26th October : National Day
(vote for permanent neutrality,
in 1955)
Austria is a Federal Republic with a multiparty regime.
The President of the Republic is Thomas Klestil, who started his first mandate on 24th May 1992.

The constitution dates from 1920 and was modified in 1929.
The President, who is elected by general election for a 6 year term of office designates the Chancellor and his government, who are responsible towards the deputies.

The present Chancellor is Wolfgang Schüssel (since the 4th February 2000) who is responsible towards the two legislative assemblies, the National Council, the 'Nationalrat' and the Federal Council, the 'Bundesrat'. It is the chancellor who holds the executive power.

There are 183 members in the Nationalrat, who are elected by general election for four years.
The Bundesrat has 63 members, elected for a five or six year term of office by the Diets of the 9 provinces.
Majority : since January 2000 it is a coalition formed by the Christian conservative party, the OVP and the Freedom party, the FPO.
Austria is a member of the European Union since the 1st January 1995.

It is also a member of the United Nations since 1955, of the IMF since 1948, GATT since 1951, and also other international organizations like IAEA, EFTA, IBRD, IBD ...

Recent historical outline :
13th March 1938 Austria is annexed to Nazi Germany, (the Anschluss)
13th April 1945 the Russian army enters Vienna
15th May 1955 the Allies leave Austrian territory.
18th May 1983 Mr Fred Simowatz, a socialist, is elected Chancellor.
In the presidential elections in 1986, a conservative, Mr Kurt Waldheim is elected.

In the same year Fred Simowatz resigned, to be replaced by another socialist Mr Vranitzky.
The socialists are satisfied and win the legislative elections on 7th October 1990.
24th May 1992 Kurt Waldheim is beaten by another conservative during the presidential elections,
and Mr Thomas Klestil becomes the new President of Austria.

In a referendum on 12th June 1994, 66.4% voted for the entry of Austria into the European Union.
1994 : The conservatives win the legislative elections
1995 : Austria becomes a member of the European Union
9th January 1995 : The schilling becomes a part of the European Monetary system.
7th March 1996 : Mr Vranitzky forms a new government.
January 2000 : Austria went through a radical change in its political scene : after 30 years the Austrian socialist party (SPO) had to hand over power to a coalition formed by its past partners the OVP, the Christian conservative party and the FPO, the Freedom party of Jörg Haider, the populist leader whose xenophobia and ambiguousness concerning the Nazi past has often alarmed the rest of Europe.
4th February 2000 : Mr Wolfgang Schüssel, leader of the OVP party is nominated Chancellor.

Geographical situation

Austria is situated in the centre of Europe.
It covers a total surface of 83,949 square kilometers.
Austria has no access to the sea, it is surrounded by Germany (784 kms of shared borders) and the Czech Republic (362 kms) on the north, Liechtenstein (37 kms) and Switzerland (164 kms) to the west, Slovakia

(91 kms) and Hungary (366 kms) to the east and Italy (430 kms) and Slovenia (330 kms) to the south.
70% of its surface is covered by mountains : the Otzal and the Hohe Tauern ranges, the Corinthian Alps and the Styrian Alps etc.
Vienna, the Austrian capital, sits on the Danubian plain in the north-east, near the Hungarian border.

Economy & statistics
Main Economic Indicators

economic growth (%)	2.5	3.3	2.2	2.9
consumption variation (%)	0.7	1.7	2.0	2.5
investment variation (%)	2.8	4.7	3.5	3.9
inflation (%)	2.0	0.9	0.7	1.2
public balance/GDP (%)	-1.9	-2.2	-2.1	-2.5
unemployment (%)	6.4	6.5	6.3	3.4
short term interest rate (%)	3.5	3.6	2.9	3.3
public debt (billions $)	64.3	63.3	63.3	63.2
exports variation	10.1	7.9	2.9	6.2
imports variation	8.7	6.6	3.0	5.7
balance of trade (billions $)	-4.3	-3.7	-5.8	-7.1

Joining the European Union has been extremely beneficial to Austria.
From 1995 to 1999 40% of the Austrian population profited from the European structural funds, to an amount of 1.64 billion euros.
The coming to power of Jörg Haider's extreme right wing party in a coalition with the conservatives put Austria in an awkward position with the European community but there has been no real outcome on the economy, apart from a short term drop in tourism.

Germany remains the principal partner, half of German foreign investment goes to Austria.
Austria also profits from its geographical proximity to the developing eastern European countries (15% of its exports go there, compared to an average of 10% for other European Union countries), and has 14,000 companies installed in the Central European and Eastern countries (CEEC).
Only about 10% of Austrian exports go to Asia or North America.

The economic situation is satisfactory : inflation is nearly non-existent, the unemployment rate is very low, at 3.4% it is among the three best in Europe, there is a high level of foreign investment and a real rate of growth of the GDP of 3.5% (2.8% in 2001).
The government has started reforms to reduce the budgetary public deficit to 1.3% of the GDP by 2003.
It is also encouraging privatizations.

Household consumption has grown with the improved purchasing power generated by the increase in employment, the reductions in the income tax and the increments in family allowances.

The deteriorating balance of trade and the growth in the public deficit are the counterparts to the economic growth.

The social measures taken by the government are causing perturbances : company social charges have been reduced while individual health and welfare contributions have been increased, an austerity measure is planned which will gradually make 20,000 posts redundant in the public sector, high registration fees have been introduced for universities which have been free up till now, 10 billion schillings have been budgeted for research and structural changes up until 2003 and lastly, the retirement age has been raised by a year and a half.

Due to international pressure, Austria is finally changing its regulations concerning anonymous savings accounts (there are 24 million accounts for 8 million Austrians).
It is said that these accounts are used to recycle dirty money.
From 1st November 2000, it has no longer been possible to open one of these accounts and after June 2002 identities will be checked for any deposits or withdrawals.

The division of the GDP by activity sector :
agriculture : 1.4%
industry, mining : 22.9%
building : 7.5%
services : 68.2%
- of which: commerce, tourism : 16.9%
banks, insurances : 21%
transport, telecommunications : 6.2%
others 24.1%

(sources MOCI, Le Monde, le nouvel Observateur)

4 - Agriculture

The agricultural sector in Austria is characterized by small farms, 65% of which are managed part time.
In this mountainous country, only 42% of the territory is agricultural land.
It is mainly stockbreeding, pigs and cattle, but there are also 55,000 hectares of vineyards.
These used to be specialized in sweet white wines but are now widely diversified and produce very dry white wines and several red wines.

Forests where timber is exploited cover 39% of the country.

The agricultural balance shows a large surplus and what's more, to valorize it in the eyes of a population who are very environment-conscious, Austria draws 13% of its energy from recycling agricultural materials.

When it became a member of the European Union Austria was obliged to apply the mechanisms of the CAP (the common agricultural policies).
The drop in revenues was assumed by the Community for a sum of 795 million euros in direct aid and 3 billion euros in other aids. Austria has also received aid for fishing, and has managed to get its carp breeding developement co-financed.

Agriculture
(in millions of tons, head, m³ for timber)

Production	1996	1997	1998	1999
wood	15.609	15.325	14.033	-
wheat	1.240	1.352	1.342	1.285
maize	1.736	1.842	1.646	1.728
barley	1.083	1.258	1.212	1.215
potatoes	0.769	0.677	0.647	0.660
wine	0.211	0.180	0.270	0.270
cattle	2.326	2.272	2.198	2.172
sheep	0.365	0.381	0.384	0.384
pigs	3.706	3.664	3.680	3.810
fishing	0.003	0.003	-	-

5 - Industry & mining

Austrian industry is very productive, partly due to the rate of re-investment which is higher than in most other European countries.

Austrian industries tend to be in the traditional sectors which have a relatively low added value (steel, mechanical construction) and the sector is dominated by small and medium sized family firms. There are few big groups and a lot less start-ups than in other big industrial countries, which results in an absence of pension funds to invest. In Austria salaries are high, the currency is strong and the laws are strict, so people are less likely to take risks and introduce changes. The country is worried about a lot of foreign investors coming in with the opening up of the capital of national enterprises.

The most important sectors are transport materials and machinery. These two make up 28% of the industrial added value.

Hydro-electricity is the most important natural resource. The production is extremely good, 56.6 billion kWh. There is no longer any nuclear production, the Austrian nuclear station was closed down. The energy market will have to be liberalized, but the differences of opinion may mean that the care of the restructuring of this sector, which is still not very competitive, is left to the Germans and the French.

6 - Other sectors

Tourism is one of the biggest employers in the country and generates a yearly income of 80 billion francs.
Austria is a major tourist centre, attracting 17.352 million tourists in 1998.
It enjoys a double tourism : skiers in the winter, with its many mountain ranges, and nature lovers, hikers and cultural tourism in the summer.

Austria has developed an economic network with most of the central and eastern European countries and because of its geographical position is a good regional base for other western companies to work with these countries.
The Austrians are mainly involved in industry and services in central and eastern Europe : there are 7000 companies in Hungary, 4000 in the Czech Republic, 1500 in Slovakia, etc.
These companies are well established in the countries and profit from favourable conditions.
A wide network of banks and insurance firms have been developed in the zone and the Vienna stock exchange is now the financial centre for eastern Europe.

France is the seventh biggest investor in Austria, with 3% of the total.
The 54 biggest Austrian subsidiaries of French companies make a turnover of 61 billion schillings, employ over 16,000 people and are divided between production (17%), services (64%) and distribution (19%).
Some of the French companies in Austria :
Accor - Peugeot - Renault -Mondial Assistance - the Société Générale - the BNP -the Crédit Agricole-Indosuez -Lafarge - Saint Gobain - Alstom - Legrand - CEA - AXA - Coface - Rhône-Poulence - Roussel Uclaf - Pasteur Mérieux Connaught - the Trois Suisses - la Redoute...

7 - Population
Austria has a population of 8.1 million inhabitants on a total surface of 83,849 square kilometers, giving a population density of 97 inhabitants per square kilometer.
64.54% of the population is urban.
The ethnic composition is 99.4% Germans, 0.3% Croates and 0.2% Slovenians.

0-14 year olds : 17.13%
15-64 year olds : 67.98%
65 years and over : 14.89%
Life expectancy : 77.75 ans

8 - Language
The official language of the country is German.
English and French are spoken and understood in the main towns.
9 - Religion
There are different religious affiliations, but the majority of the country are Roman Catholics.
A small minority of Austrians are atheist.

Catholics : 78%
Lutherans : 5%
Muslims : 2%
Jews: 1%
Other Protestants : 6%
No religion : 8%

 
10 - Weights, measures & voltage
The metric system is in use. Voltage : 220 V.

11 - Money
The official currency is the schilling.
1 euro = 13.7603 schillings (ATS)
10 schillings = 4.76703 FF (final rate fixed on 31st December 1998)

All credit cards are accepted but they are much less used than in France, many payments are still done in cash.
12 - Main towns
Vienna is the capital of Austria.
According to the Corporate Resources Group, on a survey done on 120 towns, the Austrian capital comes in third position for its quality of living.
The urban transport system is excellent : trams, bus, underground. Several foreign companies have chosen Vienna to open their central European and oriental office in.
Things to do : take a coach ride to discover the imperial palace of the Hapsbourgs, which today is the seat of the Presidency and a congress centre, the Beaux Arts museum, Schönbrunn castle, the Spanish riding school, the Prater, the two baroque Belvedere castles, Grinzing : an old wine-growing village which is part of Vienna now, go to the Opera one evening ...

Other big towns are Salzburg, Innsbruck and Graz. (see a description in the chapter Observations 'Tourism')

13 - Climate
The Austrian climate is continental. Spring and autumn are the most pleasant seasons, May and June and particularly September.
Winter is very cold with snowfalls from December to February.
During the winter months the valley are very often foggy and there is a wind called the foehn which is hot and dry.
Another similar wind, the jauk, blows in the eastern areas of the country.
There are often storms in July and August. Summer is very hot, it can be suffocatingly so.
The best period to visit is between April and October.

Temperature averages (max/min) :

........................J .......F .......M .....A ........M ........J ..........J .........A ..........S .......O ......N ......D

Vienna ........1/-4 ...3/-2 ....8/1 ...14/6 ...19/10 ..23/14 ..25/15 ...24/15 ...20/11 .14/7 ...7/3 ...3/-1

Salzburg ...2/-6 ...4/-5 ...9/-1... 14/3 ...19/7 ...22/11 ...23/13 ...23/13 ...20/9 ...14/5... 8/0 ...3/-4

Innsbruck ...1/-5 ...4/-5 ..11/0 ...16/4 ...20/8 ...24/11 ...25/13 ...24/12 ...21/10 ..15/5.. 8/0 ...2/-4

Graz .............1/-5 ...4/-4 ....9/0 ....15/5 ...19/9 ...23/12 ...25/14 ...24/14 ...20/11 ..14/6 ..7/1 ...2/-2

14 - Insects & animals
Nothing in particular.

 

25 - Information

Shopping :
The shops are usually open from 9am to 6pam during the week, closing for an hour or two for lunch and on Saturdays from 8am to 12pm.
The first Saturday of each month they stay open till 5pm.
Food shops usually open at 8am.

Driving :
The speed limit is 50 kph in town, 100 kph on bigger roads and 130 kph on highways.
The tolerated rate of alcohol in the blood is 0.8/1000.
Since 1st January 1997 you have to buy a sticker if you want to use the highways, the price varies depending on the length of your stay.
Austrians are very disciplined and respect the speed limits - be careful, stay within the limits and make sure you park your car properly in an authorized space.

Meals :
Austrians eat a hearty breakfast and a light lunch.
This however won't stop them from accepting an invitation to a business lunch.

Public holidays
1st January : New Year's Day
2nd January : Epiphany
April : Easter Monday
1st May: Labour Day
Ascension Day
Corpus Christi
15th August : Assumption
26th October : National Day
1st November : All Saints' Day
8th December : Immaculate Conception
25th and 26th December : Christmas

26 - Banks

Austrian Banks in Paris :
- Bank of Austria.
270, rue Saint Honoré, 75001 Paris.
Tél : 01.42.60.04.31. Fax : 01.42.60.09.65.
- The National Bank of Austria
3, rue Albéric Magnard, 75116 Paris.
Tél : 01.45.20.20.71. Fax : 01.40.50.87.05.

Banks in Austria :
- Sogenal, Schwarzenbergplatz 1. A-1014 Wien.
Tél : 43/1/712.51.03. Fax : 43/1/712.51.03.35.
- Crédit Lyonnais :
Herrengasse 14. B.P. 90. A-1014 Wien.
Tél : 43/1/535.52.91. Fax : 43/1/535.52.94. Télex : 113.377.

Bank opening times are 8am to 3pm Monday to Friday and up to 5.30pm on Thursdays.

Foreign Exchange :
In the stations and the airports the exchange bureaus are open much longer than the banks in town.

Credit cards are not accepted everywhere, some banks will take them and there are some automatic cash points.

27 - Schools

(see the list of schools in the Useful Address column)

28 - Guides
There are several good guides on Austria (eg. the Guide Bleu) and the tourist board gives several useful and attractive brochures and pamphlets free of charge.

29 - Observations

Tourism :
Leaving Vienna, the imperial capital, there is another Austria to discover, with its mountains and valleys, lakes and rivers.
Small villages and ancient towns relate Austrian life as it used to be and how it is today.
Austria has a rich historical and cultural heritage. Thre friendliness of the people make it a pleasant place to stay.

The federal state of Austria is made up of 9 provinces:
- Burgenland - Lower Austria
- Styrie - Upper Austria
- Carinthie - East Tyrol
- Tyrol - Vorarlberg
- Salzburg

The most beautiful regions to visit are : Vorarlberg, Tyrol, Salzburg and Styrie

1 - Vorarlberg:
2600 km2, is delimited by Lake of Constance (one of the biggest in Europe), the Rhine and the Alpine peak
It is an area of modern art, architecture harmonizing with nature, traditional handicraft and famous for its festivals, such as the Festspile, which takes place every year in Bregenz on a stage on the lake, and the Schubertiade.
Vorarlberg offers the possibility of walks and hikes in summer, climbing, skiing and cross country skiing in winter, as well as being a good starting point to visiting other beautiful provinces.
Information : Vorarlberg Tourismus, Römerstrasse 7, Postfach 302, A-6901 Bregenz

Bregenz :
The town nestles between gentle mountains (Mt Pfänder 1064m high) and Lake Constance.
Looking down from the mountains Bregenz is red roofs, the Martin Tower, the baroque bell tower which is the emblem of the town, the lakeside port with its long jetty, beaches around the lake and the Alpine Pfänder zoo which gives a magnificent demonstration of birds of prey in flight.
On the banks of Lake Constance cyclists overtake roller skaters and strollers around the 27 kms of public walkway.

2 - The Tyrol :
The Tyrol means "country in the mountains".
There are plenty of things to do, both in winter and summer, with the main attraction being the mountains. Hikes, climbing, cross country cycling, riding, fishing ...
Placed in the centre of the country, the Tyrol is a cultural province : 'exhibition itineries' have been set out to help you discover the art and the history of the country theme by theme : Gothic, Baroque, Rococo and Emperor Maximilien I.

Innsbruck :
A historical old town and an Olympic city Innsbruck is the biggest town in the Alps.
It offers cultural and sporting activities, exhibitions and shows, and shopping.
It is a town full of art treasures, famous for its 'Little Golden Roof', its 'Black Fellows', the Imperial Palace and the Ambras Castle.
The best way to visit it is on foot, walking through its arcades and under its rows of bay windows and its pastel coloured Renaissance facades.

Igls :
The winter Olympics which have taken place twice in Igls have made it internationally famous.
The town profits fully from the Olympic installations.
The countryside around Igls is magnificent.

Mutters:
A real paradise for nature lovers, Mutters is also a fantastic area for sun and sports, particularly skiing. Attached to its traditions of culture and hospitality, it is famous for its folklore and its gastronomy.
Mutters is situated on a sunny plateau to the south of Innsbruck at the foot of the Nockspitze.

St Johann in Tirol :
St Johann in Tirol is dominated by the Kitzbühler Horn (2000m) and the wild rocks of the Wilder Kaiser (2300m).
There is a lovely pedestrian area in town and St Johann enjoys a very healthy climate.

3 - Salzburg :
The famous town where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born, Salzburg is known for its works of art, its ancient castles, its beautiful churches.

Abtenau : A holiday resort in the Lammertal valley, Abtenau is a wonderful place to spend a holiday with its friendly village atmosphere.

4 - Styrie :

Graz,
the capital of Styrie is a quiet green, provincial town.
The old town offers a walk through the centurie : the Town Hall, one of the most impressive buildings in the town, the Clock tower where the hour and minute hands are inverted, the Castle of Graz which is mainly known for it double spiral staircase dating from 1499.

Useful addresses in France 

Austrian Representatives

Austrian Consulates :

27 Cours Pierre Puget
13006 Marseilles
Tel 04.91.53.02.08

21, rue Bourgelat
69002 Lyon
: 04.72.40.97.89,: 04.78.38.24.28

29, av. Paix
67000 Strasbourg
: 03.88.35.13.94

Residence
26, allée Robertsau
67000 Strasbourg
: 03.88.35.55.52

Trade Delegation
14, quai Kléber
67000 Strasbourg
: 03.88.52.29.60 Fax : 03.88.52.29.61

Permanent representative for Austria at the European Council
29, av. Paix
67000 Strabourg
: 03.88.36.64.04 Fax : 03.88.25.19.88

Residence
9, rue Arquebusiers
67000 Strasbourg
: 03.88.35.60.19

Embassy of Austria
6, rue Fabert
75007 Paris
: 01.40 63 30 63 fax 01 45 55 63 65

Consular service
12, rue Edmond Valentin
75007 Paris
tel 01 40 63 30 90

Military office
6, rue Fabert
75007 Paris
: 01.47.53.86.49

Defence secretary
6, rue Fabert
75007 Paris
: 01.45.56.97.86

Trade section
6, av. Pierre 1er de Serbie
75016 Paris
: 01.47.20.26.14 fax 01 47 20 25 80

Maison de l’Autriche
8 Bd de la Madeleine
75009 Paris

Franco-Austrian Business Club
12/14, ave Victor Hugo
75016 Paris
Tel 01 45 00 34 99 fax 01 45 00 02 04

National Tourist Board
BP 475 - 75366 Paris Cedex 08
Tel 01 53 83 95 20 fax 01 45 61 97 67
Not open to the public - info by telephone from Monday to Fridays from 9h to 17h

Austrian Banks

Bank of Austria
270, rue Saint Honoré.
75001 Paris
: 01.42.60.04.31 Fax : 01.42.60.09.65.

National Bank of Austria
3, rue Albéric Magnard
75116 Paris
: 01.45.20.20.71/: 01.45.24.42.49 Fax : 01.40.50.87.05.

Radio & Television

Austrian RTV
ORF
2, rue du Colonel-Combes
75007 Paris
: 01.49.95.92.73

AZ (Vienna)
60, rue de la Gare
60560 Ory-la-Ville
: 01.44.58.93.75

Kurier (Vienna) - Profil (Vienna)
40, passage du Désir
75010 Paris
: 01.48.24.12.21

Oberösterreichische Nachrichten (Linz)
22, rue Jean-Goujon
75008 Paris
: 01.49.53.01.13

Tiroler Tageszeitung (Innsbruck)
6 rue des Marguerites
92500 Rueil-Malmaison.
: 42.25.84.24

Various associations and companies

Espace Autriche
4, rue Bonneterie
13002 Marseille
Fax : 04.91.91.39.41

Espace Autriche (Sarl)
27, cours Pierre Puget
13006 Marseille
: 04.91.53.23.40

Espace Autriche
2 Bd Rabataux
13008 Marseille
: 04.91.76.48.99

Finland-Austria
(Products from Austria and Scandinavia)
25, rue Gay Lussac
75005 Paris
: 01.43.54.75.40

Autriche Pro France
(Free doc. : stays, hotels)
58, rue Monceau
75008 Paris
: 01.45.61.97.68 Fax : 01.45.61.97.67

France-Austrian Business Club
12, Av. Victor Hugo
75116 Paris
: 01.45.00.02.04

U.N.E.S.C.O.
Austrian Delegation
1, rue Miollis
75015 Paris
Fax : 04.47.83.26.25

Permanent Austrian Mission at the OECD
3, rue Albéric Magnard
75116 Paris
: 01.53.92.23.30 Fax : 01.40.50.87.05

Voyages Autriche Plus
47, avenue de l’Opéra
75002 Paris
: 01.42.66.13.09 Fax : 01.42.66.24.81

Interpreters

ILS Lyon
23, Bd Vivier Merle
69003 Lyon
: 04.72.32.08.69 Fax : 04.72.32.09.18

Ils Paris
12, rue Chabanais
75002 Paris

: 01.40.20.00.20 Fax : 01.42.86.00.50

Central reservation office for holiday flats, houses and chalets

Interhome
14 avenue Jean Aicard
75011 Paris
: 01 43 55 44 25.

French Embassy
Reisnerstrasse 50
A-1030 Wien
: 00 43 1 712 6357 fax 00 43 1 712 62 99

Organization to help setting up in the country

ICD (Industrial Corporation and Development Company)
Opernring 3
A-1010 Wien
: (1) 588.58.0 Fax : (1) 56.86.59 Télex : /TTX : (31) 3.222.227 icd a.

French-Austrian Chamber of Commerce (CCFA)
Am Heumarkt
1030 Vienna
Tel 00 43 1 711 47 381 Fax 00 43 1 713 3981

Wifo (Austrian Institute for Economic Research)
Arsenal, Objekt 20
(Postfach 91)
1103 Vienna
Tel 00 43 1 798 26 01 fax 43 1 798 9386

Austrian Industrial Federation
Industriellenvereinigung
Schwarzenbergplatz 4
1030 Vienna
Tel 00 43 1 711 35 23 80 fax 43 1 711 35 29 20

Airline companies

Air France
Karntnerstrasse 49
: (1) 514 1818 /: 514 1819

German lessons

Vienna University
1 Dr.Karl Lueger Ring
Wien
: (+) 43.222.40.103.0

Franzens Universität Graz
3 Universitätspl
Graz
: (+) 43.316.380.0

Universität Innsbruck
13 Technikerstrasse
Innsbruck
: (+) 43.512.507.0

Universität Salzburg
1 Residenzplatz
Salzburg
: (+) 43.662.80.44.0

Language schools

Sprachinstitut Vienna
9 Universität
6 Wien
: (+) 43.1.42.22.27

Sprachschule Berlitz (Vienna)
13 Graben
Wien
: .(+) 43.13.512.82.86

Ou 10, Troststrasse 50
Wien
: (+) 43.604.3911/: (+) 43.604.3913

Österr. Hochschülerschaft (ÖH)
9 Liechtensteinstrasse 13
1010 Wien
: (+) 43.34.65.180/: (+) 43.31.72.280

Ou Universitätsstrasse 7
1010 Wien
: (+) 43.43.000/: (+) 43.401.030

Hochschülerschaft der Veterinärmedizin
Univ. Wien
Linke Bahngasse
1030 Wien
: (+) 43.715.74.393

Hochschülerschaft der Technischen
Universität
Wien
: (43) 713.26.950: (+) 43.401.030

Translations

Ils Wien
Gusshausstr. 14
a-1040 Wien
: 43/1505.97.44

Travelling in Austria

Öbb (Österr. Bundesbahnen) (railways)
9 Elisabethstrasse
1010 Wien
: (+) 43.17.00

Réseau d'autobus
Post Busses
36-48 Erdbergerlände
1030 Wien
: (+) 43.711.01

Working in Austria

Ministry of Social Affairs : (+) 43.71.100.0

Arbeitsamt (employment agency)
3 Esteplatz 2
Wien
: (+) 43.75.65.510

Babysitting center : (+) 43.95.11.35

Arbeitsgemeinschaft
Auslands-sozialdienst
Au-pair Vermittlung
16 Johannesgasse
1010 Wien
: (+) 43.222.512.97.95/: (+) 43.222.5512.79.41

Accomodation

öjhv (Austrian youth hostel association and international office for Social tourism)
22 Gonzagagasse
1010 Wien
: (+) 43.533.53.53

Austrian youth hostel scheme (öjhw)
4 Helferstorferstrasse
1010 Wien
: (+) 43.533.18.33

Pego
Saegeweg 1
6700 Bludenz
Autriche
: 00 43 5552 65666 Fax : 00 43 5552 63801

Tourism

Ökista Champion Sport
1 Reichsratstrasse 13
Wien
: (+) 43.48.78.21

Österr Verkehrsbüro ag.
Wien
: (+) 43.588.000

Büro für Studentenreisen
3 Schreyvogelgasse
Wien
: (+) 43.533.35.89

Bustours Austria
7 Friedrichstrasse
1010 Wien

or 8 Dr Karl Lueger rRng
1010 Wien

Tourist office

Office du Tourisme d’Igls
A-6080 Igls
: 0512/ 37 71 01 Fax : 0512/ 37 89 65

Télex : 5 - 33 4 23