANUBE RADIO closed down in January 2000,
when the ORF decided to merge the 'english' language
service with their recently opened 'alternative' music channel
FM4.
Many people regretted this closure, none more so than PAUL
HOLLINGDALE, who felt that Vienna was being deprived
of its unique international station.
PAUL HOLLINGDALE has a dream - that one day he will
bring English Radio back to Vienna. A big task! And not
without its problems.
Many hours have been devoted to planning and scheming and
forming a professional team to bring together a service which
everyone can enjoy. And V I R is looking locally for more
broadcasters to join its team.
The BIG question is - Is there an audience for an English
language Station in the City today?
Consular Corner
Life certificates
If you have received a life certificate from
the UK Pension Service it is important
that you reply as quickly as possible
otherwise your benefit may be stopped.
Call the IPC on 0044 191 218 7777 with
any queries.
These are the options available for
signing the certificate:
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Paul and his group of volunteers carried out research visiting
all sorts of institutions including places where members of
the International community meet during their leisure time.
Many of those interviewed indicated that they spoke little
German and therefore had only a limited idea of what Vienna
offered to enhance their lifestyle. An English station would
satisfy that need. Communication using radio would bring the
International community closer together.
•
It was decided to call the company VIENNA
INTERNATIONAL RADIO ' English Radio for the City.'
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It will eventually be run as a commercial concern.
During the Summer of 2012, the VIR team began work on a
projected programme schedule that would include news –
views – and entertainment. It would be a ' mix of adult
contemporary music, International News from such
organisations as BBC WORLD, NPR and CBS.
Local content would include features and interviews coverage
of the entertainment and leisure scene, tourist information
and much more.
VIR would also broadcast specialist shows produced locally
and aired within the ACCESS hours between 20.00-22.00
each evening.
Continued on page 3
a list has now been compiled with
persons able to witness your
signature and the comprehensive
list of such persons can be found
on:
https://www.gov.uk/living-inaustria (scroll down until you find
life certificates)
a solicitor or notary can witness
the declaration, but they may
charge you for this service
Please note that this witness
service is no longer offered by the
British Consulate in Vienna
General
information
on
Consular
services can be found on the Embassy’s
website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/world/au
stria
Next month we will have another topic
with information and news from the
British Consulate in Vienna.
Your Consular Team
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continued
In October 2012, PAUL HOLLINGDALE reached an agreement
with local 'soul music' station SUPERFLY 98.3, to broadcast on their
frequency on Sunday mornings.
The
Paul Hollingdale
Story
This experiment lasted for two months, creating favourable reaction.
In 2013, the real business of creating VIENNA INTERNATIONAL
RADIO began with building an Internet Station.
With grateful support from a local businessman, a search was made to
find suitable accomodation.
PAUL remembered that in the 20'and 30's when radio was being
established in the US, a number of those early stations were opening
up in Hotels. So why not move into a ' posh ' place here. It would
certainly be the first time that a radio station had ever operated from a
hotel in Austria!
He talked with Markus Prem Sales Executive of the Radisson Blu
Palais who was astonished and amused by the idea. After much
thought an agreement was made and accomodation was arranged to
house the studio and office facilities. Work began on acquiring the
technical equipment for the commercial venture. Installation was
completed and the business of assembling a programme package
began.
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL RADIO went ' on air ' in June 2013.
Its purpose is to offer a sample of what the station is capable of
offering.
We are currently broadcasting 24 hours a day. We offer a package of
news, views, interviews and features covering Vienna's life-style
backed by a daily 'mix' of adult contemporary music, a great deal of
which is rarely heard on other Austrian radio stations.
Hourly News is aired from CBS in New York.
On 15th July 2013 VIR BREAKFAST was launched running from
0.6.00 – 09.00.
This show includes local news – travel and weather which is updated
daily.
Night-time presentations include two U S syndicated retro- shows,
TAKIN' YA' BACK and DATE WITH DIANE.
The locally produced KEEP IT COUNTRY, featuring the latest Hits
from Nashville.
DISCO DAYS is broadcast three times a week. VIR JAZZ HOUR
plays favourite tracks old and new and covers news on the latest
performers appearing at Vienna's noted jazz clubs
Continued on page 4
PAUL HOLLINGDALE
RADIO AND TV BROADCASTER
personal website: www.paulhollingdale.at
Radio
Legend PAUL HOLLINGDALE has
spent a lifetime in broadcasting, and now
during a period when he should be in
retirement he is full of energy and
enthusiasm for his latest venture, the return
of English Radio to Vienna.
Paul's Radio and TV career was mostly
centred in London. In his early years he
worked for the BBC launching RADIO 2 in
September 1967. Before that he was a DJ
on the famous RADIO LUXEMBOURG
(RTL) living in the Grand Duchy.
With the beginning of Commercial Radio in
the mid-seventies Paul joined RADIO 210, a
station west of London as the Breakfast
Show Presenter, and had the honour of
meeting the Queen and Prince Philip, who
visited the studios.
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The Paul Hollingdale Story
continued
continued
THE GROOVE LINE is a two hour soul music show presented
‘live‘ from London every Sunday at 22.03.
We also air the weekly produced hourly feature WARM UP FOR
THE WEEKEND, which offers an up-to-date guide as to what's
happening on the local music scene.
VIR is currently negotiating to enter the cable network operated by
UPC/Telekabel so that the Station's 'reach ' can be extended.
Upon our acceptance on the cable network we will begin broadcasting
regular' live shows from our studio centre in Vienna.
It is intended to apply for an FM frequency.
PAUL HOLLINGDALE and his team are excited about the project
but to realise their ambition, the need for local support, in all areas, is
vital.
You can contact VIR by email
- vienna.englishradio@gmail.com
“English Radio for the City.”
RADISSON BLU PALAIS HOTEL
1st Floor
PARK RING
1010 VIENNA
Tel: +43 515 17 3210
Mob:
0664 8605265
INTERNET JULY 2013
In the Summer of 1979, whilst on a visit to
London, RUDI KLAUSNITZER, then Head of
Ö3 met with Paul and invited him to come to
Vienna and launch a new station designed
for the growing number of International
residents living in the city.
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On 23 August 1979, on the opening day of
the United Nations building Paul was the first
'voice' heard on BDR (Blue Danube Radio)
broadcasting from the ORF studios in
Argentinierstrasse.
From then on PAUL HOLLINGDALE'S
association with Vienna has continued until
this day.
During the 80's and 90's he continued to
broadcast on Blue Danube Radio, whilst at
the same time managing a varied career
hosting shows for a number of UK
commercial stations, as well as working for
the movie industry as a broadcaster.
He produced TV documentaries for
Actor/Director Lord Richard Attenborough
and the late American screen legend
Anthony Quinn, whom he met in Vienna in
the early nineties.
Paul also presented his own weekly long
running film series MOVIETIME on SKY.
His regular movie shows were heard on
LBC, and on other stations around the
country. He was also a Director of a studio
facility in London's Soho – Inflight
Productions, which still produces Audio and
Visual programmes for some of the world's
biggest airlines.
In early 2009, PAUL HOLLINGDALE
decided that he would return to Vienna to
spend sometime ‘chilling out' and taking
things easy. It didn't last too long.
Almost immediately Paul was contacted by
one of the city's renowned TV Production
companies to work as a Film Commentator.
And thus began a schedule that has included
a number of documentaries for the ORF. To
date Paul has been involved in over 30
productions.
Join us now on
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Since 2009 Paul has acted as the English
Moderator for the annual SPRACHMANIA an
International Language Competition involving
schools from all over Austria. The event is
organized by WIFI der Wirtschaftskammer,
Österreich.
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Joint BCA & ABICS Restaurant Night
By
Bob Haigh
A wonderful fare was had by 14 members of
the joint ABICS & BCA restaurant night
held at Restaurant Lahodny, Aspern. The
variety of food was excellent covering many
cuisines. Although the fresh wild salmon
served on a bed of Tagliatelle was a
particular favourite of the group it was
impressive to see one hearty soul trying the
"snails in Garlic butter" whilst one member
accepted the challenge of the XXXL spare
ribs and rising to the task. The evening was
completed by a toast of Jägermeister
rounding off an excellent evening.
Heurigen with Scottish
Ladies
You may not have to be Scottish or even a
lady to join this annual Heurigen Party, but it
helps if your are a BCA member, which this
year was arranged at the Buschenschank
Gleichweit in wonderful Baden. Don’t be
fooled: the waitress may be pretty but she
forgot my order, which was not so pretty!
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ALEX HIGHTON
IN CONCERT AT SCHLOSS ORTH AM TRAUNSEE
Sponsored by the DOPPLER Group we went by bus,
care of Susanna Bus, to Traunkirchen, Upper Austria,
where we enjoyed an Aperitive or several!
This was followed by a lavish Lunch in the prestigious
“Boothaus” (Restaurant Seehotel Das Traunsee), a 2
Hauben two chef’s hats Restaurant (the equivalent of
2 Rosettes).
A boattrip with the MS Hochlecken across the
Traunsee in glorious weather to Schloss Orth.
There we were welcomed with Afternoon Tea
followed by the Concert of Alex Highton.
After growing up in Liverpool, and then ten years or
so in London, Alex decamped with his family to rural
Cambridgeshire. What he found was an England he
didn't know existed and a life he didn't know he was
looking for. With no expectations at all he wrote and
recorded a bunch of songs that chronicled his journey
from the city to the country. Just stuff about what was
going on around him, his wife, his kids, breathing in
the fresh air and staring into the abyss…
„Frankly it's a real boost to discover a genuine world
class practitioner who restores your faith in the
genre..." - Tom Robinson BBC6Music.
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ALEX HIGHTON
IN CONCERT AT SCHLOSS ORTH AM TRAUNSEE
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3rd Joint Heurigen
Evening
“Buschenschank
Wolff” in Neustift
am Walde is a very well known
location and once again, ABS & ABC*
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invited to their 3 Joint Evening, which
was actually sponsored by Wolff! This
evening was also open to BCAmembers and a few faces could be
recognised.
Alex Highton:
www.alexhighton.com
Pub Night
It seems that the Pub Nights have a
growing appeal. July’s saw a few new
faces, which was nice since Christine
Kaslatter was the charming hostess!
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British Chamber
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ROYAL
SUMMER
PARTY
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A Right Royal Brunch
C
offee, ice cold drinks, wine, beer, a wide
and seemingly never ending selection of
appetizers, mouthwatering choice of hot
dishes and a magnificent spread of cold
meats and salads, finally followed by an
array of dessert.
The Creation of the
PRINCE GEORGE
ALEXANDER LOUIS OF
CAMBRIDGE CUVEE
You may be forgiven to think that this was an
official gardenparty at Buckingham Palacebut no: the place was Korneuburg at Jennie
and Graham Ratcliffe’s residence, who with
the help of UN-Chef, Kathryn, produced this
culinary delight in the most beautiful setting
in their garden on Saturday, 27th July to
celebrate with members of the BCA the birth
of HRH. Prince George.
And what a celebration that was. Around
forty members joined this Right Royal
Brunch. And three cheers to the prince and
to the Ratcliffes!
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It
Kathryn Ratcliffe
does not happen often that five great
events occur at the same place: We had the
ORF-“Seitenblicke”,
were
wined
(Champagne) and dined at “Kattus”
Sektkellerei, listened to the “Gordon
Highlanders”
from
Donnerskirchen
(Burgenland) and met Willi Opitz,
Starvintner from Illmitz (Burgenland) and
under his guidance we produced a special
cuvee, the Prince George Alexander Louis
of Cambridge Cuvee.
And this is what actually happened:
Relaxing in the shade
Hello, can you see us?
On Friday, 26th July we gathered at 4pm in
the Sektkellerei of “Kattus” cooling down
with cold sekt and building up strength for
the tasks ahead with a “flying” buffet.
Each participant received from Willi Opitz
three different red wines to taste: Cabernet
Sauvignon, Merlot and Zweigelt. On a chart
one records in percentage one’s personal
preference, i.e. 30% Cabernet Sauvignon,
40% Merlot, 30% Zweigelt. All compositions
are recorded, summarised and then divided
by the number of participants, providing an
average. According to theses calculation a
Cuvee is being blended in front of us and
then passed around for tasting and
delectation. The result was really fascinating!
There is always someone standing out
This Prince George Alexander Louis of
Cambridge Cuvee is unique and is being
bottled and labelled with a specially designed
label. A carton with this wine together with
an appropriate note of wellwishes is being
sent to H.E. Dr. Emil Brix Austrian
Ambassador to the United Kingdom, who
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ROYAL SUMMER PARTY
will present it to Prince William and his wife
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, with the
hope that in 16 years’ time Prince George
will enjoy a glass or two OF HIS OWN
Cuvee.
The Chairman has arrived: let the party
begin!
I wonder what they are
talking about.
Paul Hollingdale with Oliver
Making a point.
Making a point II
Paul with Dr. James Wilkie
Kathryn takes the bow!
Evelyn Schellenberg being interviewed
The boss with Bob (left picture) and Monica (right picture)
It’s Hello from them and it’s Hello from him!
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Willi Opitz with the yet still empty bottle
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ROYAL SUMMER PARTY
Willi Opitz with Dr. Kurt Tiroch of the ABS
Here it is!!!
The Scottish National Anthem,
"Flower of Scotland" stirres
Scottish Blood
The Gordon Highlanders are coming
Paul in his element
The Wine with the Gordon Highlanders
The ORF is also here
The Gordon Highlanders
Keeping the rythm.
Broadcasters in action!
Let me in!
I'm Scottish not you!
Working hard
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Well? Shall we let her in?
Oh, come on then!
Amongst the boys
Pipe Major
Willi, the Wine and the Bottle
Ronnie Bradford, new member
Johanna Fuchs with niece
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ROYAL SUMMER PARTY
In the Cellars
It's cooler down here!
Hello!
The Ressels
Willi (at the right edge of the picture) explains the mathematics with a calculator.
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Travel News
Flights
The following items are with kind permission from
ABICS NEWSLETTER July 2013
Air Berlin have reinstated their high summer, Saturdays only, flights from Vienna to
Edinburgh from July 27th until August 17th. Prices are around 220€ single, so not very
attractive, but at least it’s only a one flight journey direct from Schwechat.
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Ryanair will reduce the frequency of Bratislava to Edinburgh and to Liverpool flights to
twice per week from early November. They have also increased their 15kg check-in baggage
fee from £15 to £25 for the summer season, as from 1st June.
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Easyjet. From 2nd July Easyjet (our sole
carrier from Vienna to London Gatwick)
reduced the size of hand luggage that will
be guaranteed a spot in the cabin by 37%,
to slightly below that allowed even by
Ryanair. The new ruling however has
several exceptions, and it may still be
possible to take a larger size bag on board,
so if you are concerned as to whether your
.
bag will be accepted, then it would be wise
to check the small print on their website:www.easyjet.com/en/planning/cabinbaggage.
They are also offering a refund if you find
the fare you paid has been reduced – but
you need to request this before the flight
departure
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Virgin Atlantic (with Aer Lingus) are now offering 5 and 6 flights per day from Heathrow to
Edinburgh with full baggage allowances. Cost is variable, but single flights start at £44 each,
rising to £160.
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Luggage carriage by airlines is becoming
more and more an add-on charge. One UK
company trying to take advantage of the
high charges for Hold luggage is
www.sendmybag.com/ who offer up to
30Kg from your door in the UK to any
door in Austria for £30. Ryanair charge
£35 for 20Kg, or £25 for 15kg – summer
season and Christmas rates – and it is
prohibitive to take more than 20kg. With
this Sendmybag courier you can therefore
take more luggage for less cost, and you
also gain by not having to carry the
luggage to and from the airport. They will
also handle rather longer items for no extra
charge. Sendmybag do however charge a
lot more from Austria (£100) so that is not
an economic option.
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Trains & Trams
Britain.
Scottish Rail’s “Club 55” has now ceased their offer for rail travel anywhere in Scotland
(and Carlisle) for £19 monthly return. Hopefully they will again restart after the summer
holidays.
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Steam. On July 3rd 1938 streamlined A4
class locomotive Mallard broke (and still
holds) the speed record for a steam engine,
at 126mph. To celebrate this all six
surviving locos of the A4 class are being
displayed in the National Railway Museum
in York, and it is the first time that all six
have been seen together. One of these,
Bittern, actually pulled a train from Kings
Cross to York at 90mph last week to get to
the exhibition site.
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Austria.
The
760mm
narrow
gauge
Mariazellerbahn is currently undergoing
a significant upgrade, after ownership was
transferred
from
ÖBB
to
the
Niederöstereich operator NÖVG in 2010.
The route was in danger of closure, but
such was the outcry about losing this
historic line that money was made
available for new rolling stock and a
general overhaul of the neglected facilities.
Nine Electric Multiple Units (EMUs,
rather like Vienna’s newest Schnellbahn
trains) were ordered from Stadler and
several of these have now been delivered,
though they do not have the old-world
charm of the original electric engines with
separate carriages, a couple of which
remain in service. There is still the
occasional steam engine in use on special
days. The whole line is a great tourist
attraction and well worth taking the train
from Westbahnhof to St Pölten for the
Mariazell service. There are currently four
through narrow gauge trains per day,
taking 3 ¼ hours from Vienna, so a return
day trip is quite possible.
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Westbahn are offering young people an Anywhere-Anytime ticket for travel on Westbahn for
the whole summer from 22nd June to 8th September. For under 20s this costs 29.90€, while for
under 26s it is 49.90€. They are also offering special fares all along the route between Vienna
and Salzburg on Mondays through Thursdays eg Vienna to Linz or Wels for 11.90€ annd
Vienna to Salzburg for 17.90€.
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Planning has been announced for double-tracking and electrification of the northern route
from Hauptbahnhof to Bratislava Main station. In particular, this will remove the many
level crossings on the route via Erzherzog Karl -Strasse and Marchegg.
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Austrian Items
The Vienna University (Universität Wien) is offering English language Masters Courses
in International Legal Studies which might be suitable for sons and daughters of ABICS
members. These Masters courses are for 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time, and are targeted
for those who already have a relevant degree (in English) from a foreign university. See
http://international-legal-studies.univie.ac.at/ for more details.
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Wiener Linien individual transport tickets rose by a small amount on the first of this month
(June), but the old tickets are still valid until the end of 2013. It is no longer possible to
purchase half-price tickets for very short journeys, but presumably these are also valid until
the year end.
UK Items
M&S are offering free delivery to Austria
(and elsewhere) if you spend over 99€, and
they currently have a 40% off sale. See
www.marksandspencer.eu/en_AT
A new Whisky Distillery has been opened
in, of all places, the English Lake District,
close to Bassenthwaite Lake and in the
shadow of Skiddaw Mountain. The owners
say the water quality is perfect for whisky
production and they are hopeful of
producing a quality product, once the
minimum aging time has been achieved in
their bourbon and sherry barrels.. We note
that “The Lakes Distillery” is using the
traditionally Scottish spelling whisky,
rather than “whiskey” but they excuse this
on the grounds that Cumbria was once part
of Scotland (the Kingdom of Strathclyde).
See www.lakesdistillery.com for more
details.
David Hope
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Joke of the Month
No. 12
A few days ago I was having some work done at my
local garage.
A blonde came in and asked for a seven-hundred- ten.
We all looked at each other and another customer asked,
'What is a seven-hundred- ten?'
She replied, 'you know, the little piece in the middle of the
engine,
I have lost it and need a new one....’
She replied that she did not know exactly what it was,
but this piece had always been there.
The mechanic gave her a piece of paper and a pen
and asked her to draw what the piece looked like.
She drew a circle and in the middle of it wrote 710.
He then took her over to a car just like hers which had its
hood up and asked
'is there a 710 on this car?’
She pointed and said, 'Of course, it’s right there.'
The mechanic fainted.
If you're not sure what a 710 is
then go to Page 40
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Until December 2013 I intend to provide our British (and maybe also Austrian?)
members of the BCA with a selection of, so I hope, interesting historical information,
relevant to the appropriate month, about their host country Austria. I call it: This
Month in Austrian History.
Wolfgang Geissler
THIS MONTH
IN AUSTRIAN
AUSTRIAN HISTORY
AUGUST
26th August 1648 People's uprising against Anna of Austria & Cardinal Mazarin
Fronde (frôNd), 1648–53, series of outbreaks during the minority of King Louis XIV, caused by the efforts of
the Parlement of Paris (the chief judiciary body) to limit the growing authority of the crown; by the personal
ambitions of discontented nobles; and by the grievances of the people against the financial burdens suffered
under cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin.
The Fronde of the Parliament
This period (1648–49) began when the parlement
rejected a new plan for raising money, proposed by
Anne of Austria, mother of and regent for Louis
XIV, and her adviser, Cardinal Mazarin. The
scheme would have required that the magistrates of
the high courts (except the parlement) give up four
years' salary. The high courts, including the
parlement, opposed the proposal and drafted a
reform document limiting the royal prerogative.
The government, in retaliation, arrested several
members of the parlement, notably Pierre Broussel
his opposition to the tax program proposed by
Cardinal Mazarin made him popular., but the
Parisian populace rose in protest and barricaded the
streets (Aug., 1648). Anne and Mazarin were
forced to yield and Broussel was released.
Meanwhile, the Peace of Westphalia (Oct., 1648),
which ended the Thirty Years War, freed the royal
army to take action against the Fronde. Anne, the
king, and Mazarin secretly left Paris (Jan., 1649),
and the city was blockaded by royal troops under
Louis II, prince de Condé and his sister Mme de
were among the leaders of the Fronde. Other
leaders were Frédéric Maurice de Bouillon and Paul
de Gondi (later Cardinal de A compromise peace
was arranged between the parliament and the regent
at Rueil in March, 1649.
The Fronde of the Princes
The prince de Condé, having aided Cardinal Mazarin and Louis XIV's Regent Anne, expected to control them.
His overbearing attitude and intrigues caused his arrest in Jan., 1650, and precipitated a second outbreak, the
Fronde of the Princes, or the New Fronde. Mme de Longueville called on Marshal Turenne for aid in releasing
her brother. Government troops defeated Turenne and his Spanish allies at Rethel (1650), but Mazarin was
forced to yield when Retz, Mme de Chevreuse, Gaston d'Orléans, and François de Beaufort all united in
demanding Condé's release.
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Mazarin fled to Germany in February, 1651, but the victorious nobles soon quarrelled among themselves, and
Condé left Paris to take up open warfare against the government. Although joined by Gaston d'Orléans,
Beaufort, Conti, and the provincial parlements of S France, Condé lost the principal support of Turenne, who
went over to the government's side after Louis XIV reached his majority. In Dec., 1651, Mazarin was recalled.
Condé concluded an alliance with Spain, but was defeated by Turenne at the Faubourg Saint-Antoine beneath the
walls of Paris; he was saved by Mlle de Montpensier, who admitted him and his army into Paris. His arrogant
conduct there alienated the people.
As the Fronde disintegrated, Mazarin once more left France to clear the air for a reconciliation. In October the
king returned to Paris; Mazarin followed in February, 1653. The princes soon made peace with
the government, except for Condé, who commanded the Spanish forces against France until the Peace of the
Pyrenees (1659; see Pyrenees, Peace of the). The Fronde was the last attempt of the nobility to resist the king by
arms. It resulted in the humiliation of the nobles, the strengthening of royal authority, and the further disruption
of the French economy.
1st August 1664 - Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664)
Saint Gotthard
Part of the Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664)
Battle of Saint Gotthard
Date
Location
Result
August 1, 1664
Szentgotthárd, Vas County, along the
present-day Austro-Hungarian border
Decisive League victory
Belligerents
League of the Rhine:
France
Holy Roman Empire
•
•
•
Saxony
BrandenburgPrussia
Bavaria
•
Baden-Baden
•
Swabia
Piedmont-Savoy
Ottoman Empire
•
•
•
Crimean
Khanate
(Ottoman
protectorate)
Moldavia
Wallachia
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et al.
Commanders and leaders
Raimondo
Montecuccoli
Margrave von Baden
Comte de Coligny
Prince Waldeck
Ahmed Köprülü
Strength
[1]
~26-28,000, or
40,000[2]
~ 50,000-60,000 (30,000
remained unengaged[3]),
or ~60,000 janissaries,
and sipahi
60-90,000 irregular[1]
Casualties and losses
2-6,000
16-22,000[1]
The Battle of Saint Gotthard (Hungarian: Szentgotthárd) was fought on August 1, 1664 as part of the AustroTurkish War (1663-1664), between an Habsburg army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli, Jean de Coligny-Saligny,
Wolfgang Julius von Hohenlohe, Prince Leopold of Baden, Georg Friedrich of Waldeck and an Ottoman army
under the command of Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed.
The battle took place near Szentgotthárd and Mogersdorf in Western Hungary, near the present-day AustroHungarian border and is known as the Battle of Mogersdorf in Austria. The Turks were militarily defeated but
were able to negotiate the Peace of Vasvár, which was highly favorable to them.
Preparations
Ottoman dominance in Hungary began with the
Battle of Mohács in 1526, which resulted in the
conquest of most of Hungary by Suleiman the
Magnificent. Meanwhile, the parts of Hungary that
remained under Austrian control became known as
Royal Hungary. Although the Ottomans had been
in relative decline since the death of Suleiman I,
Ottoman power saw resurgence under the
extremely capable Köprülü family who sought to
destroy the Austrian Habsburgs once and for all.
They found their casus belli when the Habsburgs
supported a Transylvanian rebellion against
Ottoman rule.
Transylvania had escaped Ottoman conquest during
the invasion of Hungary and retained its
independence by playing off of their powerful
neighbors: Poland, Austria and the Ottomans. They
recognized Ottoman suzerainty and paid a tribute to
the Porte but were given political and religious
autonomy in return. In 1658, seeking new land for
his principality, Prince George Rákóczy II invaded
Poland with his Swedish allies in the Second
Northern War. After initial success, he was
defeated by the Poles and fled back to
Transylvania. On hearing about Rákóczy's
unauthorized war, the Ottomans declared war on
their vassal. It was not long before Grand Vizier
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (Vizier 1656-1661)
defeated Rákóczy and conquered Transylvania. The
new Transylvanian prince, János Kemény, fled to
Vienna, seeking Austrian support.
Emperor Leopold I, not wishing to see
Transylvania fall under direct Ottoman control, sent
Montecuccoli into Hungary with his small army.
Montecuccoli gave no direct support as he was
severely outnumbered by the Ottomans. The
Ottomans, meanwhile, completed the conquest of
Transylvania and built up their forces in Ottoman
Hungary. Leopold I, not wishing to face the Turks
alone, summoned the Imperial Diet in January
1663.
The Turks failed to conquer the fortress of Nové
Zámky six times, but managed to do so in 1663. It
was made the center of an Ottoman province, the
Uyvar eyalet in present-day southern Slovakia.
Turks and Tatars crossed the Danube in strength in
1663, ravaging Slovakia, Moravia, and Silesia.
They took 12,000 slaves in Moravia. Several
Turkish divisions reached as far as Olomouc.
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Diplomatic efforts
The Austrian victory was achieved more due to
diplomatic efforts than military power. Although
Leopold personally objected to Protestantism, he
had to rely on his Protestant German princes to
provide military aid. Even worse was the military
aid from France, which was (and continued to be
until the Diplomatic Revolution of 1756) Austria's
arch-nemesis. Despite numerous objections from
some Protestant princes, help was not withheld. The
League of the Rhine - a French dominated group of
German princes - agreed to send a corps of 6,000
men independently commanded by Count Coligny
of France and Prince Johann Philipp of Mainz. By
September 1663, Brandenburg and Saxony had also
agreed to contingents of their own. In January
1664, the Imperial Diet agreed to raise 21,000 men,
although this army did not yet exist other than on
paper. The Turks had declared war in April 1663,
but were slow in executing their invasion plans.
19th August 1691 - Battle of Szlankamen
Battle of Slankamen
Part of Great Turkish War
Date
Location
Result
19 August 1691
Slankamen (40 miles north of Belgrade),
Sanjak of Syrmia, Ottoman Empire (today
Serbia)
Decisive Imperial victory
Belligerents
Holy Roman
Empire
Ottoman Empire
Margrave of Baden
Jovan Monasterlija
Köprülü Fazıl
Mustafa Pasha †
Strength
[1]
50,000
80,000
•
including
10,000 Serbian
Militia
•
154 guns
8,000
The Battle of Slankamen (also Battle of
Szlankamen in some sources) was fought near
20,000
Slankamen in the Ottoman Sanjak of Syrmia
(modern-day Vojvodina region, Serbia) on August
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19, 1691, between the Ottoman Empire, and the
forces of Austria and states of the Holy Roman
Empire as part of the Great Turkish War.
The Ottomans had suffered partial military collapse
against the Austrians in the 1680s, most notably at
the Battle of Vienna in 1683, and the loss of
Belgrade to Maximilian II of Bavaria in 1688 and
Bosnia in 1689. However, with the beginning of the
Nine Years War in the west, the early 1690s were
to see an end to Habsburg conquests in the Balkans
and a partial Ottoman recovery. Many German
troops were withdrawn from the east to fight King
Louis' French forces on the Rhine, encouraging the
Ottomans, led by the Grand Vizier Köprülü Fazıl
Mustafa Pasha, to continue the war. The Ottomans
managed to retake Belgrade and most of presentday Serbia.
In August 1691, Louis William, Margrave of
Baden-Baden had been able to gather an army of
50,000 and marched south to provoke the Ottomans
into another major battle, similar to the Battle of
Mohács (1687), after which all the lost territory
could be retaken.
The clash between the two forces took place on the
west side of the Danube, opposite the outlet of the
Tisa. Both armies deployed near Zemun, but the
superior Ottoman army at first didn't attack for two
days. Then Baden-Baden tried to provoke the
21
attack, by withdrawing slowly to a fortified position
near Slankamen. The Ottomans followed and
surrounded the Austrian army. By August 19, the
heat, disease and desertion had reduced both armies
to 33,000 and 50,000 able men. On that day the
Ottoman cavalry finally attacked.
But these were unorganized charges; despite huge
but poorly armed forces the Ottomans were no
match for the firepower of Louis of Baden's
German and Austrian infantry and field guns.
Additionally, the Ottoman's supply system was
incapable of waging a long war on the empty
expanses of the Pannonian plain.[2] Louis of Baden
broke out of his position, besieged by the
Ottomans, and turned their flanks with his cavalry,
inflicting fearful carnage.[3] After a hard battle, the
20,000-man Austrian army with 10,000 Serbian
Militia led by Jovan Monasterlija was victorious
over the larger Ottoman force. Amongst the
Ottoman forces killed in battle was the Grand
Vizier Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha.
The Battle of Slankamen was the last battle in the
Great Turkish War (1683–1697) that could have
turned the war in favour of the Ottomans. Austrian
victory was now inevitable. The Ottoman defeat at
Slankamen eventually led to the signing of the
Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699.
A 16-metre-tall obelisk (52 ft) was built in
Slankamen to commemorate the Austrian victory.
8th August 1703 – The First Issue of the Wiener Zeitung
Wiener Zeitung is an Austrian newspaper. It is one of the most famous newspapers in Europe and the oldest, still
published newspapers in the world. It is the official publication used by the Government of the Republic of
Austria for its formal announcements. It was founded in 1703 under the name Wiennerisches Diarium. The first
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issue appeared on 8 August 1703. On 1st January 1780 the name was changed to „Wiener Zeitung“ and
under this name it is still published today: this makes the paper the oldest newspaper in the world!
Wiennerisches Diarium, like many papers at the time, started out by reporting regional and international news. In
addition it published birth and wedding announcements as well as obituaries of the aristocracy and provided
coverage of the imperial court. Purely local news were announced by a public announcer or drummer.
The current premises, in the centre of Vienna
Since 1780, the paper was known as Wiener Zeitung (Viennese newspaper) and in 1812 it became the official
government newspaper. In 1857 the government acquired the paper and it was printed until 1997 by the Austrian
State Printing Office. The first edition after World War II appeared on 21 September 1945. The number of
copies sold has grown from 4,500 in 1855 to an estimated 24,000 today. In 1998, the paper was privatized, and is
now owned by a GmbH (Limited Liability Company), although the Government is still the publisher.
Wiener Zeitung is also the official publication used by the Government of the Republic of Austria for formal
announcements. Such announcements, for example, civil service vacancies and changes in the commercial
register, are printed in the Official Journal insert of Wiener Zeitung. Until 2004 it also used to publish the official
version of newly passed Austrian laws. Today the governmental version of newly passed statutes and treaties are
officially published in the Internet, the law gazette thus is not available in a printed version anymore.
Wiennerisches Diarium A.D. 1776
Until 2009 Wierner Zeitung's Editor-in-Chief was Andreas Unterberger, before being replaced by Reinhard
Göweil. Wiener Zeitung is among the four Austrian quality-newspapers beside the right-liberal Die Presse, the
left-liberal Der Standard and the catholic Salzburger Nachrichten. While Unterberger hired mostly outspoken
conservative columnists, the paper returned to its liberal position under Reinhard Göweil.
The Austrian government is widely criticized among entrepreneurs because they are legally required to publish
certain legal announcements, such as shareholder meeting conventions and changes of the commercial register in
the Wiener Zeitung and therefore have to pay certain fees, although publications are also done through the
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Internet. Entrepreneurs and private newspapers argue, alleging anti-competitive measures, that the newspaper is
financed through these mandatory fees. The Austrian Supreme Court dismissed claims on this matter. A decision
of the European Court of Justice is pending. The issue is even more controversial since today the only authentic
source of Austrian statutory law is the Internet, whereas business publications also have to be announced through
Wiener Zeitung.
3rd August 1708 -Battle of Trencsén
of Trencsén
Part of the Francis II Rákoczi Kuruc uprisings
Memorial of the Battle of Trencsén
Date
Location
Result
3 August 1708
near the villages of Trenčianska Turná,
Soblahov, Mníchova Lehota, present-day
Slovakia
Habsburg victory
Belligerents
Kuruc Army of Francis II Habsburg Imperial Army
Rakoczi
Serbs from Vojvodina
Francis II Rakoczi
de la Motte
Laurinc Pekri
Sigbert Heister
John Pálfi
Strength
15,000 infantry and
cavalrymen, 12 cannons
around 5,000 infantry
and cavalrymen, 3,000
Serbian valiant
3,000 dead or wounded,
500 POW
12 cannons captured
200 dead or wounded
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Background
In the year 1708, Francis II Rákóczi decided to march his troops into Silesia, to pave the way for the plans of
Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia to take the Hungarian crown, thus reinforcing the Silesian Protestants as well. His
army started to march down the Váh river, and planned to pass by the town of Trencsén on their way to Moravia.
However, Trencsén was in the hands of a reinforced Habsburg garrison. At first, Rákóczi had no intention to
besiege Trencsén, as to not weaken his army, but under pressure of other Kuruc commanders, he decided to do
so. The commander of the garrison, Sigbert Heister, found out about the moves of the Kuruc army, and started
preparing his soldiers for the attack.
Battle
At the morning of 3 August 1708, 8,000 HabsburgSerbian soldiers faced 15,000 Kuruc soldiers, with
12 cannons. The right wing of the Hungarian Kuruc
army was composed of light cavalry and part of the
infantry under command of Lőrinc Pekri. The
middle was composed by the artillery, protected by
the German cavalry, as well as with the Polish and
German carabiniers under command of colonel de
la Motte. The left wing was made out of the rest of
the infantry. The terrain ahead of them, however,
was unclear, with moats going through it. When
Sigbert Heister saw the number of Kuruc troops,
and their advantageous standing, he decided to
retreat into Trencsén Castle. At the moment of
giving this order, the Kuruc artillery started firing,
with Pekri's wing advancing to attack the Habsburg
soldiers while they were still organising.
But the terrain was unsuitable for attack. The
terrain was rugged, with two man-made ponds
being next to each other, with an embankment
between them. Pekri's cavalry started to go through
the embankment at the trot. Meanwhile, Pekri was
warned that the narrow passage might cause
difficulties; he therefore decided to retreat from
those positions. While his cavalry started to turn
back, it became disorganized, of which the troops
of Imperial commander János Pálffy - a loyalist
Hungarian - took advantage; they counter-attacked,
and caused the disorganized horsemen to flee.
The middle and left wing meanwhile fought off
Imperial mercenaries, but the flight of the right
wing brought about uncertainty among the troops.
Rákóczi tried to impress his soldiers and personally
entered the fight. When jumping one of the moats,
however, he fell from his horse and lost
consciousness. Rumours about his death started to
spread between his soldiers, and even the fighting
troops started to flee. Heister's cavalry broke the
originally three times bigger Kuruc army during the
next three hours. As a result, around 3,000 Kuruc
soldiers died or were wounded, 500 were captured,
along with all of their 12 cannons; Habsburg
royalist losses were small in comparison.
Aftermath
The Kuruc troops were heavily defeated in the Battle of Trencsén, revealing that they had smaller fighting
capability than their foes. Heister's troops chased the remainder of Rákóczi's soldiers, captured North-Hungarian
mining towns, took Nyitra, and started to besiege Érsekújvár. By the end of the year 1708, the Kuruc rebels had
lost all of North-western Hungary and part of the Kuruc soldiers joined the Habsburgs army. Soon, the rebels
lost Bars, Hont, the town of Zólyom and at the beginning of 1709, had to retreat from Liptó.
In December 1708, Rákóczi tried to save the situation of his declining army by promising freedom and land
grants to the peasants who fought by his side. However, this failed to have any notable effect, as peasants, and,
even more notably, compromising nobles continued deserting from his army.
The growing defeatism and moral decline provoked by the defeat at Trencsén therefore marked the beginning of
the ultimate defeat of Rákóczi's War for Independence and the perpetuation of the Kingdom of Hungary
remaining subjugated to Austrian rule.
2nd August 1718- Austria joins Triple Alliance
Quadruple Alliance, alliance formed Aug. 2, 1718, when Austria joined the Triple Alliance of Britain, the Dutch
Republic (United Provinces), and France to prevent Spain from altering the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht
(1713). Philip V of Spain, influenced by his wife, Elizabeth Farnese of Parma, and her adviser Giulio Alberoni,
seized control of Sardinia and Sicily (assigned to Austria and Savoy, respectively, by the Utrecht treaty). With
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the backing of the Quadruple Alliance, the British fleet brought Austrian troops to Sicily, and the French sent
troops to occupy northern Spain.
12th August 1759 - Battle of Kunersdorf
Kunersdorf
Part of the Seven Years' War
Painting by Alexander Kotzebue, 1848
12 August 1759
Kunersdorf, Neumark
Margraviate of Brandenburg
Russo-Austrian victory
Date
Location
Result
Belligerents
Russia
Austria
Prussia
Frederick the Great
Pyotr Saltykov
Ernst Gideon von
Laudon
Strength
59,500:
41,000 Russian soldiers,
including 5,200 Cossack
and Kalmyk Cavalry
18,500 Austrian soldiers
250 guns
50,900 Soldiers
230 guns
25,623 (540 officers,
25,083 soldiers):
6,271 killed
11,342 wounded
1,356 missing
4,599 captured
2,055 deserted
172 guns (146 Russian
guns that Prussians
captured at the beginning
of the campaign and 8
Prussian guns)
28,512 (7,060 killed,
1,150 missing, 15,302
wounded and 5,000
captured at the battle
start):
Russian: 20,181 (19,615
soldiers and 566 officers)
5,614 killed
12,864 wounded
703 missing
Austrian: 8,331 (8,115
soldiers and 216
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2 standards
officers):
1,446 killed
2,438 wounded
447 missing
The Battle of Kunersdorf, fought in the Seven Years' War, was Frederick II of Prussia most devastating defeat.
On August 12, 1759, near Kunersdorf (Kunowice), east of Frankfurt (Oder), 50,900 Prussians were defeated by a
combined allied army 59,500 strong consisting of 41,000 Russians and 18,500 Austrians under Pyotr Saltykov.
Only 3,000 soldiers from original 50,900 Prussian army returned to Berlin after the battle, though many more
had only scattered.
The battle
Russian and Austrian forces had united in the
Prussian heartland of Brandenburg after the
Russian victory at the Battle of Kay on 23 July.
King Frederick rushed from Saxony, took over the
remaining contingent of Lieutenant General Carl
Heinrich von Wedel at Müllrose and moved across
the Oder River urging for a battle of decision. It
started with a Prussian attack on the flank of the
Russian positions. This attack was successful and if
Frederick had stopped there (as his brother Henry
demanded), Kunersdorf would have been a Prussian
victory. But the Prussian leader wanted to press his
initial success and decided to continue the fight.
While the Prussian oblique order attack faded, the
Austrian cavalry (so far kept in reserve) entered the
battle. However, King Frederick II was able to
regroup and kept pressure on the allies.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz upon the Russian
center and artillery positions. The Prussian cavalry
suffered heavy losses and retreated in complete
disorder. Seydlitz himself was gravely wounded.
The allied cavalry, which included heavy Russian
horse, Croats and Kalmyks, counterattacked and
scattered what was left of the Prussian Army. King
Frederick II himself barely escaped capture, and
was wounded by gunfire, but was saved by the
tobacco tin in his pocket according to legend. He
stood alone on a small hill with his rapier sticking
in the ground before him - determined to either hold
the line against the whole enemy army alone or die.
Cavalry Captain Ernst Sylvius von Prittwitz came
to the king's rescue with his 200 strong squadron
and convinced Frederick to leave. Major Ewald
Christian von Kleist was severely injured and
succumbed to his wounds twelve days later.
The battle culminated in the early evening hours
with a massive Prussian cavalry charge under
Aftermath
Battle of Kunersdorf
The Russians and Austrians lost fewer than 15,000
men (approx. 5,000 killed). The Prussians suffered
a severe defeat losing 172 cannons, 6,000 killed,
13,000 wounded and 26,000 men that were
scattered. Four days after the battle however, most
of the 26,000 scattered men turned up at the
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headquarters on the Oder River and Frederick's
army recovered to a strength of 32,000 men and 50
cannon. The crushing defeat remained without
consequences as the victors omitted the opportunity
to march against Berlin and retired to Saxony
instead. Frederick wrote of the "Miracle of the
House of Brandenburg" in a letter to his brother
Henry on 1 September.
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The Battle of Kunersdorf was the first battle where
regular units of horse artillery were deployed. It
was essentially a hybrid of cavalry and artillery
where the entire crew rode horses into battle. The
unit had been formed only recently and fought on
the Prussian side. Despite being wiped out during
the battle, the batteries were reorganized the same
year and participated in the Battle of Maxen.
15th August 1760 -Battle of Liegnitz
Battle of Liegnitz on 15 August 1760 saw
Frederick II Prussian Army defeat the Austrian
army under Ernst von Laudon.
The armies collided around the Prussian Silesian
city of Liegnitz (Legnica). Frederick split his army
in two, one part commanded by Field Marshal
Zieten. Frederick heard the sound of skirmishing
and thought Zieten was already fighting. He sent
ten grenadiers' battalions out of the woods to assist
an attack that wasn't happening. 5,000 were cut
down in 30 minutes.
Laudon's Austrian cavalry attacked the Prussian
position in the early morning but were beaten back
by General Zieten's Hussars. An artillery duel
emerged which was eventually won for the
Prussians when a grenade hit an Austrian powder
wagon. The Austrian infantry then proceeded to
attack the Prussian line, but was met with
concentrated artillery fire. A Prussian infantry
counter-attack led by the Regiment AnhaltBernburg on the left forced the Austrians into
retreat.
Shortly after dawn the major action was over but
Prussian artillery fire continued to harass the
Austrians. General Leopold von Daun arrived and,
learning of Laudon's defeat, decided not to attack
despite his soldiers being fresh.
5th August 1772 -Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth were a series of three
partitions which took place in the second half of the 18th century and ultimately ended the existence of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów; Lithuanian: Abiejų Tautų
Respublika), resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland, and Lithuania, its partner in the Commonwealth,
for 123 years. The partitions were conducted by the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia and Habsburg
Austria, which divided up the Commonwealth lands among themselves progressively in the process of territorial
seizures.
The First Partition of Poland was decided on
August 5, 1772. Two decades later, Russian and
Prussian troops entered the Commonwealth again
and the Second Partition was signed on January 23,
1793. Austria did not participate in the Second
Partition.
for the two meanings. The consecutive acts of
dividing and annexation of Poland are referred to as
rozbiór (plural: rozbiory), while the term zabór (pl.
zabory) means each part of the Commonwealth
annexed in 1772–1795 becoming part of either
Imperial Russia, Prussia or Austria.
The Third Partition of Poland took place on
October 24, 1795, in reaction to the unsuccessful
Polish Kościuszko Uprising the previous year. With
this partition, the Commonwealth ceased to exist.
In Polish historiography, the term "Fourth Partition
of Poland" has also been used, in reference to any
subsequent annexation of Polish lands by foreign
invaders. Depending on source and historical
period, this could mean the events of 1815, or 1832
and 1846, or 1939 (see below), bringing the total
number of Poland's names for acts of enslavement
to neighboring empires up to seven. The term
"Fourth Partition" in a temporal sense can also
mean the diaspora communities that played
In English, the term "Partitions of Poland" is
sometimes used geographically as toponymy, to
mean the three parts that the partitioning powers
divided the Commonwealth into, the Austrian
Partition, the Prussian Partition and the Russian
Partition. In Polish, there are two separate words
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important political role in reestablishing the Polish
sovereign state after 1918.
Prelude
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772
During the reign of Władysław IV (1632–48), the
liberum veto had evolved. This policy of
parliamentary procedure was based on the
assumption of the political equality of every
"gentleman", with the corollary that unanimous
consent was needed for all measures. A single
member of parliament's belief that a measure was
injurious to his own constituency (usually simply
his own estate), even after the act had already been
approved, became enough to strike the act. It
became increasingly difficult to get action taken.
The liberum veto also provided openings for
foreign diplomats to get their ways, through bribing
nobles to exercise it. Thus, one could characterise
Poland–Lithuania in its final period (mid-18th
century) before the partitions as already in a state of
disorder and not a completely sovereign state.
Alternatively, one might be tempted to visualize it
almost as a vassal state,[6] or in modern terms, a
Russian satellite state, with Russian tsars
effectively choosing Polish kings. This applies
particularly to the last Commonwealth King
Stanisław August Poniatowski, who for some time
had been a lover of Russian Empress Catherine the
Great.
In 1730 the neighbours of the Polish–Lithuanian
Commonwealth (Rzeczpospolita), namely Prussia,
Austria and Russia, signed a secret agreement to
maintain the status quo: specifically, to ensure that
the Commonwealth laws would not change. Their
alliance later became known in Poland as the
"Alliance of the Three Black Eagles" (or
Löwenwolde's Treaty), because all three states used
a black eagle as a state symbol (in contrast to the
white eagle, a symbol of Poland). The
Commonwealth had been forced to rely on Russia
for protection against the rising Kingdom of
Prussia, while Prussia was demanding a slice of the
northwest in order to unite its Western and Eastern
portions, although this would leave the
Commonwealth with a Baltic coast only in Latvia
and Lithuania. The Commonwealth could never be
liquidated unless its longtime ally, Austria, allowed
it,[citation needed] and first Catherine had to use
diplomacy to win Austria to her side.
The Commonwealth had remained neutral in the
Seven Years' War, though sympathizing with the
alliance of France, Austria, and Russia, and
allowing Russian troops access to its western lands
as bases against Prussia. Frederick II of Prussia
retaliated by ordering enough Polish currency
counterfeited to severely affect the Polish economy.
Through the Polish nobles whom Russia controlled
and the Russian Minister to Warsaw, ambassador
and Prince Nicholas Repnin, Empress Catherine the
Great forced a constitution on the Commonwealth
at the so-called Repnin Sejm of 1767, named after
ambassador Repnin, who de facto dictated the
terms of that Sejm (and who ordered the capture
and exile of some vocal opponents of his policies to
Kaluga in Russian Empire, including bishop Józef
Andrzej Załuski and others).
This new constitution undid the reforms made in
1764 under Stanisław II. The liberum veto and all
the old abuses of the last one and a half centuries
were guaranteed as unalterable parts of this new
constitution (in the so-called cardinal laws). Repnin
also demanded religious freedom for the Protestant
and Orthodox Christians, and the resulting reaction
among some of Poland's Roman Catholics, as well
as the deep resentment of Russian intervention in
the Commonwealth's domestic affairs, led to the
War of the Confederation of Bar from 1768–1772,
where the Poles tried to expel Russian forces from
Commonwealth territory. The irregular and poorly
commanded Polish forces had little chance in the
face of the regular Russian army and suffered a
major defeat. Adding to the chaos was a Ukrainian
Cossack and peasant rebellion, the Koliyivschyna,
which erupted in 1768 and resulted in massacres of
noblemen (szlachta), Jews, Uniates, and Catholic
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priests before it was put down by Polish and
Russian troops.
In 1769 Austria annexed a small territory of Spisz
and in 1770 - Nowy Sącz and Nowy Targ. These
territories had been a bone of contention between
Poland and Hungary, which was a part of the
Austrian crown lands.
First Partition
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth after the First Partition as a protectorate of Russian Empire 1773–1789
In February, 1772, the agreement of partition was
signed in Vienna. Early in August the Russian,
Prussian and Austrian troops simultaneously
entered the Commonwealth and occupied the
provinces agreed upon among themselves. On
August 5, 1772, the occupation manifesto was
issued, much to the consternation of a country too
exhausted by the endeavors of the Confederation of
Bar to offer successful resistance; nonetheless
several battles and sieges took place, as
Commonwealth troops refused to lay down their
arms (most notably, in Tyniec, Częstochowa and
Kraków).
The partition treaty was ratified by its signatories
on September 22, 1772. Frederick II of Prussia
was elated with his success; Prussia took most of
the Polish Royal Prussia that stood between its
possessions in the Kingdom of Prussia and the
Margraviate of Brandenburg, taking Ermland
(Warmia), Royal Prussia without the city of Danzig
(Gdańsk) (which in 1773 became a new province
called West Prussia), northern areas of Greater
Poland along the Noteć River (the Netze District),
and parts of Kuyavia, (also the Prussian city of
Thorn [Toruń]).
Despite criticism of the partition from Austrian
Empress Maria Theresa, Austrian statesman
Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz was proud of wresting
as large a share as he did, with the rich salt mines of
Bochnia and Wieliczka. To Austria fell Zator and
Auschwitz (Oświęcim), part of Lesser Poland
embracing parts of the counties of Kraków and
Sandomir and the whole of Galicia, less the City of
Kraków. (In the conflict between her sense <Maria
Theresa> of what was morally just and her sense of
duty to the state she laid herself open to the scoffing
taunt of Frederick of Prussia, who said that in the
first partition of Poland elle pleurait et prenait
toujours-she cried and always took. But the king
of Prussia's taunt is deprived of its sting by the
almost incredible candour of her own words to
Kaunitz, that if she was to lose her reputation
before God and man for respecting the rights of
others it must not be for a small advantage -- if, in
fact, Austria was to share in the plunder of Poland,
she was to be consoled for the distress caused to
her feelings by the magnitude of her share of the
booty. There was no hypocrisy in the tears of the
empress. Her intellectual honesty was as perfect as
Frederick's own, and she was as incapable as he
was of endeavouring to blind herself to the quality
of her own acts. No ruler was ever more loyal to a
conception of duty. Maria Theresa considered
herself first and foremost as the heiress of the rights
of the House of Austria.)
Catherine of Russia was also very satisfied. By
this "diplomatic document" Russia came into
possession of that section of Livonia that had
remained in Commonwealth control, and of Belarus
embracing the counties of Vitebsk, Polotsk and
Mstislavl.
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Rejtan - The Fall of Poland, oil on canvas by Jan Matejko, 1866, 282 cm × 487 cm (111 in × 192 in), Royal
Castle in Warsaw.
Polish–Lithuanian
By
this
partition
the
Commonwealth lost about 30% of its territory and
half of its population, (four million people), of
which a large portion had not been ethnically
Polish. By seizing northwestern Poland, Prussia
instantly gained control over 80% of the
Commonwealth's
total
foreign
trade.
Through levying enormous customs duties, Prussia accelerated the collapse of the Commonwealth.
After having occupied their respective territories, the three partitioning powers demanded that King Stanisław
and the Sejm approve their action. When no help was forthcoming and the armies of the combined nations
occupied Warsaw to compel by force of arms the calling of the assembly, no alternative could be chosen save
passive submission to their will. The so-called Partition Sejm, with Russian military forces threatening the
opposition, on September 18, 1773, signed the treaty of cession, renouncing all claims of the Commonwealth to
the occupied territories.
11th August 1804 -Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes Francis I, Emperor of Austria: The Birth of
the Austrian Empire!
Francis II & I
Francis II, in 1816.
King of Hungary and Croatia
1 March 1792 – 2 March 1835
Reign
Coronation 6 June 1792, Buda
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Successor
Reign
Coronation
Predecessor
Successor
Reign
Coronation
Predecessor
Reign
Successor
Spouse
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Leopold II
Ferdinand V
King of Bohemia
1 March 1792 – 2 March 1835
9 August 1792, Prague
Leopold II
Ferdinand V
Holy Roman Emperor
King in Germany
5 July 1792 – 6 August 1806
14 July 1792, Frankfurt
Leopold II
Emperor of Austria
11 August 1804 – 2 March 1835
Ferdinand I
Elisabeth of Württemberg
Maria Theresa of Naples
Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este
Caroline Augusta of Bavaria
Full name
Franz Joseph Karl
House of Habsburg-Lorraine
House
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Father
Maria Luisa of Spain
Mother
12 February 1768
Born
Florence
2 March 1835 (aged 67)
Died
Vienna
Roman Catholicism
Religion
The Emperor of Austria (German: Kaiser von Österreich) was a hereditary imperial title and position
proclaimed in 1804 by the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and
continually held by him and his heirs until the last emperor relinquished power in 1918. The emperors retained
the title of archduke of Austria. The wives of the emperors bore the title of empress, while other members of the
family the title archduke or archduchess.
Members of the House of Austria, the Habsburg dynasty, for centuries have been elected Holy Roman Emperors
and mostly resided in Vienna. That's why the term "Austrian emperor" may occur in texts dealing with the time
before 1804, when no Austrian Empire existed. In these cases the word Austria always means the dynasty, not
the country. A special case was Empress Maria Theresa; she bore the imperial title as the wife of Francis I, Holy
Roman Emperor, but she herself was the monarch of the Austrian Hereditary Lands including Bohemia and
Hungary.
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The Emperor
In the face of aggressions by Napoleon, who had promoted himself to Emperéur des Francais on May 18, 1804,
Francis feared for the future of the Holy Roman Empire and wished to maintain his and his family's Imperial
status in the event that the Holy Roman Empire should be dissolved. Therefore on August 11, 1804 he created
the new title Emperor of Austria for himself and his successors as heads of the Habsburg Lothringen
dynasty. For two years, Francis now carried two imperial titles, being Holy Roman Emperor Francis II
and "by the grace of God" (Von Gottes Gnaden) Emperor Francis I of Austria.
In 1805, an Austrian-led army suffered a humiliating defeat at the Battle of Austerlitz and the victorious
Napoleon proceeded to dismantle the old Reich (which at this time was only a powerless confederation) by
motivating or pressing several German dukes and grand-dukes to enter the separate Confederation of the Rhine
with their lands in July. This led Francis I / II on August 6, 1806 to declare the Reich extinct and to lay down the
crown of the Holy Roman Empire created in the second half of the 10th century (today displayed at the Treasury
of Hofburg Palace in Vienna).
From 1806 onwards, Francis was Emperor of Austria only. He had three successors - Ferdinand I, Francis Joseph
I and Charles I - before the Empire broke apart in 1918. A coronation ceremony was never established; the
successor to the throne became emperor in the moment the emperor died or resigned. The symbol of the Austrian
Emperor was the dynasty's private crown dating back to Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (called Rudolfinische
Hauskrone by the experts), which should convey the dignity and myth of the Habsburgs.
Titles of the Emperor
The Austrian Emperors had an extensive list of titles and claims that reflected the geographic expanse and
diversity of the lands ruled by the Austrian Habsburgs. The official title of the ruler of Austrian Empire and later
Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy had been changed several times: by a patent of August 1, 1804, by a court office
decree from August 22, 1836, by an imperial court ministry decree of January 6, 1867 and finally by a letter of
December 12, 1867. Shorter versions were recommended for official documents and international treaties:
"Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia etc. and Apostolic King of Hungary", "Emperor of Austria and
Apostolic King of Hungary", "His Majesty The Emperor and King" and "His Imperial and Royal
Apostolic Majesty".
The full list (after the loss of the Lombardy in 1859 and Venetia in 1866):
Emperor of Austria,
Apostolic King of Hungary,
King of Bohemia, of Dalmatia, of Croatia, of Slavonia, of Galicia, of Lodomeria, and of Illyria,
King of Jerusalem, and so forth,
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Archduke of Austria,
Grand Duke of Tuscany and of Cracow,
Duke of Lorraine, of Salzburg, of Styria, of Carinthia, of Carniola and of the Bukovina,
Grand Prince of Transylvania,
Margrave in Moravia,
Duke of Upper and Lower Silesia, of Modena, Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla, of Auschwitz and Zator, of
Teschen, Friuli, Ragusa and Zara,
Princely Count of Habsburg and Tyrol, of Kyburg, Gorizia and Gradisca,
Prince of Trent and Brixen,
Margrave of Upper and Lower Lusatia and in Istria,
Count of Hohenems, Feldkirch, Bregenz, Sonnenberg, and so forth,
Lord of Trieste, of Cattaro and of the Wendish Mark,
Grand Voivode of the Voivodship of Serbia, and so forth,
Sovereign of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
House and court
The function of the emperor was styled like a secular popedom. Therefore it was the overall goal to demonstrate
the highest (allerhöchste) majesty and dignity of the monarch to his subjects and to other monarchs and
countries. His and his entourage's life was governed by very strict rules all the time.
The Imperial House
Whoever wanted to marry an archduchess or an archduke of the Habsburg dynasty had to originate from a ruling
or formerly ruling house, as was stipulated by the Familienstatut des Allerhöchsten Herrscherhauses, the Family
Statute of the Highest Monarch's House, issued by Ferdinand I in 1839. Otherwise the marriage would be one "to
the left hand", called a morganatic marriage, excluding the offspring of the couple from any right the House of
Habsburg possessed. (The problems of such a situation were encountered when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of
Austria, heir presumptive to the throne, dared to marry a "simple" countess in 1900.)
To manage the political implications of the Imperial house since 1867 the Emperor and King appointed the k.u.k.
Minister des kaiserlichen und königlichen Hauses und des Äußeren, the I.&R. Minister of the Imperial and Royal
House and of the Exterior, one of the three ministers common to Austria and Hungary. Under Francis I,
Metternich had covered these and many other agenda, bearing the title Haus-, Hof- und Staatskanzler
(Chancellor of the House, the Court and the State).
The members of the Habsburg family were ranked as Imperial princes and princesses with the honorary title
Erzherzog or Erzherzogin (archduke or archduchess). Their permanent address and their travels abroad had to be
agreed to by the Emperor.
The Imperial Court
The Emperor's household, his personal officers and the premises where they worked were called "Hof" (court).
The highest officials managing the Court were the Grand Master of the Court, the Grand Marshal of the Court,,
taken from the high aristocracy. Whoever wanted to meet the Emperor himself had to apply to the
Obersthofmeisteramt. Francis I used to wear civilian clothes of the Biedermeier era. Francis Joseph I and Charles
I mostly were seen in the uniform of an Austrian field marshal, to underline the importance of the army to the
throne. Francis Joseph I expected soldiers to appear in uniform at his court and civilians to appear in tails. He
never shook hands with visitors; in letters he never addressed his subjects as "Sir" or "Mr. (Herr).
The emperor's court managed e. g. the following institutions:
the Imperial Palace in Vienna (Hofburg); each of the four Emperors of Austria chose his living and working
rooms in another part of this huge palace;
the Imperial Treasury at Hofburg, where the Habsburgs' crown insignia were kept;
the Imperial Court Library, today Austrian National Library
Imperial residences outside Vienna, like Schönbrunn Palace (the area was included into the Vienna city area in
1892) and Laxenburg Palace;
the court's collection of carriages (today Wagenburg at Schönbrunn Palace Gardens);
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the I.R. Hofburgtheater and the I.R. Hofoperntheater;
the Imperial Crypt below the Capuchin Church and Monastery in Vienna, where three of the four Emperors of
Austria have been buried (Charles I. was buried on Madeira, his last exile).
The Austrian Empire
The Empire of Austria (Kaisertum Österreich) from 1804 to 1867 consisted of the Habsburg lands as a whole,
leaving each land its special definition as kingdom (e.g. Bohemia, Hungary), archduchy (Lower and Upper
Austria), duchy (e.g. Carniola) or princely county (e.g. Tyrol). Kaisertum might literally be translated as
"emperordom" on analogy with "kingdom" or "emperor-ship"; the term denotes specifically "the territory ruled
by an emperor". Austria proper (as opposed to the complex of Habsburg lands as a whole) had been an
Archduchy since the 15th century, and most of the other territories of the Empire had their own institutions and
territorial history, although there were some attempts at centralization, especially between 1848 and 1859.
In 1866, Austria lost the war with Prussia and Italy. Francis Joseph I was urged to solve the internal problems of
his realm and was well advised to provide a substantial rise to the Hungarian nobility, which had stayed in
passive resistance to him after the crushed Hungarian revolution of 1848 and 1849. In the Austro-Hungarian
Compromise of 1867 (Ausgleich) Hungary was recognized as a self-governing kingdom outside of the Empire of
Austria. The Habsburg lands were restructured into a real union which shared a monarch and a common army,
navy and foreign policy. Transylvania, Croatia and Slavonia were acknowledged as lands of the Hungarian
crown, which were called Transleithania by government officials to distinct them from Cisleithania, the lands
remaining in the Austrian Empire from 1867 onwards. These were officially known only as the "Kingdoms and
Lands Represented in the Imperial Council" (Die im Reichsrat vertretenen Königreiche und Länder).
Unofficially ever since, these territories officially were called Austria from 1915 to 1918 only, despite the fact
that all the citizens held the common Austrian citizenship since 1867.
The Empire of Austria broke apart at the end of the First World War in 1918, when the Austrian lands
established their independence (Bohemia and Moravia in newly created Czechoslovakia, Galicia in newly
created Poland) or adhesion to other states (Bukovina to Romania, Carniola and Dalmatia to Yugoslavia) or were
annexed by the victors of war (South Tyrol, Trieste and Istria by Italy). Yet the last Emperor, Charles I, used his
imperial title until the end of his life. The Kingdom of Hungary, having terminated the 1867 compromise by
October 31, 1918, broke apart similarly.
Abbreviations of common and not common institutions
The term Kaiserlich und königlich (k.u.k., spoken /ka ʔʊnt ka/, meaning I. & R.) was decreed in a letter of
October 17, 1889 for the army, the navy and the institutions shared by both parts of the monarchy.[3] Institutions
of Cisleithania used the term kaiserlich-königlich (k.k., meaning I. R., e.g. k.k. Eisenbahnministerium, I.R.
Railway Ministry).
Emperors of Austria (1804–1918)
Name
Francis I
Ferdinand I
the Benign
Lifespan
Reign
start
Reign end Notes
Family
(1768-0212)12
February
1768 – 2 11 August 2 March Son of Leopold II, Holy HabsburgMarch
1804
1835
Roman Emperor
Lorraine
1835(183503-02)
(aged 67)
(1793-0419)19
2
April 1793
2 March December
HabsburgSon of Francis I
– 29 June
1835
Lorraine
1848
1875(1875(abdicated)
06-29)
(aged 82)
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August
2
21
Habsburg1830 – 21
December November Nephew of Ferdinand I
Lorraine
November
1848
1916
1916(191611-21)
(aged 86)
(1887-0817)17
August
11
21
1887 – 1
November Great-Nephew of Franz HabsburgNovember
April
Joseph I
Lorraine
1918
1916
1922(1922(resigned)
04-01)
(aged 34)
Francis Joseph I
Charles I
the Blessed
Crown princes and other successors to the throne
The eldest son of the monarch bore the title Crown Prince (Kronprinz); other designated successors were called
Thronfolger (in addition to their title of Archduke). Francis I was followed by Crown Prince Ferdinand. In the
1848 revolutions, the empire's existence was in danger. The Habsburg family tried a new start with a new
emperor: Ferdinand I on December 2, 1848 was urged to hand over government. He moved to Hradcany Castle
in Prague and, without laying down his imperial title, lived there privately until his death in 1875.
As Ferdinand I had no son, his brother, Archduke Franz Karl, would have become emperor, but was asked by his
wife, Archduchess Sophie Friederike of Bavaria, to pass over the right of succession to her and his son, Francis
Joseph I. He accepted the duty of the Emperor of Austria without having been Crown Prince or Thronfolger
before. Francis Joseph's only son Rudolf committed suicide in 1889, Francis Joseph's brother Karl Ludwig died
in 1896. Karl Ludwig's son Franz Ferdinand became heir-presumptive to the throne. He was assassinated in
Sarajevo in 1914; due to his morganatic marriage, his son had no rights to the throne. At this time his younger
brother Otto already had died, which made Otto's son Charles the new heir-presumptive to the throne, to which
he acceded in 1916, upon the death of Emperor Francis Joseph I. In this moment Charles I's son, four years old
Archduke Otto became the last Crown Prince of Austria(-Hungary). He declared himself a loyal citizen of the
Republic of Austria in 1961.
Heads of the Habsburg Family (since 1918)
Charles I did not see himself as a pretender but as the monarch of Austria, while the Habsburg Law of the
Republic of Austria of 1919 called him "the former bearer of the crown" (der ehemalige Träger der Krone). His
son Otto Habsburg-Lothringen, who had used the title Archduke of Austria in his earlier life outside of
Austria, in 1961 to be allowed to enter Austria declared himself a loyal citizen of the Republic of Austria; from
this date onward he was not pretender anymore. Otto's son Karl Habsburg-Lothringen never has pretended to
be the rightful monarch of Austria.
Portrait
Name
Head of the Head of the Relationship
family from family until predecessor(s)
Charles I
11
November
1918
† 1
1922
with
April • Great-Nephew of Franz
Joseph I
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1
January
• Son of Charles I
1 April 1922 2007
(resigned)
Otto
(Otto I)
von
Habsburg
Karl
(Karl II)
von
Habsburg 1
January
Incumbent
2007
• Son of Otto HabsburgLothringen
26th–27th August 1813 -Battle of Dresden
The Battle of Dresden was fought on 26–27 August 1813 around Dresden, Germany, resulting in a French
victory under Napoleon against forces of the Sixth Coalition of Austrians, Russians and Prussians under Field
Marshal Schwarzenberg. However, Napoleon's victory was not as complete as it could have been. Substantial
pursuit was not undertaken after the battle, and the flanking corps was surrounded and forced to surrender a few
days later at the Battle of Kulm. (30th August 1813).
9th August 1848 – Austria & Sardinia sign cease fire
The First Italian War of Independence was fought in 1848 and 1849 between the Kingdom of Sardinia and the
Austrian Empire. The war saw main battles at Custoza and Novara in which the Austrians under Radetzky
managed to defeat the Piedmontese
22nd August 1849 - The first air raid in history. Austria launches pilotless balloons against the Italian city
of Venice.
The word drone means male honey bee but modern day the word drone has created its own
meaning. Modern era defines drone as Unmanned aerial vehicle.
The earliest recorded use of an unmanned aerial vehicle for warfighting occurred on August 22,
1849, when the Austrians attacked the Italian city of Venice with unmanned balloons loaded with
explosives. At least some of the balloons were launched from the Austrian ship Vulcano.
Although some of the balloons worked, others were caught in a change of wind and blown back
over Austrian lines. The Austrians had been developing this system for months: “The Presse, of
Vienna, Austria, has the following: ‘Venice is to be bombarded by balloons, as the lagunes
prevent the approaching of artillery. Five balloons, each twenty-three feet in diameter, are in
construction at Treviso. In a favorable wind the balloons will be launched and directed as near to
Venice as possible, and on their being brought to vertical positions over the town, they will be
fired by electro magnetism by means of a long isolated copper wire with a large galvanic battery
placed on a building. The bomb falls perpendicularly, and explodes on reaching the ground.
Although balloons do not generally meet today’s definition of a UAV, the concept was strong
enough that once winged aircraft had been invented, the effort to fly them unmanned for military
purposes was not far behind.
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28th August 1849 - Venice under Daniele Manin surrenders to Austrians under Radetzky.
The Republic of San Marco (Venetian: Republica de San Marco, Italian: Repubblica di San Marco) was an
Italian revolutionary state existing for 17 months in 1848–49. Based on the Venetian Lagoon, it extended into
most of Venetia, or the Terraferma territory of the Venetian Republic, suppressed 51 years before in the French
Revolutionary Wars. After declaring independence from the Habsburg Austrian Empire, the republic later joined
the Kingdom of Sardinia, in an attempt, led by the latter, to unite northern Italy against foreign (mainly Austrian
but also French) domination. After the failure of the war, the Republic was reconquered by Austrian troops on 28
August 1849 following a long siege.
30th August 1873 - Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of
Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea.
Franz Josef Land, Franz Joseph Land,
or Francis Joseph's Land (Russian:
Земля Франца-Иосифа, Zemlya FrantsaIosifa) is an archipelago located in the far
north of Russia. It lies in the Arctic Ocean
north of Novaya Zemlya and east of
Svalbard, and is administered by
Arkhangelsk Oblast. Franz Josef Land
consists of 191 ice-covered islands with a
total area of 16,134 km2 (6,229 sq mi). It is
currently uninhabited.
At latitudes between 80.0° and 81.9° north,
it is the most northerly group of islands
associated with Eurasia. The extreme
northernmost point is Cape Fligely on
Rudolf Island. The archipelago is only 900
to 1,110 km (560 to 690 miles) from the
North Pole, and the northernmost islands
are closer to the Pole than any other land
except for Canada's Ellesmere Island and
Greenland.
The archipelago was possibly first
discovered by the Norwegian sealers Nils
Fredrik Rønnbeck and Johan Petter
Aidijärvi aboard the schooner Spidsbergen
in 1865 who, according to scarce reports,
sailed eastward from Svalbard until they
reached a new land, denoted NordøstSpitsbergen
(Spitsbergen
was
the
contemporary name of Svalbard). It is not
known if they went ashore, and the new
islands were soon forgotten.
The officially recognized discovery took
place in 1873 by the Austro-Hungarian
North Pole Expedition led by polar
explorers Julius von Payer and Karl
Weyprecht. They named the archipelago in
honour of the Austro-Hungarian emperor
Franz Joseph I. Since the expedition was
privately sponsored and not official, these
islands have not been part of Austria.
In 1926 the islands were taken over by the
Soviet Union, and a few people were
settled for research and military purposes.
Access by ships is possible only for a few
summer weeks and a special permit is
required to visit the islands.
5th August 1914 - Montenegro declares war against Austria-Hungary in World War I
6th August 1914 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia & Serbia
11th August 1814 - France declares war on Austria-Hungary
12th August 1914 - Great Britain declares war on Austria-Hungary
13th August 1914 - France declares war on Austria-Hungary, leading to WW I
26th August 1914 - Russian army attacks Austrian army in Galicia
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The Battle of Galicia was a major battle between Russia and Austria-Hungary during the early stages of World
War I in 1914. In the course of the battle, the Austro-Hungarian armies were severely defeated and forced out of
Galicia, while the Russians captured Lemberg and, for approximately nine months, ruled Eastern Galicia.
2nd August 1916 - World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo
da Vinci in Taranto.
Leonardo da Vinci was one of three Conte di Cavour-class dreadnoughts built for the Regia Marina (Italian
Royal Navy) in the early 1910s. Completed just before the beginning of World War I, the ship saw no action and
was sunk by a magazine explosion in 1916 with the loss of 248 officers and enlisted men. The Italians blamed
Austro-Hungarian saboteurs for her loss, but it may have been accidental. Leonardo da Vinci was refloated in
1919 and plans were made to repair her. Budgetary constraints did not permit this and her hulk was sold for
scrap in 1923.
27th August 1916 - Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary
14th August 1917 - China declares war on Germany & Austria at start of WW I
28th August 1938 - Mauthausen concentration camp opens in Austria
Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp
Gate to the garage yard in the Mauthausen concentration camp
Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp grew to
become a large group of German concentration
camps that was built around the villages of
Mauthausen and Gusen in Upper Austria, roughly
20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the city of Linz. Its
history ran from the time of the Anschluss in 1938
to the last week of the Second World War.
Initially a single camp at Mauthausen, it expanded
over time and by the summer of 1940, Mauthausen
In January 1945, the camps, directed from the
central office in Mauthausen, contained roughly
85,000 inmates. The death toll remains unknown,
although most sources place it between 122,766
had become one of the largest labour camp
complexes in German-controlled Europe. Apart
from the four main sub-camps at Mauthausen and
nearby Gusen, more than 50 sub-camps, located
throughout Austria and southern Germany, used the
inmates as slave labour. Several subordinate camps
of the KZ Mauthausen complex included quarries,
munitions factories, mines, arms factories and Me
262 fighter-plane assembly plants.
and 320,000 for the entire complex. The camps
formed one of the first massive concentration camp
complexes in Nazi Germany, and were the last ones
to be liberated by the Allies. The two main camps,
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Mauthausen and Gusen I, were labelled as "Grade
III" (Stufe III) camps, which meant that they were
intended to be the toughest camps for the
"Incorrigible Political Enemies of the Reich".
Mauthausen never lost this Stufe III classification.
In
the
offices
of
the
RSHA
(Reichssicherheitshauptamt) it was referred to by
the nickname Knochenmühle—the bone-grinder.
Unlike many other concentration camps, which
were intended for all categories of prisoners,
Mauthausen was mostly used for extermination
through labour of the intelligentsia, who were
educated people and members of the higher social
classes in countries subjugated by the Nazi regime
during World War II.
KL Mauthausen
Franz Ziereis, Commandant of Mauthausen, 1939-1945
On August 7, 1938 prisoners from Dachau
concentration camp were sent to the town of
Mauthausen near Linz, Austria, to begin the
construction of a new camp. The site was chosen as
a site for a slave labour camp because of the nearby
granite quarry, and due to its proximity to Linz.
Although the camp was, from the beginning of its
existence, controlled by the German state, it was
founded by a private company as an economic
enterprise. The owner of the Wiener-Graben quarry
(the Marbacher-Bruch and Bettelberg quarries) was
a DEST Company: an acronym for Deutsche Erdund Steinwerke GmbH. The company, led by
Oswald Pohl, who was also a high-ranking official
of the SS, rented the quarries from the City of
Vienna in 1938 and started the construction of the
Mauthausen camp. A year later, the company
ordered the construction of the first camp at Gusen.
The granite mined in the quarries had previously
been used to pave the streets of Vienna, but the
Nazi
authorities
envisioned
a
complete
reconstruction of major German towns in
accordance with plans of Albert Speer and other
architects of Nazi architecture, for which large
quantities of granite were needed. The money
needed for the construction of the Mauthausen
camp was gathered from a variety of sources,
including commercial loans from Dresdner Bank
and Prague-based Escompte Bank, the so-called
Reinhardt's fund (meaning money stolen from the
inmates of the concentration camps themselves);
and from the German Red Cross.
Mauthausen initially served as a strictly-run prison
camp for common criminals, prostitutes and other
categories of "Incorrigible Law Offenders". On 8
May 1939 it was converted to a labour camp
which was mainly used for the incarceration of political prisoners
9th August 1943 – Franz Jägerstätter executed
Franz Jägerstätter (born Franz Huber, born 20 May 1907 in St. Radegund, Upper Austria, † August 9,
1943 in Brandenburg Penitentiary) was an Austrian farmer and a conscientious objector during World
War II, who was sentenced to death for his objections and executed. 2007 Jägerstätter was beatified
by the Roman Catholic Church (see article in The BCA News July 2013 edition)
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Joke of the Month from Page 16
No. 12
What is a 710?
ANSWER
Watching UK Television on your computer for
FREE
Yes, you can watch it for free: All UK TV Channels! No registration, no
special software needed!
About a year ago I circulated the details of a website called FilmOn.
Here they are again:
http://www.filmon.com/tv/filmon-studio
Click on this link. On the left you see a scroll down list. Scroll down until
you find UK LIVE TV (about halfway down.) Now click on it – and, hey
presto! There they all are! For as long as you watch it in FREE SD
(Standard Definition) you can watch your channels for as long as you
want to!
Have fun!
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In 2013 Austria remembers the “Anschluss” on Nazi-Germany in 1938. It also recalls
the crimes committed by so many Austrians in the Nazi-Machinery but also its hitherto
unsung heroes who gave their lives for others.
"So that Gotha can live, I must die."
Josef Ritter von Gadolla and his last
words.
born in Graz 14 1 1897
died (executed) in Weimar 5 4 1945
Austrian officer and resistance fighter
Memorial Plaque in Gotha
Josef Ritter von Gadolla
© M. Oswald
__________________________
According
to his family tradition, themselves from old Austrian
aristocratic stock, he followed the military profession. After passing out
from the Military Technical Academy in Hainburg as a lieutenant, he
fought in the First World War, especially in South Tyrol in the Monte
Grappa.
In the army of the First Republic he was an officer in the Graz Alpine
Regiment No. 9. When in the mid-1930s the Austrian air forces were
reorganized by Alexander Löhr, he assumed command of a company in
Graz-Fliegerwerft-Thalerhofstraße.
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Taken over by the Nazi-Wehrmacht in 1938, he was transferred in 1943
to the Thuringian town of Gotha, where on the 1st February 1945 he
was sworn in as "Battle Commander". In this capacity he tried to inform
the American troops of the decision of the "City Defence Council" to
surrender
the
city
without
a
fight.
On his second journey on the 3rd April 1945 to negotiate the surrender,
however, he was arrested by Wehrmacht soldiers and was sentenced to
death and executed on 4th April 1945 “for the attempted delivery of
the Fortress Gotha to the enemy”. While the case against Gadolla was
carried out by the Nazis, American troops entered Gotha because of the
white flags being hoisted thanks to Gadolla, who thus saved the city and
its people from further destruction by air attacks and artillery shelling.
In 1946 a street In Gotha was named after Gadolla and since 2005, a
plaque in Gotha Castle was dedicated to him, where once the white
flags were hoisted.
On 5th April 2013 a monument was dedicated to Josef von Gadolla in
Graz. The naming of a square after Gadolla is also planned, giving his
military resistance finally due acknowledgment.
At the instigation of the Graz Human Rights Award Winner 2009,
Manfred Oswald, a street in Graz is named since 2000 after Gadolla
and since 2002 also due to the initiatives of Oswald a memorial stone in
the barracks at Graz-Thalerhof commemorates him.
In March 1948, the Republic of Austria “rehabilitated” its upright citizen
Gadolla; on 5th April 2013, 68 years after his sacrificial death, in the
presence of the mayors of Graz and Gotha, the Papal Nuncio in
Austria blessed a replica of the original plaque in Gotha at the parish
church Graz Münzgraben.
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